Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, March 23, 2026.
Meteor over Texas leaves debris, questions after Houston-area impact
A meteor streaked across Texas skies over the weekend, producing a sonic boom and debris that reportedly struck a home near Houston.
Sean Gulick, a professor at UT Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, joins Texas Standard to explain the difference between meteors and meteorites and how unusual this event really is.
Landowners in Big Bend face uncertainty as border wall plans advance
Residents in remote West Texas communities are receiving letters warning their land could be seized for a proposed border wall. With few details from federal officials, confusion and concern are growing.
Marfa Public Radio’s Mary Cantrell reports on how landowners are responding and how legal aid groups are helping them navigate the process.
This week in Texas music history
Jason Mellard from Texas State’s Center for Texas Music History looks back.
College costs may be stabilizing, but affordability questions remain
The rising cost of higher education has long been a concern for families, but new research suggests tuition growth may be leveling off.
Phillip Levine, a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and economics professor at Wellesley College, joins Texas Standard to explain the difference between sticker price and net cost and what it means for affordability.
Texas Movie Madness narrows to Sweet 16
The Texas Standard’s Movie Madness bracket is heating up as the field narrows to the Sweet 16.
Shelly Brisbin reports on how the competition is shaping up, which films are advancing and how listeners are weighing in on their favorite Texas-made and Texas-set movies.
New documentary highlights pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins
“Spacewoman” tells the story of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft.
Director Hannah Berryman and Collins join the Texas Standard to discuss the challenges Collins overcame, her path through NASA and what the film hopes to inspire in future generations.
Researchers study wildfire recovery in Texas Panhandle
Two years after the massive Smokehouse Creek Fire scorched more than a million acres, researchers are studying how the land is recovering.
KTTZ’s Charley Maranville reports on a Texas Tech-led project using new technology to track cattle grazing and better understand rangeland recovery.
