Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, May 30, 2025:
Deadly storms slam Austin, leave thousands without power
Severe storms brought flash floods, hail and widespread power outages to Central Texas, killing one and hospitalizing two. More than 10,000 are still without power.
Paul Mallon, chief of Austin-Travis County Emergency Management, joins Texas Standard with more.
Meet Sen. Adam Hinojosa, a businessman and freshman Texas lawmaker from the Rio Grande Valley
Texas lawmakers only meet every other year, meaning most of them juggle public office with careers outside the Capitol.
The Texas Newsroom’s Nina Banks talked with state Sen. Adam Hinojosa and filed this report.
Recycling rare earth elements could power the future
Old gadgets hold valuable rare earth elements, and researchers at Texas A&M just got a federal grant to find better ways to recover and reuse them.
Dr. Jenny Qiu, mechanical engineering professor at Texas A&M, joins the Standard to explain.
Texas Tech wins Women’s College World Series debut behind superstar pitcher
The Red Raiders shut out Ole Miss 1-0 in their first-ever Women’s College World Series win, led by star pitcher NiJaree Canady – who made headlines for being the first college softball player to earn $1 million a season in NIL deals.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reporter Nathan Giese joins Texas Standard with more.
Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra performs at sold out venue — just three years after its formation
Huston-Tillotson University’s jazz band just performed with one of the top ensembles in the world – a big moment for a group that launched just three years ago. KUT’s Katy McAfee reports.
As the Cliburn piano competition heats up, fewer Americans are keeping pianos at home. What’s behind the shift? KERA’s Marcheta Fornoff reports.
The gang delivers another custom poem. Reach out to Texas Standard with your topic suggestions!
The Texas Tribune politics reporter Jasper Scherer joins the Standard with a recap of the week that was in Texas politics.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
