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Do data centers help local economies? The largest one is under construction in West Texas and could provide some answers. Also, we’ll get an update on the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin and take a look at the use of deadly force by ICE on city streets across the country. Plus, the struggle to pay for childcare in Texas. Texas Standard reporter Sarah Asch takes us to a Texas…

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Another ICE shooting in Texas, this time in the Texas capital city on Sunday. Also, what could be an important week of speeches and negotiations in New York. UT’s Michael Mosser joins the Standard with more on what to look for, and what’s at stake at the UN general assembly gathering. With much of the UN focused on current conflicts, we’ll hear how an expansion of the war between the U.S.

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In the Big Bend region, local businesses are banding together to push back against border wall construction. Growing food insecurity in rural areas is on par with some of the country’s biggest cities amid changes to federal nutrition programs. In the fight against the spread of a destructive parasite, a look at what may be a gaping hole in the strategy. A new warning about the New World screwworm.

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As concerns grow over data centers in Texas, something is conspicuously missing: Reliable data on the impact. We’ll have a look at the search for real numbers. A global conference on energy wraps in Houston as gas prices reach wallet-slimming levels across the Lone Star State. We’ll hear more on the G20 energy summit and ask about a possible disconnect. Facebook’s parent company Meta claims to be…

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We assume the hundreds of new data centers popping up across Texas use quite a bit of water, but we’ll look at why we don’t know for sure. Texas has a program to help expand access to preschool. But why do some providers say it’s having unintended consequences? Republican candidate for the Texas railroad commission Bo French put dozens of UT students in an unexpected spotlight with a racist social…

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Texas pulled smokable hemp out of stores but it’s still available in other forms. So, what does the law say now? A North Texas community weathered a recent wildfire but still lacks basic resources for another emergency. And there’s a rise in dangerous ectopic pregnancies and it varies by state. We’ll delve into what’s happening in Texas. Dallas-raised, best-selling author R.F.

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Rural Texas has long been a GOP stronghold, but one issue could make a top statewide race more competitive than previously thought. We’ll look at how data centers have emerged as critical in the Texas gubernatorial contest. Some Texas institutions of higher learning are encouraging students to use AI. We’ll dig into why. Public libraries in Texas aren’t just for checking out books anymore.

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There’s a lot to talk about in Texas on a daily basis and Texas Standard wants to get to as much as we can. But sometimes that means taking a great conversation and making it much shorter than we’d like. Such is the case with one this week with longtime Texas politico Ben Barnes. Our David Brown talked with him about his new memoir “Get It Done: Seven Decades of Lessons from a Political Legend.”…

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25 years since 9/11, in which a series of coordinated attacks on the U.S. marked the end of one era and the start of another. We’ll share some stories of Texans whose lives were impacted. A first-of-its-kind midterm political convention wraps up in Dallas. Did Republicans move the needle with just two months to go before midterms? Caroline Love of KERA North Texas joins us with a closer look.

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How might AI-generated images affect a high-stakes political contest in Texas? Rice University political professor Mark Jones joins the Standard to talk about how Ken Paxton’s campaign is hoping to win votes with AI-generated images of his Democratic opponent, James Talarico. Also: Some top-line takeaways from the first day of a first-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention underway in Dallas.

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