Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, May 1, 2026.
Texas camps race to meet new safety rules
Just weeks before summer camp season, only three Texas camps had been licensed under new safety laws passed after last year’s deadly Hill Country floods.
Sarah Bahari of The Dallas Morning News joins Texas Standard to explain the delays, deficiency notices and what camps must do to open.
Corpus Christi’s water worries deepen
A growing water shortage in Corpus Christi is raising new concerns about whether the city is prepared for what comes next.
The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez reports that roughly half a million people could soon face critical limits on water supply.
Texas A&M-Kingsville reaches for space
On National Space Day, Texas A&M University-Kingsville is preparing to launch the first semester of a new master’s program in space and aeronautical engineering.
KEDT’s Rob Boscamp reports on the effort to train students for an expanding industry.
Dallas café builds job skills and independence
Employment barriers can limit independence for Texans with disabilities. In Dallas County, the region’s largest behavioral health provider has opened a café designed to teach food service skills and create new pathways to work.
KERA News’ Abigail Ruhman reports.
Ethics complaint targets Brooke Rollins
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is from Texas — and she’s facing an ethics complaint alleging she did not fully step away from conservative policy groups after joining the Trump administration.
Sky Chadde of Investigate Midwest joins the Standard to discuss the allegations and possible fallout.
New series examines mental health crisis response
In West Texas, long distances can mean long waits for help during a mental health emergency. A new series from KACU Abilene Public Radio called Minds on Trial begins with how Abilene helped pioneer alternatives to traditional policing.
KACU’s Josiah Wonnell reports in the first of a multi-part series.
The gang delivers another custom poem.
The week in Texas politics
The Texas Tribune’s Jasper Scherer joins the Standard with a recap of the week that was in Texas politics.
The Talk of Texas: Summer camp and safety
Wells Dunbar hears from listeners.
