Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024:
Who are the Texans thus far floated for Trump’s cabinet?
For several weeks since the election, all eyes have been on President-elect Trump’s list of cabinet appointments – of which there have been many. And two of them are Texans: Brooke Rollins and Scott Turner.
Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston, joins us with the details:
How some Democrats held on amid Texas red wave
Texas still has some blue dots scattered across its political map. Some Democrats managed to survive the state’s red wave in the election.
KERA’s Caroline Love says they had some things in their favor that made a difference at the polls.
Exhibit highlights relationship between JFK, LBJ and their speechwriter
The exhibit “History and Fate,” currently at the Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin, highlights the papers of presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her husband, Dick Goodwin. He served as a speechwriter for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, along with Robert F. Kennedy.
Doris Kearns-Goodwin talks about her husband’s close relationships with the leaders he worked for, and how those relationships are reflected in the Briscoe Center exhibit.
New stops on the Texas Museum Map
The Texas Museum Map adds a handful of new stops: toy museums in Wylie and Austin, plus an archive of Bastrop’s history.
We’ll hear about those museums today, and you can submit your own recommendations here.
Longhorns and Aggies football to face off for the first time in 13 years
One of college football’s most historic rivalries finally returns as the University of Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies meet Saturday in College Station. Not only is it the first time in 13 years the football teams have met, the winner gets a ticket to the SEC title game.
To get into the rivalry spirit, two of KUT’s most passionate alumni from UT and A&M – Jimmy Maas and Luz Moreno-Lozano – sat down to talk about their memories and the excitement of this weekend’s game:
ArnieTex brings the flavors of South Texas to millions on YouTube
The holidays often bring families together in the kitchen. But for a McAllen family, it’s a year-round business. In fact, Arnulfo “Arnie” Segovia’s love of grilling meat has extended his familia to almost a million YouTube subscribers.
The Texas Standard’s Kristen Cabrera traveled down to the Rio Grande Valley to get a look behind the scenes of the trending internet tío, ArnieTex.
If you want to buy raw milk in Texas – or in most states – don’t go to a grocery store. The only place to find unpasteurized milk is to buy it directly from a dairy registered with the state.
Pasteurization kills dangerous bacteria in milk and extends its shelf life. Nonetheless, there is demand for the raw stuff – and more public officials are saying that folks should be able to have it if they want it.
John Lucey, director of the Center for Dairy Research and a professor of food science at the University of Wisconsin, joins us with some of the raw facts.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Raul Alonzo with the Talk of Texas.
