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What would be the implications for a Texas constitutional amendment “protecting the right of parents to raise their children”? Blaise Gainey of The …
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What’s in the forecast for Texas’ real estate market?
We’re taking a closer look at what’s been happening at this Texas Legislature on school choice, aka school vouchers – and why there could be an earl…
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Lawsuit challenges federal wildlife trapping in Texas
A nearly $5 billion bill filed in the Legislature seeks to provide across-the-board raises for teachers and put more money toward bonuses.
Lithium-io…
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Behind Southwest Airlines’ big job cuts
15% of Southwest Airlines’ corporate workforce is out of a job in the Dallas-based company’s first-ever major layoffs.
Frigid temperatures across the…
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Measles outbreak spreads in rural West Texas
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas is rapidly spreading, with 49 cases confirmed. We’ll check in to see how the hospital in that region is respo…
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Why Texas’ paid parental leave plan isn’t working
It took a while, but the Texas House now ready to take action on some closely watched legislation. Blaise Gainey of The Texas Newsroom gets us up to…
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Texas Extra: Introducing Season 3 of The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout
Listen to the first episode of Season 3 The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout.
This season the podcast explores the history of oil a…
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What a stock exchange boom means for Dallas
After a long wait, the House speaker makes his committee assignments, and some Texas Republicans are none too pleased. We’ll hear the backstory and …
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Cracking the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
A new survey gives some strong indications what Texans make of the 47th president and what that portends for Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election p…
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A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row
It’s been four years since the deadly days-long blackout in Texas – and “The Disconnect” podcast is back for a third season, exploring what’s change…
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