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This holiday season, we’ve been listening back to some of the most compelling reporting by our in-house journalists here at the Texas Standard, as well as a team of public media reporters statewide known as The Texas Newsroom. From an effort to help more adults complete a high school education, to a mystery Bible in Boerne, to the long-awaited launch of a new college football team in the…

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Politicians can raise a lot of money running for election. But what happens to it when the campaign trail ends? Elected officials in Texas have a loophole to help them spend the money they raise on campaigns after they retire. How many concert venues have made it 75 years? We’ll take a tour of Dallas’ historic Longhorn Ballroom. All that plus the latest political headlines, SpaceX going public…

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a Wisconsin-based electronic health records company has a monopoly over the industry. We’ll have more on the AG’s fight against Epic. Remembering a couple of major figures in the Tejano music world who we lost this past weekend: Manny Guerra and Abraham Quintanilla. Plus, counties are getting new equipment to warn residents before flooding strikes. What is it…

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He’s been an elected Democrat for over 50 years, but now local party officials in Houston are refusing to endorse Mayor John Whitmire. Unwinding the political drama, today on the Texas Standard. Texas’ new bathroom law effects schools and government-owned buildings, but one reporter found enforcement depends on exactly where you go. Texans Michael and Susan Dell are giving away billions to…

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Texas does not allow people change their gender on driver’s licenses. Those who still try are now being tracked. How the Trump administration is reorganizing the Army to reflect a new focus on Latin America. Professors caution students about relying on AI, but some universities are doing just that to review course content. And a new memoir by the man who helped invent the carefree Cosmic Cowboy…

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Houston, Fort Worth… Now three more Texas school districts are expected to be taken over by state education officials. Where, why and what comes next? The son of Texas A&M’s campus rabbi is among those critically injured in the mass shooting at Bondi Beach near Sydney, Australia. Mexican citizens who routinely cross into the U.S. at Texas’ southern border to donate plasma may be taking advantage…

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Austin and San Antonio have long been home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Together, they are becoming what the authors of a new book are calling a “Megaregion.” This is an extended conversation with former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros and longtime journalists Robert Rivard.

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The Geminid Meteor Shower is happening, and we’ll have tips for your stargazing in a special live broadcast from the McDonald Observatory. Today we’re focused on space science, including the history of this West Texas research gem – and how it’s continuing to contribute to what we know about the universe and beyond. Dark skies are essential for observation, but there are challenges with…

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Millions of student loan borrowers are bracing themselves for big changes. We’ll have details on the end of the so-called SAVE program and why experts worry millions of student loan borrowers may be forced into default. As some Texas cities cut funding for homeless services, a look at one approach from nonprofits: giving cash directly to people who need it. With Netflix in the news this…

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Texas’ top two political officials are lockstep on a new effort to make sure conservative youth organization Turning Point USA can launch at every high school in the state. We’ll take a closer look. Human plasma is vital for medical needs, but it’s also a multibillion-dollar industry on its own. We’ll explore. A Texas school district is sounding an alarm about some robotaxis…

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