Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024:
An investigation by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica has found at least two Texas women who died after doctors delayed treating miscarriages. The report has raised new concerns about the impact the state’s strict abortion laws is having on how doctors approach reproductive healthcare in Texas.
Cassandra Jaramillo co-reported this story and joins Texas Standard to discuss.
North Texas voters cite transgender, LGBTQ+ issues among top concerns
Issues surrounding transgender people have taken a front-row seat in campaign ads this fall.
As Kailey Broussard of KERA reports, North Texas voters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community say that discourse, and other issues such as abortion, are on the top of their minds this election season.
How to keep politics from wrecking your love life
This election season is taking a bitter toll on couples and families with political differences. But there are a few things you can do to avoid letting the partisan divide wreck your love life and keep the peace at family gatherings.
Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla has more:
Apple unveils latest products with new staggered approach
Apple, which is well-known for its glitzy product announcement events, has tried a new approach this week: Instead of rolling out its latest crop of Mac computers in one big live event or video, the company spread the product launch over several days. And later today, the maker of iPhones, Apple Watches and Macs will share its quarterly earnings with analysts.
Our tech expert Omar Gallaga has been watching the announcements play out this week, and he joins us to tell us more.
Keep your eyes peeled for this creepy-crawly
Wizzie Brown is a program specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. She’s also our go-to insect expert. This Halloween, she tells us about one particular bug that might send a shiver down your spine.
Talking with a real-life Texas Willy Wonka
If you find a Chick-o-Stick or Mary Jane while out trick-or-treating this year, you can thank a Texas company for that treat. Atkinson Candy Company opened in Lufkin in 1932, and they’ve been making treats like their famous Peanut Butter Bar ever since.
And since the pandemic years they’ve been inviting the public each Halloween to a so-called Chick-O-Treat at the candy factory – almost a page out of Willy Wonka’s playbook.
Eric Atkinson, CEO of Atkinson Candy Company, joins us today.
Investigation finds eligible Texas voters got caught up in voter purge
Gov. Greg Abbott has boasted that Texas has removed some 6,500 “potential noncitizens” from voter rolls in a push for election integrity. But The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and VoteBeat has found that some eligible voters have been caught up in those purges as well. They spoke to one Trump supporter who was wrongly flagged as a noncitizen and had her registration canceled.
Lexi Churchill, investigative reporter for ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, joins us to discuss.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Raul Alonzo with the Talk of Texas.
