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Welcome to Texas Standard for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Tune in to your Texas public radio station or use your smart speaker to listen to Texas Standard. Stay tuned for updated story links and audio later today.The Texas General...

A shocking trend has been observed in Travis County this year, with an increase in the number of youth arrests for violent offenses. The recent arrest of a 13-year-old in connection with a murder case has brought this issue...

James Kimbrough, a retired lieutenant colonel who has been teaching for eight years in Virginia, shared his journey into the teaching profession after a 22-year Army career. He emphasized the importance of guiding young individuals on their paths to...

The Texas General Land Office has offered President-elect Donald Trump a 1,400-acre Starr County ranch as a potential site for constructing detention centers to support his proposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham expressed the office's...

The ShareLunker program in Texas invites anglers to participate by catching large bass and contributing data to Texas Parks and Wildlife. The program runs all year, starting in January. Natalie Goldstrohm, the program coordinator, explained that anglers who catch...