Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, Oct. 24, 2022:
El Paso ends its own, less publicized, migrant busing program
As the Biden administration expels most Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum back into Mexico, the city of El Paso is ending its program of busing migrants to larger cities. El Paso Matters founder and CEO Bob Moore joins us with the story.
What role will disinformation play this election?
All this week, reporters across Texas are exploring the effects of disinformation on the 2022 midterms. The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán gets us started.
This Dallas Republican fights to save his seat as district and county change
The lone Republican on the Dallas County Commissioners Court is facing a tough re-election. The district has traditionally been a GOP stronghold, but recent redistricting favored Democrats. KERA’s Bret Jaspers reports.
At a time of growing international threats, the Air Force is readying pilots for the unexpected
The Air Force is changing the way it trains pilots so they can better respond to unexpected situations. Texas Public Radio’s Carson Frame reports for the American Homefront Project.
What the strength of the U.S. dollar means internationally
One indicator of the strange economic times we’re in: the strength of the U.S. dollar. This summer, for the first time in more than two decades, the American dollar became stronger than the Euro – and the trend doesn’t stop there. MarketWatch reporter Viven Lou-Chen has more.
New book sings the praises, importance of ‘Black Country Music’
The country music industry is finally facing a reckoning with race, as a new generation of Black country artists and fans usher in a new dimension of sound and social consciousness. Author Francesca Royster documents the change and its importance in a new book: “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions.” We’ll talk to her today.
Everybody wants the ‘Latino vote’ in Texas – but what do Latino voters want?
A new project spearheaded by The Texas Newsroom is asking the question: what do Latino voters want? For more on that, we’re joined by Ana Campbell, audience editor for the Texas Newsroom.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
