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WEBWhat’s the story behind ZZ Top’s First Annual Texas-Size Rompin’ Stompin’ Barndance and Bar B.Q.? This weekend marks 50 years since an event in Austin that no one has seen the likes of since. A concert so epic — and so messy — that if…. August 30, 2024. Texas has removed a million people from the voter rolls.
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WEBTexas Standard for Sept. 10, 2024: Trial begins in Austin for ‘Trump Train’ lawsuit. September 9, 2024. Colin Allred’s Senate campaign strategy is different from previous Dems. It appears to be working. September 9, 2024.
Texas Standard For September 7, 2021
WEBSep 7, 2021 · Illustration by Wells Dunbar. Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, September 7, 2021. DOJ on Abortions. U.S Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state’s near total ban. Texas …
Texas Standard for November 11, 2021
WEBNov 11, 2021 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Thursday, November 11, 2021. Texas Abortion Law State Court Hearings. Abortion rights advocates continue to mount legal challenges to Texas’ restrictive abortion law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott this summer. A state district court in Austin heard arguments yesterday against the law.
Texas Standard For June 28, 2021
WEBJun 28, 2021 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, June 28, 2021. UT/TT Poll Immigration. Immigration and border security remain a top issue for Texas Republican voters, according to the newest polling data from the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Tribune. Jim Henson is director of the Texas Politics Project at UT, which conducted the poll and talks to the Standard.
Texas Standard for October 27, 2021
WEBBy Texas Standard October 27, 2021 9:09 am Texas Standard Original, Whole Shows. Image by Wells Dunbar/Texas Standard. Latest Lawsuit Over Redistricting Maps. A Latino voting rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging Texas’ congressional maps Gov. Greg Abbott approved earlier this week. The group Voto Latino says the …
Texas Standard for November 9, 2021
WEBNov 9, 2021 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Astroworld Latest. Details are still emerging about Friday’s mass casualty event during Travis Scott’s performance at his Astroworld festival. What we know for certain is that it was the deadliest concert disaster in Houston’s history, with eight dead and many more injured.
Texas Standard for December 1, 2021
WEBBy Texas Standard December 1, 2021 9:20 am Texas Standard Original, Whole Shows. Illustration by Wells Dunbar/Texas Standard. Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Thursday, December 2, 2021. New veterans bills signed. President Joe Biden has signed four bipartisan bills aimed at improving the lives of those who’ve served.
Texas Standard for April 8, 2022
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, April 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukranians are entering the U.S. from Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security said an estimated 3,000 Ukrainians crossed the Mexico border into the United States last week. There has been a push in Congress to ease immigration proceedings for Ukrainian refugees ...
Texas Standard for November 3, 2021
WEBNov 3, 2021 · Eight constitutional amendments, all approved by voters. And local ballot measures, too. Any way to tease out political change in Texas? We'll explore. Other stories we're tracking: Wind turbines set to join oil rigs in along the Texas coast? We'll have more on big plans for renewable power generation in the Gulf of Mexico. And: More people, less water: how North Texas is planning for the ...