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A deepening water crisis in Corpus Christi is raising questions about how South Texans get their water — and who gets it. For students pursuing job training instead of a traditional college degree, there are some long-awaited changes to financial aid. Now, new support could open doors for workforce programs. A reckoning over the legacy of Cesar Chavez: We’ll discuss the fallout and the future of…

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A runoff in the Houston area between challenger Christian Menefee and longtime incumbent Al Green is being seen as part of a much bigger fight for the future of Texas Democrats. Also, an executive order from the Trump administration may put the postal service in the middle of election-year politics. Also — explosions on the other side of the Texas-New Mexico border near El Paso…

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The water crisis in Corpus Christi has been on the minds of many Texans for the past few weeks. But in the city itself, officials have been dealing with drought and increased demands for water for years. On April 3, David Brown spoke with Corpus Christi city manager Peter Zanoni about how the city plans to beef up its water supplies, the state’s role and why no water emergency has been declared.

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Despite warnings of a water crisis, Corpus Christi’s top official overseeing water says “we will never run out.” Gov. Greg Abbott has warned of a state takeover if the city can’t deal with a water crisis. The city manager tells Texas Standard why he’s so reluctant to declare a water emergency. The maker of a popular weed killer blamed for cancer deaths is facing more than 100 thousand…

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Control of Artemis II has been handed over to Houston: we’ll hear about the launch and what appears to be a big boost in interest in the space program. But it’s getting a little tight up there above the air: concerns about orbital traffic jams after a second Starlink satellite breaks apart. Texas prisons without air conditioning: a test case over cruel and unusual punishment. Also…

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What does it mean to born in the U.S.? It’s a question the Supreme Court is considering today. We’ll dig into what’s at stake. Guilty verdicts in the North Texas ICE shooting case meant a victory for the Trump administration in its fight against “antifa,” but how do we even define that movement? We’re heading back to the moon. We’ll look at the goals of the long-awaited Artemis II mission and the…

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The Senate race may be capturing all the attention, but don’t forget there’s another election coming up: A look at a couple of the big races on the May primary runoff ballots. Water woes for more Texans: We’ll hear what’s happening in part of East Austin and why. Abandoned wells are all over the Texas oil patch. The same was happening in Oklahoma, until they figured out these polluting old wells…

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Tens of thousands of Texans statewide participate in “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration as Texas Republicans try to coalesce for the midterms. Conservatives gathered at CPAC in Grapevine this past weekend, hoping to fend off what may be the most serious Democratic challenge to the Republican monopoly on statewide offices in decades. A conversation with a top oil analyst who warns…

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It’s not everyday you meet someone who has been to space — let alone someone who led a mission and broke barriers for women who might want to do the same. Still, not everyone knows about Eileen Collins and her accomplishments. A new documentary aims to change that. Here’s an extended conversation with Collins and film director Hannah Berryman. The full transcript of this episode of Texas…

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A jury orders Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages over social media addiction — but it could be just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll look at what this means for Texas’ efforts to regulate kids and social media. Once-reliable water wells are running dry in a fast-growing Central Texas county. An investigation is shedding new light on how traffic stops are being used to pull people into…

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