Texas Standard

Thirty million people now call Texas home, but new numbers tell a story of uneven growth across the Lone Star State. Which areas are gaining and which are slipping as the Texas population continues to grow? The Texas Standard’s Sean Saldana has details on a push to outlaw the death penalty for those with severe […]

For the first time in three years, Medicaid recipients have had to re-apply for the benefit as a major safety net installed during the pandemic disappears – and millions of Texans may lose health coverage. Taylor Swift is coming to town, and the excitement is off the charts for the superstar’s Texas swing, starting this […]

Calls for justice in Ciudad Juárez after dozen of migrants die in a fire at a detention facility. New details emerge about what happened just across the border from El Paso on Monday night. Texas school districts banned hundreds of books last year. Now, the Legislature is looking to create standards that could pull even […]

A deadly fire burned through a migrant processing facility in Ciudad Juárez, just across the border from El Paso – we’ll hear the latest on the catastrophe that claimed the lives of dozens of people. Green energy firms are scrambling to snap up federal dollars, but first they need to know what “made in America” […]

Another tragedy in Uvalde, this one involving human smuggling. We’ll have the details on events there and in Eagle Pass that left three dead over the weekend. Crowds are expected at the state Capitol this week as lawmakers take up several bills involving the treatment of transgender Texans. What does it mean for Texas to […]

The opioid fentanyl has become a scourge for many communities. But where is it coming from? New court filings shed light on the fentanyl supply chain. We’ll tell you where it comes from, and how it’s being smuggled into Texas. The Texas economy just keeps growing. How does this keep happening, and when will it […]

Senate Bill 8 would provide education savings accounts of $8,000 that some Texas students could access to switch from public to private school. We’ll have the latest on the bill moving through the Legislature. Also at the Legislature: Lawmakers might be messing with Austin once again, this time on a particularly touchy subject in the […]

You’ve heard about library book bans in Texas, but behind the scenes there is a campaign underway to prosecute librarians for putting certain books on the shelves of school and public libraries. After four decades, Texas politician Ben Barnes comes clean about his role, and that of former Texas Gov. John Connally, to delay the […]

Almost a year after the Uvalde school shooting, a new investigation by the Texas Tribune reveals it was the type of weapon used, an AR-15, that prompted officers to back off from the room where the shooter was holed up. Reporter Zach Despart joins us to explain. A closer look at bills in the Legislature […]

Several bills are aimed at building more homes, but what about Texas renters, many reeling from the end of assistance programs? State lawmakers are being urged to take action on housing affordability, or more precisely, the lack thereof. What’s an education savings program? Critics say it’s just another spin on school vouchers. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán of […]