Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, July 18, 2023:
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 jalapeños. Now, restaurants and diners have had to find ways around the shortage. Houston Chronicle restaurant columnist Bao Ong joins us with more.
What’s going on with the Hollywood labor disputes?
Actors are on strike; writers are on strike. What are they fighting over, and is anything being produced in the meantime? To help us answer those questions we turn to Barbara Morgan, executive director of the Austin Film Festival.
A new book goes inside the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal
The Houston Astros’ World Series win in 2017 was marred after a sign-stealing scandal. How do the implications live on? Author Jonathan Silverman joins us to talk about “Astros and Asterisks: Houston’s Sign-Stealing Scandal Explained.”
What to expect from Team USA at the Women’s World Cup
The Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, and the U.S. Women’s National Team is looking to claim its third title in a row, after winning back-to-back cups in 2015 and 2019. Theo Lloyd-Hughes, a freelance soccer journalist based out of Texas, joins us with what to expect.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
