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Fighting widens as U.S. and Israeli warplanes pound Iran. Iran and its proxies hit back, leading to a spiraling expansion. We’re following a rapidly expanding Middle East conflict with a close eye on the implications for Texas. UT international affairs expert Jeremi Suri answers some of the critical questions right now. Also, we’ll have a warning about energy prices Texans may be facing with the…

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Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s in trouble — a final poll before primary day in the Lone Star State. We’ll go over what the numbers are telling us. President Trump is in Corpus Christi today, hitting the hustings on this last day of in-person early voting before crucial primaries in Texas. James Henson of the Texas Politics Project joins us with results of a new survey. Also…

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files suit against a California doctor and a larger international organization for providing abortion pills to Texans. Paxton’s lawsuit is not the first time he’s gone after out-of-state providers of mifepristone — though so far, he’s had little to show for it. After the floods in Kerrville, volunteers round what may be a post-flood turning point.

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Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans in Mexico right now to follow shelter-in-place orders as violence sweeps much of that nation. We’ll have a report from Mexico City on the wave of coordinated retaliatory attacks and widespread uncertainty as wanted drug cartel leader, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes – known as “El Mencho” – is killed by Mexican special forces. The start of a federal trial of nine…

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Texas came up more than once during President Trump’s State of the Union speech. We’ll have an analysis of what he mentioned and what he left out. Camp Mystic is facing troubles in court after the way it handled deadly flooding in July. But a comment from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick could spell even further challenges. After the deaths of two men in detention at a tent facility in Fort Bliss…

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After violence on the streets in parts of Mexico, things are returning to normal. But will it last? We’ll dig into the latest following the killing of cartel head “El Mencho” in Mexico. Why turnout for early voting for the March primaries is exceeding expectations – especially for Democrats. The growing calls for Congressman Tony Gonzales to step down and abandon his re-election campaign.

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A major repudiation of one of the Trump administration’s signature initiatives: The Supreme Court’s tariff decision and the Texas impact today on the Standard. A new investigative report reveals six deaths in six weeks at immigration detention centers in Texas. Other stories we’re tracking: As the first week of early voting in the Texas primaries comes to a close, what GOP voters in one reliably…

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James Talarico’s campaign raises millions after an interview with Stephen Colbert is pulled. But was it really a backfire against President Trump? The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey with the lowdown. A look at a hugely important hearing today for four men accused of the notorious 1991 yogurt shop murders in Austin. Also, why are so many barbecue joints closing?

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Wildfire risk is so high in the Texas Panhandle that an energy company preemptively cut off power to avoid lines blowing down and starting to spark. We’ll take a closer look at the situation. Early voting is underway across Texas. We sent reporters to polls across the state to hear from voters who made it out on the first day. We’ll profile the candidates in a hotly-contested race near Houston…

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Early voting is underway in Texas for the primaries. We’ll go over what you need to know before casting a ballot on today’s show. With Paxton out, a look at the candidates who want to be the next attorney general in Texas. How Houston’s Johnson Space Center will play a critical role in the Artemis II mission to return astronauts to the moon. Keeping bicyclists safe on Texas roads. And W.F.

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