Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Tuesday, July 18, 2023. 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.
Whistleblower: DPS troops at border have ‘inhumane’ policies toward migrants
A Department of Public Safety whistleblower says troopers at the border are treating migrants inhumanely, denying them water and pushing young children back into the Rio Grande to prevent them from entering the U.S. Ben Wermund, who broke the story for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, joins us today.
How will Galveston redistricting impact the rest of the country?
A federal trial taking place in Galveston next month will mark the first serious test of the Voting Rights Act since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key portion of the law in June. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports on how redistricting in Galveston County – and perhaps around the country – will be impacted.
How trains are adding to traffic woes in Fort Worth
Trains are big business in Texas, bringing in more than $13 billion every year. But some residents pay the cost: In Fort Worth, vehicle drivers are waiting at train crossings, sometimes for hours. Fort Worth Report’s Seth Bodine explains why.
Spice seekers are facing a Sriracha shortage
The bright red, spicy chili sauce known as Sriracha is experiencing another shortage as the company that makes it says it can’t get enough red...
CHESHIRE Police says that it has arrested a Warrington woman on suspicion of wasting police time after resources from two police forces were diverted to ‘false kidnap claims’. In the early hours o...