Texas Standard

Two major changes in federal policies within the past 24 hours having outsized implications for Texas. Change number one: the end of Title 42 rapid deportations. But for tens of thousands now trying to cross the Mexico border into Texas, the deportations continue. The end of an era for the pandemic as the national emergency […]

The end of an era, and the start of what could be a dramatic new chapter in the history of border and immigration policy. Title 42 ends at the stroke of midnight, and predictions of a period of chaos at the border are coming from President Biden on down. We’ll talk to someone on the […]

With just 19 days to go before the end of the 88th Texas legislative session, where do we stand? A bill to raise the age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle made it out of a House committee – but as the Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports, it may not get much further. Hundreds of migrants […]

A car crash in Brownsville: 8 dead, 10 injured. An accident or was it intentional? One day before a vote to expel a Texas house representative, a resignation. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán of the Texas Newsroom on the state lawmaker accused of an inappropriate relationship with an intern. Questions about the heat death of a worker helping […]

Another Texas community is reeling after a mass shooting that killed eight people, this time at an outlet mall in Allen, outside of Dallas. Following local elections across the state, we’ll have reports on some closely watched propositions in San Antonio, El Paso and Austin. Fort Hood in Central Texas is formally set to be […]

At first, media coverage of the Cleveland, Texas, shooting focused on the manhunt for the gunman. But what about the victims lost? As the clock ticks away for the 88th legislative session, there are some bills with bipartisan support that advocates say could have a positive effect on the state’s LGBTQ residents. Housing affordability in […]

Do Texans support raising the minimum age to purchase firearms? We’ll hear the results of a new study by the Texas Politics Project. The struggle to find staffing for the state’s psychiatric hospital system as needs for mental health support post pandemic have grown. In response to the murder of George Floyd and police brutality […]

Published reports say the Biden administration is set to send 1,500 troops to the border with Mexico ahead of Title 42’s repeal. As the Texas Legislature enters the home stretch of the 88th session, we’ll hear about the latest on efforts to pre-empt local government regulations. The South Texas liftoff and explosion of the SpaceX […]

The latest on a massive manhunt following the shooting deaths of five people in San Jacinto County. As the Texas Legislature enters the final month of its biennial session, there’s a push to get more money for public schools. There’s more turbulence ahead for Texas-based American Airlines as pilots say they’re ready to strike. The […]

As Title 42 comes to an end, El Paso declares a state of emergency due to the influx of migrants. The week ahead at the Texas Legislature, and two bills affecting transgender youth in Texas; one relating to medical treatment, the other, sports competition. An investigation of a chemical fire in Deer Park outside of […]