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Friday, Sep 4

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‘Smoke and sugar’: Pitmaster and pastry chef power couple bring San Antonio flavors to Food Network

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Esaul and Grecia Ramos, of 2M Smokehouse, won first place in the network’s inaugural “Pitmasters” competition.

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Texas’ Senate race is raking in cash. Who are the biggest donors for each candidate?

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Democrat James Talarico is outraising Republican Ken Paxton, but both candidates have plenty of money to spend.

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From juice stand to cookbook: The story behind Austin’s Veracruz All Natural

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“It’s a similar story that you hear around immigrants crossing the border, wanting to come to the U.S. for a better life.”

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As Republicans plan to gather in Bush’s backyard, his influence is largely absent from the party

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Next week’s Republican convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. But George W. Bush himself — and many policies...

Texas Standard for Sept. 4, 2026: San Antonio husband-and-wife team talks ‘Pitmasters’ win

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Esaul and Grecia Ramos of San Antonio’s acclaimed 2M Smokehouse have won Food Network’s inaugural “Pitmasters” competition. The husband-and-wife team took the title with a finale showcasing their South Texas influences, including chorizo,.…

Thursday, Sep 3

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ICE agent arrested in Texas federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP reports

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Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week as Minnesota continues its effort to extradite him on separate state charges.

Trump’s support scrambles data center politics

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Republican and Democratic officials have been feeling the heat from citizens who oppose data centers in their communities. The president, and some deep-pocketed advertisers, are taking the opposite side, touting...

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The Rio Grande is drying up. What does that mean for Texas?

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Texas Monthly reporter Jack Herrera traveled all 1,900 miles of the river to learn more.

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Millions of sea butterflies are washing up on Texas beaches

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The tiny pteropods can look and feel like fiberglass for beachgoers who find them poking into their skin.

A kidney disease is becoming a growing, cross-border crisis for young migrants in Texas

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Chronic kidney disease was long thought to be an old person’s malady. Now it’s a multinational health crisis among young Latino migrants who once worked on Central American farms and...

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Tarrant County’s November elections will have 92 fewer places to cast ballots than 2022

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County commissioners vote Tuesday on a list of polling sites for the November midterms.

Texas Standard for Sept. 3, 2026: Mysterious kidney disease hits Central American workers in Texas

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A chronic kidney disease with no clear cause is increasingly affecting young Central American men, including some now working in Texas and elsewhere in the U.S. The illness can progress...

Wednesday, Sep 2

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Meet the couple trying to bring movies and community back to Marfa’s Palace Theater

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The theater building sits squarely in Marfa’s downtown area but has been basically closed to the public for decades.

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Commentary: My ‘Gunsmoke’ summer

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Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong shares the joy of binging a Western whose popularity has endured for decades.

Despite protest, regulators clear path for bigger transmission lines across Texas

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Electric grid managers say Texas needs more transmission. But the new power lines were opposed by rural landowners, opponents of renewable energy and many state politicians.

Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding

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Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

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Middleton leads Johnson in race for Texas attorney general, but the contest is unusually close

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State Sen. Mayes Middleton spent lavishly to capture the Republican nomination and build statewide name recognition. But the most recent polling shows him just five percentage points ahead of Democratic...

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Texas Standard for Sept. 2, 2026: Texas hospitals face Medicaid funding freeze

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Texas hospitals are losing access to roughly $26 million a day after the Trump administration halted a major financing program that covers shortfalls in paying for Medicaid patients’ treatments. The dispute could...

Tuesday, Sep 1

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Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas is anything but conventional. Why is it happening?

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Political science experts say it’s a sign Republicans are concerned about how key races will play out, including in the decades-long GOP stronghold of Texas. They expect the convention’s effects...

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John Whitmire had big plans for Houston. But the city’s strong-mayor system has been hitting walls

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Challenges between municipal and state policies have put up some hurdles in enacting his agenda.

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New Texas laws expand repair rights, regulate solar sellers and recognize gold as money

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Texas laws taking effect Sept. 1 will change how consumers repair electronic devices, strengthen oversight of residential solar sales and allow certain forms of gold and silver to be used...

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Texas Standard for Sept. 1, 2026: Marfa’s Palace Theater could soon see new life

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If you’ve ever been to downtown Marfa, you’ve probably noticed the old Palace Theater. The theater was gutted long ago — and inside it’s basically a concrete box. But the...

Edouard weakens to a tropical depression, 60K without power

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Though CenterPoint is reporting few outages, Entergy, which services the region from The Woodlands to Beaumont, reported more than 60,000 customers were without power as of Tuesday night.

Monday, Aug 31

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As Texans’ electricity costs soar and temperatures rise, a public health crisis brews

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This is the first installment of “Powerless,” a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger.

Almost a year after the Pentagon formed a ‘barracks task force,’ some say repairs are moving slowly

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The Pentagon received $1.2 billion from Congress last year for repairs to barracks around the world, which have been plagued for years by problems such as mold, insects, and safety...

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As school libraries are pushed to remove books, a West Texas district stands by its library council

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A debate over books in Texas’ public school libraries picked up new attention last week, when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened legislative action unless Texas school districts pull books from...

Texas Standard for Aug. 31, 2026: High electric bills leave more Texans at risk of shutoffs

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Texas leads the country in electricity shutoffs as households contend with rising power bills and extreme summer heat. A new investigation examines whether the state’s deregulated energy market is delivering lower costs,...

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NASA launches its powerful Roman telescope, studying dark matter and dark energy

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The Roman telescope is a multi-billion dollar venture that can capture photos 100 times larger than those of the Hubble telescope.

Friday, Aug 28

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More than 1.2 million Texas voter registrations are flagged. Here’s what voters should know

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The designation doesn’t mean a voter is ineligible. Here’s how to check your registration and make sure you’re ready to vote.

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Is ICE agent Christian Castro a fugitive? Texas and Minnesota disagree

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Christian Castro is accused of shooting a man during an immigration operation in Minneapolis and lying about what happened. Minnesota says he’s a fugitive. Abbott questions that.