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2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Wells Dunbar

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Friday, April 4, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Trump tariffs spark global retaliation. What does it mean for Texas? President Trump’s sweeping tariffs include a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, and target rates as high as 54%. Now China is hitting back with a 34% tariff on U.S. goods.

3 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Wells Dunbar

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Monday, March 31, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Texas House takes up school choice as key vote loomsThe Texas House Committee on Public Education is set to debate school choice legislation this week, reviving a contentious issue that’s repeatedly stalled in the lower chamber.

4 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Wells Dunbar

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Thursday, March 27, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. The latest on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The Trump administration is deporting scores of alleged gang members to El Salvador – without due process and in violation of court orders, critics say.

4 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Wells Dunbar

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. El Paso drops death penalty pursuit for Walmart shooter The man responsible for the racist attack that killed 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 will be given a plea deal that does not include the death penalty, according to local reports.

1 month ago | texasstandard.org | Wells Dunbar

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Thursday, March 20, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Navy destroyer headed to the southern border regionShortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Pentagon sent 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the southern border. Now, the Navy is sending assets to the region as well.