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Harris County deputy suicides raise questions about...

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2025/04/21

From Houston to Fort Worth, thousands of Texans joined people across the country over the weekend in a national day of protest against the Trump administration.The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey gets us up to speed on what’s happening at the state Capitol with six weeks left in the legislative session.Four Houston-area suicides among members of law […] The post Harris County deputy suicides raise questions about mental health support appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios --

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Texas Extra: Our favorite Typewriter Rodeo poems

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2025/04/19

Texas Extras are special and extended content put together just for our podcast listeners! Texas Standard recently revealed our Top 10 list from April: the Top 10 Typewriter Rodeo poems from the past decade. Each poem is pretty short, usually just about a minute long, but we still didn’t have time to play them in […]The post Texas Extra: Our favorite Typewriter Rodeo poems appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Bird flu is spreading across Texas wildlife

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2025/04/18

Bird flu is spreading fast among wildlife including foxes and raccoons in Panhandle counties.Twenty-seven candidates are running to become the next mayor of San Antonio – the city’s biggest field in recent memory – as voters head to the polls next month.Deployed Resources, a Texas company that grew into a contracting giant building tent shelters, […] The post Bird flu is spreading across Texas wildlife appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Texas House gives initial approval to school voucher...

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2025/04/17

For the first time ever, the Texas House votes to approve the use of taxpayer money for private school education. Blaise Gainey of The Texas Newsroom shares what comes next.Many farmers in South Texas say a water treaty with Mexico is costing them dearly. Now the Trump administration appears ready to get involved.Thousands of acres […]The post Texas House gives initial approval to school voucher bill appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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WNBA draft sends top pick Paige Bueckers to Texas

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2025/04/16

An area known as the Roosevelt Reservation is getting renewed attention thanks to an executive order allowing for military control. What it could mean for border communities.Texas disability organizations are closely watching a legal fight involving the Social Security Administration.SpaceX is becoming the go-to provider for military launches. How the Texas-based company secured contracts that […]The post WNBA draft sends top pick Paige Bueckers to Texas appeared first on KUT & KUTX

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Plan to expand Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is...

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2025/04/15

How a secretive gambler known as “The Joker” and his partner helped take down the Texas Lottery.A new order from the Trump administration took effect yesterday requiring documentation of cash transactions along the U.S.-Mexico border.A plan to expand the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in the Panhandle is now in peril. The Texas Standard’s Michael Marks […]The post Plan to expand Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is in peril appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios --

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Could SpaceX’s Starbase become an actual city?

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2025/04/14

Almost half of all Texas counties don’t have a hospital or birth center that provides obstetric care. A look at the challenges and what’s being done to support pregnant people across rural Texas.How some Houston fourth graders are calling for changes at school by petitioning for reusable lunch trays and learning how to make their […] The post Could SpaceX’s Starbase become an actual city? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Valley bakery raid sparks immigration debate in...

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2025/04/11

The Texas House has approved its version of the state’s two-year budget. Blaise Gainey of The Texas Newsroom gets us up to speed on what Texas’ representatives want to spend taxpayer money for, and where they’ll have to work out the kinks with the Senate.A test for President Trump in South Texas – and how […]The post Valley bakery raid sparks immigration debate in region swept by Trump appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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All eyes are on Texan Scottie Scheffler at the Masters

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2025/04/10

More than 500 student visas are revoked, many in Texas. What’s happened, why and what could come next.With Texas lawmakers considering bills affecting public schools, how some students are deciding to get involved themselves.Tech companies are teaming up with video game makers to develop new standards for accessibility.A golden age of Texas golf is shining […]The post All eyes are on Texan Scottie Scheffler at the Masters appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Living near oil and gas wells linked to childhood...

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2025/04/09

Cases continue to rise in Texas’ ongoing measles outbreak. Experts say they know how to stop the spread. What’s preventing that?One priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick this legislative session is clawing back the state’s legalization of hemp-based products. Where that effort stands.You’ll need a REAL ID to travel by air starting May 7. How […]The post Living near oil and gas wells linked to childhood leukemia appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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A Texas company says it’s brought the dire wolf back...

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2025/04/08

How shutting down the Department of Education will affect the rights of students with disabilities.Dallas-based company Colossal Biosciences says it’s successfully created three genetically engineered wolf pups resembling the long-extinct dire wolf.How the state makes it hard for journalists to track the deaths of abused and neglected children.Military veterans helped elect President Trump. Now many […] The post A Texas company says it’s brought the dire wolf back from extinction appeared

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Baylor bets big on E-sports with first-ever program...

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2025/04/07

A second child has died of measles in Texas as cases continue to rise. How this latest outbreak compares with that of the ’90s.Baylor has just hired its first-ever E-sports director and coach: Adam Stanley of Brewton-Parker College, a small private college in Georgia and powerhouse in E-sports.Hosting the Final Four of the college men’s […] The post Baylor bets big on E-sports with first-ever program director and coach appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Texas Extra: My KUTX

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2025/04/05

March was all about music for Texas Standard. We debuted our latest Texas Standard special – “Rap to the Ranch: The Ballad of Mason ‘Bric’ LaDue.” And we celebrated ten years of the show with a top 10 list of our favorite music interviews and stories from the past decade. The first weekend in March, […]The post Texas Extra: My KUTX appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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There’s no online registry for ranchers’ brands – but...

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2025/04/04

As China announces retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., the possible toll on Texas ranchers is generating lots of anxiety. A Texas A&M trade expert who’s worked on previous trade deals takes a closer look as the implications of extended trade wars loom large.Fatalities related to child abuse in Texas fall dramatically – but the numbers […] The post There’s no online registry for ranchers’ brands – but that could change appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Trump’s new tariffs could hit Texas businesses hard

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2025/04/03

One of Texas’ top economists weighs in on the impact of Trump’s tariffs, what looks like the end of a U.S.-led free trade era, and what it could add up to for Texas.It looks like John Cornyn may have a serious challenger for his seat in the Senate: Attorney General Ken Paxton.The latest AI trend […]The post Trump’s new tariffs could hit Texas businesses hard appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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‘Mistaco’ teaches kids how tacos can make everything...

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2025/04/02

Houston’s affordable housing project has winners and losers – and the winners are not the renters. Digging into a new investigation from the Houston Chronicle.Changes in funding for refugee resettlement programs have nonprofits scrambling to figure out how to continue to help.Matthew McConaughey and industry reps push for Texas lawmakers to beef up the state’s […]The post ‘Mistaco’ teaches kids how tacos can make everything better appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios --

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Deadly floods swamp South Texas, shatter records

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2025/04/01

Torrential rain in South Texas leads to dangerous flooding, trapping people in their homes. How the Rio Grande Valley is recovering.A new DEI directive led the Pentagon to purge certain historical figures from web pages. Why that decision has now been reversed.Some churches are looking to re-purpose buildings and land to help residents who need […]The post Deadly floods swamp South Texas, shatter records appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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30 years after her death, Selena’s legacy only grows...

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2025/03/31

A Texas House committee is set to debate school choice legislation this week, reviving a contentious issue that’s repeatedly stalled in the lower chamber.Since San Antonio’s annual César E. Chávez March for Justice began in 1997, musicians Los Inocentes have composed ballads telling his story.An investigation into child abuse deaths in Texas reveals a system […] The post 30 years after her death, Selena’s legacy only grows in Corpus Christi appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios --

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Remembering Carole Keeton Strayhorn, a trailblazing...

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2025/03/28

Major cuts in federal funding for infectious diseases as West Texas struggles with a growing measles outbreak. We’re checking in with Brad Burt at KTTZ in Lubbock.Remembering Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the trailblazing Texas politician who famously called herself “one tough grandma.”Muslim women are speaking out about the stigma surrounding menstruation during Ramadan, when they are […]The post Remembering Carole Keeton Strayhorn, a trailblazing Texas leader appeared first on

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Long-awaited historical marker will recognize Sherman...

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2025/03/27

The Justice Department announces the arrest of a Salvadoran gang member as questions grow about deportations and presidential power. NPR’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán gets us up to speed on the Trump administration’s deportation push, and the pushback.Five years after COVID, why some health officials in Texas are worried about whether we’re ready for future pandemics.Why the […]The post Long-awaited historical marker will recognize Sherman Riot of 1930 appeared first on KUT

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