Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Check back later today for updated story links and audio.
Texas’ water supply continue to raise questions
Water is a pressing concern for all Texans as periodic droughts and explosive population growth continue. What does the future hold for our water supply, and what’s being done to protect and enhance it?
Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver of Texas Tribune join us to talk about a project aimed at answering Texans’ questions about our water future.
Texas, western states brace for uranium boom
Every president since Barack Obama has shared one common goal for energy in America: increase domestic production of uranium. But progress has been slow. The United States has ten uranium mines up and operational right now, up from three in 2021, but the fact remains that we’re years away from being a uranium powerhouse.
This is why President Trump has issued a number of executive orders to streamline permitting and place tariffs on energy products here in the states. Many of these new investments in uranium are happening in the West – in states like Wyoming, Arizona and Texas.
Dylan Baddour is a reporter with Inside Climate News. We’ll talk with him today.
After long delay, ceremony marks burial of Indigenous remains
Over 100 people gathered around a burial site in Presidio on Nov. 1, but it was not your typical funeral. This ceremony marked the return to the earth of Indigenous remains that had been excavated years prior.
Big Bend Sentinel reporter Sam Karas writes it was the end of a journey that began more than two decades ago. Karas joins us with the story.
The week in Texas music history
Jason Mellard with The Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University brings us a new story from the archives.
Texas is known for many things – its music, food, hospitality and certainly its swagger. But a center for comedy? Not the first place that comes to mind. But Texans certainly do have a deep appreciation for a story well-told that leaves you laughing – sometimes at yourself.
John Mulaney, the Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and standup comedian, is now on tour across Texas. He joins the show for a chat.
More Mexican tourists choosing Texas
The U.S. is seeing a decline in international tourists this year. The number of Canadian visitors has plummeted. But after an initial drop, there’s an uptick in travelers from Mexico.
KTEP’s Angela Kocherga tells us how Texas benefits from those visitors.
