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September 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Texas Standard brings you voices from across the state, deep reporting & perspectives you won't hear anywhere else. With federal funding for public media eliminated, we need your help.
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Congress has voted to cut public media funding, and our home stations KUT and KUTX stand to lose an estimated $1.2 million a year.
Your support is more critical than ever. Every dollar fuels the reporting, interviews and commentary you hear.
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Your support is more critical than ever. Every dollar fuels the reporting, interviews and commentary you hear.
Donate today at donate.texasstandard.org.
July 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congress has voted to cut public media funding, and our home stations KUT and KUTX stand to lose an estimated $1.2 million a year.
Your support is more critical than ever. Every dollar fuels the reporting, interviews and commentary you hear.
Donate today at donate.texasstandard.org.
Your support is more critical than ever. Every dollar fuels the reporting, interviews and commentary you hear.
Donate today at donate.texasstandard.org.
It's been an honor spending a decade on the airwaves with you.
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June 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's been an honor spending a decade on the airwaves with you.
Will you help keep the Standard going another 10 years? Become a member at our home station.
Visit donate.texasstandard.org and join today.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the lead advocate for a THC ban in Texas, held a press conference Monday following Gov. Greg Abbott's veto.
"I’m not going to legalize marijuana in Texas," he said, "and if people want to vote me out of office for that, so be it."
Latest: www.texasstandard.org/stories/thc-...
"I’m not going to legalize marijuana in Texas," he said, "and if people want to vote me out of office for that, so be it."
Latest: www.texasstandard.org/stories/thc-...
June 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the lead advocate for a THC ban in Texas, held a press conference Monday following Gov. Greg Abbott's veto.
"I’m not going to legalize marijuana in Texas," he said, "and if people want to vote me out of office for that, so be it."
Latest: www.texasstandard.org/stories/thc-...
"I’m not going to legalize marijuana in Texas," he said, "and if people want to vote me out of office for that, so be it."
Latest: www.texasstandard.org/stories/thc-...
Thousands of people are protesting across Texas this weekend as part of a coordinated wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Here's what's happened so far: www.texasstandard.org/stories/texa...
📷️: Lucio Vasquez/The Texas Newsroom (1-2) & Yfat Yossifor/KERA (3-4)
📷️: Lucio Vasquez/The Texas Newsroom (1-2) & Yfat Yossifor/KERA (3-4)
June 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thousands of people are protesting across Texas this weekend as part of a coordinated wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Here's what's happened so far: www.texasstandard.org/stories/texa...
📷️: Lucio Vasquez/The Texas Newsroom (1-2) & Yfat Yossifor/KERA (3-4)
📷️: Lucio Vasquez/The Texas Newsroom (1-2) & Yfat Yossifor/KERA (3-4)
We asked for your hottest takes on Big Red.
The streets didn't disappoint.
Go to texasstandard.org/talk to share your take!
The streets didn't disappoint.
Go to texasstandard.org/talk to share your take!
May 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We asked for your hottest takes on Big Red.
The streets didn't disappoint.
Go to texasstandard.org/talk to share your take!
The streets didn't disappoint.
Go to texasstandard.org/talk to share your take!
Gina Ortiz Jones leads in the crowded race for San Antonio mayor, a UTSA poll finds.
The poll also found voter sentiment fell for Project Marvel, the city’s plan to launch a sports and entertainment district downtown centered on a new Spurs arena. txst.us/ugek25
The poll also found voter sentiment fell for Project Marvel, the city’s plan to launch a sports and entertainment district downtown centered on a new Spurs arena. txst.us/ugek25
April 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Gina Ortiz Jones leads in the crowded race for San Antonio mayor, a UTSA poll finds.
The poll also found voter sentiment fell for Project Marvel, the city’s plan to launch a sports and entertainment district downtown centered on a new Spurs arena. txst.us/ugek25
The poll also found voter sentiment fell for Project Marvel, the city’s plan to launch a sports and entertainment district downtown centered on a new Spurs arena. txst.us/ugek25
💬 How are you preparing for an anticipated rise in prices due to tariffs?
Are you buying in advance, or stocking up 📦? Are there products you're most concerned about 🥫📱👕?
Is tariff talk causing stress or anxiety 😰? We want to know! Visit texasstandard.org/contact-us and share your thoughts.
Are you buying in advance, or stocking up 📦? Are there products you're most concerned about 🥫📱👕?
Is tariff talk causing stress or anxiety 😰? We want to know! Visit texasstandard.org/contact-us and share your thoughts.
April 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
💬 How are you preparing for an anticipated rise in prices due to tariffs?
Are you buying in advance, or stocking up 📦? Are there products you're most concerned about 🥫📱👕?
Is tariff talk causing stress or anxiety 😰? We want to know! Visit texasstandard.org/contact-us and share your thoughts.
Are you buying in advance, or stocking up 📦? Are there products you're most concerned about 🥫📱👕?
Is tariff talk causing stress or anxiety 😰? We want to know! Visit texasstandard.org/contact-us and share your thoughts.
What's the best song about Texas? Make your picks in the Standard's Music Madness Elite 8 before voting closes at the end of the day! The Final Four will start tomorrow 🎵
www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
March 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What's the best song about Texas? Make your picks in the Standard's Music Madness Elite 8 before voting closes at the end of the day! The Final Four will start tomorrow 🎵
www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
🚨RESCHEDULED: Our trivia night with The Texas Tribune has been postponed a week because of expected thunderstorms tonight. Stay dry and we'll see you at Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches in Austin on April 3! triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨RESCHEDULED: Our trivia night with The Texas Tribune has been postponed a week because of expected thunderstorms tonight. Stay dry and we'll see you at Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches in Austin on April 3! triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
The Chicks vs. Asleep at the Wheel ... George Strait vs. SRV ... Willie vs. Robert Earl Keen ... and more!
The battle for top song about Texas is on – vote now in the Sweet 16: www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
The battle for top song about Texas is on – vote now in the Sweet 16: www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Chicks vs. Asleep at the Wheel ... George Strait vs. SRV ... Willie vs. Robert Earl Keen ... and more!
The battle for top song about Texas is on – vote now in the Sweet 16: www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
The battle for top song about Texas is on – vote now in the Sweet 16: www.texasstandard.org/texas-music-...
While Texas Standard produces its own independent reporting, we also benefit from having many partners at public radio stations across the state that we can also highlight on the show!
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
While Texas Standard produces its own independent reporting, we also benefit from having many partners at public radio stations across the state that we can also highlight on the show!
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
Hello from the Texas Standard team! 👋
For the past 10 years, we’ve been bringing you trustworthy news and reporting from every corner of the Lone Star State – without paywalls or subscriptions. But we can’t do it without your support. (1/2)
For the past 10 years, we’ve been bringing you trustworthy news and reporting from every corner of the Lone Star State – without paywalls or subscriptions. But we can’t do it without your support. (1/2)
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hello from the Texas Standard team! 👋
For the past 10 years, we’ve been bringing you trustworthy news and reporting from every corner of the Lone Star State – without paywalls or subscriptions. But we can’t do it without your support. (1/2)
For the past 10 years, we’ve been bringing you trustworthy news and reporting from every corner of the Lone Star State – without paywalls or subscriptions. But we can’t do it without your support. (1/2)
While Texas Standard produces its own independent reporting, we also benefit from having many partners at public radio stations across the state that we can also highlight on the show!
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
February 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
While Texas Standard produces its own independent reporting, we also benefit from having many partners at public radio stations across the state that we can also highlight on the show!
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
One such initiative that lets us do that is The Drill Down.
No matter where you are, you can celebrate 10 years on the air with us by sporting one of our new t-shirts!
Designed by Austin artist Fabian Rey, you can lay claim to your shirt during the spring membership drive of our home station, KUT News. Head on over to https://buff.ly/4h4v50c to get yours!
Designed by Austin artist Fabian Rey, you can lay claim to your shirt during the spring membership drive of our home station, KUT News. Head on over to https://buff.ly/4h4v50c to get yours!
February 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
No matter where you are, you can celebrate 10 years on the air with us by sporting one of our new t-shirts!
Designed by Austin artist Fabian Rey, you can lay claim to your shirt during the spring membership drive of our home station, KUT News. Head on over to https://buff.ly/4h4v50c to get yours!
Designed by Austin artist Fabian Rey, you can lay claim to your shirt during the spring membership drive of our home station, KUT News. Head on over to https://buff.ly/4h4v50c to get yours!
We’re celebrating a decade of in-depth interviews, thoughtful stories, and helping Texans understand this wild, wonderful state. 🫶
If you want to keep reliable, free journalism alive in Texas, head over to donate.texasstandard.org and show some love during our membership drive – we appreciate it!
If you want to keep reliable, free journalism alive in Texas, head over to donate.texasstandard.org and show some love during our membership drive – we appreciate it!
February 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We’re celebrating a decade of in-depth interviews, thoughtful stories, and helping Texans understand this wild, wonderful state. 🫶
If you want to keep reliable, free journalism alive in Texas, head over to donate.texasstandard.org and show some love during our membership drive – we appreciate it!
If you want to keep reliable, free journalism alive in Texas, head over to donate.texasstandard.org and show some love during our membership drive – we appreciate it!
As the fires in California continue to burn and Texas sends its own to help contain the blaze, many can’t help but think about the state’s own history with wildfire. How can we prevent, or at least be prepared, for similar disasters? txst.us/7zlbyt
January 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As the fires in California continue to burn and Texas sends its own to help contain the blaze, many can’t help but think about the state’s own history with wildfire. How can we prevent, or at least be prepared, for similar disasters? txst.us/7zlbyt
Good morning!
Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show. Learn more here, and come back after the show to stream the whole thing: https://buff.ly/3ZWnWK5
Tell us: what news is on your mind this morning?
Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show. Learn more here, and come back after the show to stream the whole thing: https://buff.ly/3ZWnWK5
Tell us: what news is on your mind this morning?
December 10, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Good morning!
Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show. Learn more here, and come back after the show to stream the whole thing: https://buff.ly/3ZWnWK5
Tell us: what news is on your mind this morning?
Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show. Learn more here, and come back after the show to stream the whole thing: https://buff.ly/3ZWnWK5
Tell us: what news is on your mind this morning?
Breaking: Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, under pressure from fellow Republicans, announced this morning he will not seek a third term as speaker when the Legislature returns in January.
Read more from our partners at the Texas Tribune: https://buff.ly/3BjKGKh
Read more from our partners at the Texas Tribune: https://buff.ly/3BjKGKh
December 6, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Breaking: Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, under pressure from fellow Republicans, announced this morning he will not seek a third term as speaker when the Legislature returns in January.
Read more from our partners at the Texas Tribune: https://buff.ly/3BjKGKh
Read more from our partners at the Texas Tribune: https://buff.ly/3BjKGKh
Morning y’all. Here are some of the stories we’re talking about today.
What piques your interest? Sound off and let us know!
What piques your interest? Sound off and let us know!
December 3, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Morning y’all. Here are some of the stories we’re talking about today.
What piques your interest? Sound off and let us know!
What piques your interest? Sound off and let us know!
Morning y'all. Here's a look at what we have coming up on today's show.
Share your thoughts with us, and let us know what's on your mind!
Share your thoughts with us, and let us know what's on your mind!
December 2, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Morning y'all. Here's a look at what we have coming up on today's show.
Share your thoughts with us, and let us know what's on your mind!
Share your thoughts with us, and let us know what's on your mind!
Morning y'all! Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show.
Get a full preview here, and share your thoughts with us about these stories, or anything else on your mind! txst.us/3rOUrvc
Get a full preview here, and share your thoughts with us about these stories, or anything else on your mind! txst.us/3rOUrvc
October 13, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Morning y'all! Here's a look at what's coming up on today's show.
Get a full preview here, and share your thoughts with us about these stories, or anything else on your mind! txst.us/3rOUrvc
Get a full preview here, and share your thoughts with us about these stories, or anything else on your mind! txst.us/3rOUrvc
Closing arguments in the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton begin at 9am today.
The Standard will have live, anchored coverage beginning at 9am, during our normal 10am spot and throughout closing arguments.
You can listen on your station or at our website: texasstandard.org
The Standard will have live, anchored coverage beginning at 9am, during our normal 10am spot and throughout closing arguments.
You can listen on your station or at our website: texasstandard.org
September 15, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Closing arguments in the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton begin at 9am today.
The Standard will have live, anchored coverage beginning at 9am, during our normal 10am spot and throughout closing arguments.
You can listen on your station or at our website: texasstandard.org
The Standard will have live, anchored coverage beginning at 9am, during our normal 10am spot and throughout closing arguments.
You can listen on your station or at our website: texasstandard.org