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- Texas children treated for Vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/west-texas-measles-outbreak-children-treated-vitamin-a-medical-disinformation/ 8 comments
- Texas has a feral hog problem. Hunting them makes it worse https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-has-a-feral-hog-problem-hunting-them-makes-it-worse/ 2 comments
- The military banned cultural awareness celebrations – except for St. Patrick’s Day https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/military-ban-cultural-awareness-celebrations-except-st-patricks-day/ 78 comments military
- Texas sues Allstate, alleging insurance company illegally collects drivers’ data https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-paxton-lawsuit-allstate-collecting-driver-data/ 33 comments privacy
- What South Korea can learn from, and teach the US, on veterans’ care https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/south-korea-veterans-care-us-va-administration/ 2 comments military
- Unlikely allies of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act emerge. Two right-leaning industry groups have said they’ll support the IRA if Trump is reelected. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/biden-inflation-reduction-act-american-petroleum-institute-chamber-commerce-trump/ 2 comments economics
- ‘Just try to be in the moment’: Bill Nye shares eclipse insights & tips ahead of his trip to Texas https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/eclipse-2024-texas-bill-nye-planetary-society-fredericksburg-tx/ 17 comments space
- 3 key takeaways from nearly 4,000 pages of evidence against Ken Paxton https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/ken-paxton-texas-senate-impeachment-trial-evidence-takeaways/ 26 comments law
- ‘A clog in the pipeline’: Military spouses fed up with Tuberville’s hold on military promotions https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/tommy-tuberville-military-promotions-block-abortion-policy/ 17 comments military
- Tweaks to social media algorithm have minimal impact on opinion, studies find https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/tweaks-to-social-media-algorithm-have-minimal-impact-on-opinion-studies-find/ 3 comments worldnews
- In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/comal-county-thc-vape-pens-high-school-arrests-hemp-delta-8/ 3 comments nottheonion
- Is ‘rewilding’ the future of conservation? https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/is-rewilding-the-future-of-conservation/ 6 comments environment
- The Life of Tom Landry, the Man in the Hat https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/the-life-of-the-man-in-the-hat/ 9 comments nfl
- Ozone pollution standards may pit Texas against EPA: The federal agency is considering designating the Permian Basin as a “non-attainment area,” meaning it could face tougher emissions regulations. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/ozone-pollution-standards-may-pit-texas-against-epa/ 6 comments environment
- Why is Texas on its own electric grid? When a massive winter storm came through Texas in February many people learned for the first time that Texas has its own electric grid. And that’s one reason the February blackouts lasted so long. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-is-texas-on-its-own-electric-grid/ 22 comments energy
- Potentially illegal jury selection practices in Brazoria County, Texas, could affect thousands of verdicts https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/nonrandom-jury-selection-practices-in-brazoria-county-could-affect-thousands-of-verdicts/ 18 comments law
- Bitcoin Mining Could Create Jobs In Texas. It Could Also Overwhelm The Grid. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/bitcoin-mining-could-create-jobs-in-texas-it-could-also-overwhelm-the-grid/ 22 comments cryptocurrency
- Courts in Texas To Begin Fully Online Jury Trials https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/courts-in-texas-to-begin-fully-online-jury-trials/ 6 comments law
- Houston Killer Danny Bible Is Too Sick To Be Executed, His Lawyer Says http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/a-houston-killer-is-too-sick-to-be-executed-his-lawyer-says/ 6 comments nottheonion
- Your Grandpappy's Jade Helm AKA Operation Longhorn http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/how-one-texas-town-fell-to-communist-rule-in-the-1950s/ 3 comments army
- Why Trump’s Approach to Foreign Policy Has Experts Worried http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-trumps-approach-to-foreign-policy-has-experts-worried/ 3 comments politics
- A Texas Congressman Launches Mission to Reboot Space Program: Houston, we have a caucus. http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/a-texas-congressman-launches-mission-to-reboot-space-program/ 33 comments space
- Why Border Residents Don’t Want Trump’s Wall http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-border-residents-dont-want-trumps-wall/ 9 comments politics
- Is Donald Trump the 2016 Barry Goldwater? http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/is-donald-trump-the-2016-barry-goldwater/ 28 comments politics
- Texas’ Agriculture Commissioner Spent State & Campaign Money to Go Calf-Roping http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-agricultural-commissioner-sid-miller-rodeo-campaign-finance/ 3 comments politics
- Here’s Why Inmates in Texas Prisons are Refusing to Work http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/heres-why-inmates-in-texas-prisons-are-refusing-to-work/ 16 comments politics
- Why Texas Democrats Haven’t Shown Up At the Polls http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-texas-democrats-havent-shown-up-at-the-polls/ 3 comments politics
- Why Is Trump ‘Winning Hearts and Minds’ in Border Communities? He won four counties along the border on Super Tuesday, and now Laredo’s mayor has ruffled feathers saying he wouldn’t rule out a vote for the reality TV star. http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-is-trump-winning-hearts-and-minds-in-border-communities/ 23 comments politics
- This Man Has Witnessed More Than 200 Executions: “I came to realize that maybe Texas uses the death penalty way too much.” http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/this-man-has-witnessed-more-than-200-executions/ 22 comments politics
- Cuban Immigrants are Crossing the Texas-Mexico Border by the Thousands http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/cuban-immigrants-are-crossing-the-texas-mexico-border-by-the-thousands/ 7 comments politics
- Why the GOP May Have a Hard Time Courting Texas’ Hispanic Voters in 2016 http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-the-gop-may-have-a-hard-time-courting-texas-hispanic-voters-in-2016/ 10 comments politics
- How An Aging Telescope Could Give Russia An Edge In Deep Space Research http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/how-an-aging-telescope-could-give-russia-an-edge-in-deep-space-research/ 11 comments space
- Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: There's a war on cops and the Media 'Are not in the Police Officers' Corner' http://www.texasstandard.org/shows/current/lt-gov-dan-patrick-theres-a-war-on-cops-and-the-media-are-not-in-the-police-officers-corner/ 4 comments politics
- Texas employers can pay workers with disabilities as low as 1¢ an hour. http://www.texasstandard.org/shows/013015/the-state-pays-some-workers-with-disabilities-pennies-per-hour/ 6 comments indepthstories