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Families along border cross into Mexico to save money on groceries

2 days ago | texasstandard.org | Angela Kocherga |KTEP El Paso

From KTEP:CIUDAD JUAREZ – The Castruita family is spending Saturday afternoon shopping at a grocery store in Mexico. Crisscrossing the border is a family tradition for Cristina Castruita and her husband. “We’ve been doing it since the kids were babies, especially because the formula is half the cost in Mexico that it is in El Paso and it’s a better name brand too,” she said. Now that the boys, Tomas, 8 and Alfredo,10 are older, she saves on brand-name laundry detergent.
Waco police chief hopes to inspire young girls to join the force with children’s book ‘The Me I See’

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Rhonda Fanning

In recent years, law enforcement in the U.S. has had something of an image problem, to say the least. Some blame the media; others say not enough has changed in policing itself. But it’s safe to say that the police chief of Waco doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes about policing. Native Texan Sheryl Victorian spent 28 years with Houston’s police department before being sworn in as Waco’s top cop in 2021.
Galveston Symphony concert celebrates when 250,000 enslaved Texans were finally freed

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Sean Saldaña

160 years ago, Union General Gordon Granger delivered an announcement in Galveston that changed American history. “The people are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,” it began. Granger’s news officially freed around 250,000 people who were still enslaved in Texas after the Civil War and the day commemorating this event is known as Juneteenth. It’s been celebrated in the Lone Star State every year since.
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher

Though many factors determine where and when someone crosses an international border — including federal immigration policies, organized crime and natural disasters — experts and advocates say any policy that pushes migrants into the desert will likely cost lives.
What would passage of Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ mean for health coverage in Austin?

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Olivia Aldridge

From KUT News:Tens of thousands of low-income residents in Central Texas could lose access to Medicaid, marketplace health insurance or food benefits if the Senate passes President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as is. The budget reconciliation bill would advance many elements of Trump’s domestic policy agenda. It includes new restrictions on Medicaid that the bill’s supporters say will cut down on waste and fraud.
Thousands expected to protest across Texas against Trump’s immigration policies

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Lucio Vasquez |Patricia Lim

Later in the day, a protest is set to take place in front of the Texas Capitol in Austin. Texas House Democratic Chair Gene Wu of Houston, who helped organize the rally, said the event was about more than immigration raids. He pointed to broader frustrations among Texans over issues like Medicaid cuts and the state’s proposed THC ban. “We are happy to support Texans who have simply had enough,” Wu said.
How young Texans who can’t vote yet are still making their voices heard

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Raul Alonzo

One in four Texans is under the age of 18. That means they can’t cast a ballot, but it doesn’t mean they can make their voices heard. We found a couple of young Texans doing just that. Kyra Newton says she used to be afraid to speak up even among her peers, but gained confidence at a camp and even went on to testify before the Texas Legislature about the CROWN Act, which bans race-based hair discrimination.
Texas strikes down in-state tuition for undocumented students. Students are asking to plead their case.

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Alexandra Hart

Last week, The U.S. Department of Justice sued the State of Texas over the Texas Dream Act, which allowed undocumented students to receive in-state tuition and lower tuition rates at public universities. The Trump Administration initiated the lawsuit and Jasper Scherer, politics reporter for the Texas Tribune, said Texas is in agreement. “But what’s unusual is that Texas very quickly agreed with the Trump administration,” he said.
NASA’s future is uncertain amid administration turmoil

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Raul Alonzo

With space exploration advocate Elon Musk working closely with President Donald Trump, it seemed for a while that NASA might not experience the same kind of upheaval that other federal agencies have. But the recent Trump-Musk feud, and even its potential resolution, have made things uncertain for the space agency. Eric Berger is senior space editor at Ars Technica. He says one casualty of the disagreement between Musk and Trump was the person tapped to be NASA administrator.
Asleep at the Wheel celebrates five decades in Texas with treasure trove of timeless tunes

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Rhonda Fanning |Andrew Dalton

That’s great, that’s great. You know, Ray, I had an experience as a kid where I got to meet one of my musical heroes and I asked him what’s the best song he’d recommend that someone like me probably wouldn’t know. And he sized me up for a minute and said, “you ever heard of Vanda & Young?” I said, “no.” He said, “try ‘Friday On My Mind,’ and that was a really cool experience.