
Shelly Brisbin
Producer and Reporter at Texas Standard
Producer and Reporter at KUT-FM (Austin, TX)
Writer, Editor and Podcast Producer at Freelance
I’m outta here! Find me at @[email protected] (Masto) @shellybrisbin.bsky.social or @[email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
kut.org | Shelly Brisbin
It’s easy to take the internet for granted. With high-speed broadband available at home and elsewhere, many of us stay constantly connected at work or school, when we shop, and even when we need health care. But Texans who live in remote parts of the state often aren’t able to count on reliable internet. Huge chunks of federal and state money allocated in the past few years are supposed to help, but it hasn’t always worked out that way. In Monahans, Texas, residents did something about it.
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1 month ago |
texasstandard.org | Shelly Brisbin
A U.S. chipmaker known for designing and supplying the processors behind some of the world’s most powerful AI computers says it will make some of its products in Texas and Arizona. This would seem to be a significant move for California-based Nvidia, since it currently relies primarily on Taiwan-based TSMC to manufacture its chips. The Standard’s Shelly Brisbin says it is widely believed that Nvidia’s announcement is a response to the Trump administration’s tariff threats.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
texasstandard.org | Shelly Brisbin
A legal case that has had people with disabilities on edge for months is on hold – for now. Texas v. Becerra began in September when Ken Paxton, along with 16 other state attorneys general, sued the Biden administration over updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 is considered a foundational law by disabled Americans.
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Jan 23, 2025 |
texasstandard.org | Shelly Brisbin
A group of tech CEOs joined President Trump at the White House on Tuesday to announce a joint AI venture they say will invest $500 billion and add “hundreds of thousands of jobs” to the U.S. economy, according to a statement on the venture’s web page that Trump echoed. The new partnership, called Stargate, is a joint venture of OpenAI – maker of ChatGPT – Austin-based data company, Oracle, and venture capital firm SoftBank.
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Dec 13, 2024 |
texasstandard.org | Shelly Brisbin
The right pair of cowboy boots can be among a Texan’s most prized possessions. That’s the idea behind our ongoing series “From Heel to Toe” in which folks tell us a story about their own boots. But let’s face it, Texas is a big place, and boots can mean different things to different people depending on where they live in the Lone Star State. That’s the idea behind today’s boot story. Karen lives in Abilene, but she says she and her family used to travel to a relative’s ranch in the summer.
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