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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 1d

Striking workers at the Hilton Houston-Americas hotel are seeking a 40% raise. The demand comes as the hotel breaks revenue records. The 42-day strike is unusual.

42-day Houston hotel strike slated to end Sunday. It’s an unprecedented labor action — in more ways than one

Striking workers at the Hilton Houston-Americas hotel are seeking a 40% raise. The demand comes as the hotel breaks revenue records. The 42-day strike is unusual.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 1d

The collection features art and artifacts highlighting the Queen of Tejano’s legacy – including never-before-seen sketches from her longtime fashion designer, who spoke about his friendship with her.

‘A beacon of hope’: New exhibit looks to capture the meaning of ‘The Selena Effect’

The collection features art and artifacts highlighting the Queen of Tejano's legacy – including never-before-seen sketches from her longtime fashion designer, who spoke about his friendship with her.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 1d

Just a few weeks ago, Texas was ranked at or near the top in all the preseason polls.

Fast forward to now, after a disappointing loss against the Florida Gators last weekend and some underwhelming Longhorns games, many dejected fans are fearing what’s next.

Longhorns giving fans plenty to worry about heading into rivalry game with Oklahoma

Texas started the season at or near the top of most polls, but season prospects are dropping on the heels of two losses.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Transportation to make sure cities and counties remove rainbow crosswalks and other non-standard road markings that, according to the governor, promote “political ideologies.”

Gov. Abbott threatens to withhold funding over rainbow crosswalks, other ‘political’ road markings

The order appears to target rainbow crosswalks specifically, in cities like Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, which have installed them in recent years.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 2d

Austin ISD recently announced it would close 13 campuses next year. Fort Worth ISD is moving forward with a plan to close 18 schools over the next five years.

These announcements are often met with a mix of anger and heartbreak, and in some cases a sense of helplessness.

Schools closing in Austin and across the state as districts struggle with funding and enrollment

Although lawmakers increased public school funding this year, experts say it’s not enough.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 2d

Texas has selected a private tech company to administer its new "school choice" program: Odyssey, which is based in New York and manages education funding in a handful of other states.

Texas taps New York-based company Odyssey to run controversial school choice program

Odyssey already runs similar programs in a number of other states.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 2d

Given that no cameras or recording devices are allowed inside, she’s one of just a few dozen people bearing witness to the consequential legal battle.

Texas’ new congressional map is in federal court. Meet the case’s lone citizen spectator

Nacar Devine has been showing up to federal court in El Paso every day since last week, when a panel of three federal judges began hearing arguments around a lawsuit attempting to block the state’s…

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 2d

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

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Robert Roberson granted stay of execution

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

In a statement on Wednesday, Paxton called the group a “cabal of abortion-loving radicals.”

8 people allegedly affiliated with Houston woman in illegal abortion case indicted, Paxton says

The announcement of more arrests in the case championed by Paxton comes a month after Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife who operated the clinics, was indicted on 15 felony charges stemming from…

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

A parasitic fly once eradicated in Texas is making a comeback, threatening livestock and prompting a major federal response. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says the state is preparing for the worst. He joins the Standard with more.

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller wants to stop screwworms with pesticide bait, but the USDA is hesitant

Cases of the parasite have been found less than 100 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

Before she was known as “Babe,” Mildred Didrikson was a trailblazing athlete from Port Arthur. Her legacy spans multiple sports and generations.

Listen to W.F. Strong share her remarkable story:

Commentary: They called her ‘Babe’

W.F. Strong shares the story of one of Texas' trailblazing female athletes.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

The Texas Stock Exchange has won federal approval, marking a major milestone for Dallas’ growing financial industry.

The Texas Stock Exchange got federal approval. What does it mean for Dallas?

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved an application for the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange to start listing as early as next year. Economists say it could have rippling effects…

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

Austin activist Greg Stoker is back home after a dayslong detention in an Israeli prison for protesting the war in Gaza.

Stoker was detained last Thursday for taking part in a civilian-organized effort to deliver aid to Gazans and break Israel’s naval blockade on Palestine.

Austin activist Greg Stoker is back home after being detained in an Israeli prison

Stoker was one of more than 400 activists on a mission to sail aid to Gaza who were arrested by the Israeli military last week.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

Austin activist Greg Stoker is back home after a dayslong detention in an Israeli prison for protesting the war in Gaza.

Stoker was detained last Thursday for taking part in a civilian-organized effort to deliver aid to Gazans and break Israel’s naval blockade on Palestine.

Austin activist Greg Stoker is back home after being detained in an Israeli prison

Stoker was one of more than 400 activists on a mission to sail aid to Gaza who were arrested by the Israeli military last week.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 3d

Robert Roberson is set to die from lethal injection in less than two weeks, despite evidence that casts doubt on his conviction for killing his two-year-old daughter Nikki. The case is attracting attention across the nation, even among supporters of capital punishment:

GOP death penalty supporters question Robert Roberson’s execution

The case is attracting attention from across the nation, even among supporters of capital punishment, who are calling for a halt to Roberson’s execution.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

Texas uses more electricity than California and Florida combined. AI and growth are pushing demand even higher. Can the state’s grid keep up with the surge?

In 2023, Texas consumed more energy than any other state. What’s driving the numbers?

The Lone Star State used twice as much energy as California and three times as much as Florida.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

The federal court hearing that will determine the fate of Texas’ new Republican-favoring congressional map enters its second week on Monday, when the state will begin calling its own witnesses in the case.

State of Texas to begin calling witnesses in federal hearing over Trump-backed congressional map

A three-judge panel in El Paso will continue hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas’ congressional districts. Ultimately, their decision will determine whether…

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some producers are feeling the effects more than others.

Americans are drinking less. What’s that mean for winemakers in the Hill Country and Heartland?

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some producers are feeling the effects more than others.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, entered the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Monday, complicating an already contentious race between two of the biggest names in Texas Republican politics.

GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt announces run for U.S. Senate, joining Cornyn, Paxton in primary

The Houston congressman is giving up his safe seat after just two terms, scrambling the contest between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

“A lot of these individuals who are so deep in these hyper-violence, really just dehumanizing online spaces, the idea of committing that very public act of violence is appealing. It gives them a way to get their name out, to become someone who matters.”

Dallas ICE shooting: Politics and ideology — or notoriety and fame?

Shooting at Dallas ICE field office that killed detainees follows pattern for political assassins whose motives are less about ideology and more about notoriety.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

The Central Texas city of Bastrop is studying the idea of building pedestrian tunnels to connect the area’s trail system – and it wants Elon Musk as its partner.

This Texas city wants tunnels to connect its trails. It’s asking Elon Musk for help.

Officials in the city of Bastrop have asked Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company, to build several tunnels to connect the area’s trails. If approved, the city manager anticipates the…

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Beka @itsbeka.bsky.social · 5d

Become an HEB or whataburger franchisee, in San Diego specifically. Thanks.

Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

If you could send one message from Texas to the rest of the country, what would it be?

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flottman @flottman.bsky.social · 5d

Since you will probably be hearing disinformation about this when Trump decides he wants to invade us, the good citizens of Austin are not living in a war zone

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Mea Culpa @wfpremo.bsky.social · 5d

Not all Texans agree with the actions of our politicians.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 5d

If you could send one message from Texas to the rest of the country, what would it be?

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