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Here's a preview of today's show , including info on the latest challenge to Texas' abortion ban.










At midnight, a new law takes effect that amounts to a near-total abortion ban in Texas. It is the state’s version of a
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so-called “trigger” law , similar to legislation passed by conservatives in several states when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land.


With the Dobbs decision “triggering” the new restrictions, reproductive rights groups in Texas are filing suit to protect the ability of Texans to obtain abortion care in other states where abortion remains legal. While there’s considerable uncertainty over whether the legal action will succeed, it already appears the issue is having serious political implications as we approach statewide elections; we’re now just 11 weeks away from midterms.


At the start of the year, Gov. Greg Abbott seemed well-positioned for his re-election bid, but as you’ll find in this week’s newsletter, abortion is
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one of a handful of issues that have recast the political season in ways many prognosticators didn’t quite foresee. Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke has been hitting the hustings – and hammering on the issues of abortion and gun safety – in hopes of winning over independents and moderate Republicans. And poll numbers are shifting.


Is there a political sea change ahead? Though political experts might not go that far, the status quo isn’t always the final word in Texas – just ask a meteorologist. Amid crushing drought conditions for most of the state, major downfalls in places like North and Central Texas have officials evaluating the short- and long-term impact.


Also in today’s newsletter: A decade after DACA, what’s next for the hundreds of thousands of migrants allowed to remain to live and work in the U.S.? And a conversation with a new Texas writer already being compared with some of the greatest authors in the literary canon: LaToya Watkins’ novel “Perish” is deeply rooted in Texas, the Black migratory experience, and the secrets that families keep.


There’s a lot to explore this week! As always, keep us in the loop with your comments and stay caught up on the news 24/7 at
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TexasStandard.org .

- David Brown

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Latest p
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oll shows Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke in governor’s race

Immigration policy, abortion and gun control are among the top issues impacting the race.



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Some parts of Texas see flooding amid massive rainfall in 24-hour span

There could still be some lingering scattered showers and thunderstorms into the weekend, but most of the risk for locally heavy rain and flooding will gradually recede each day this week.




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‘Being and becoming a fighter:’ It's been a decade since DACA, and still there's no end in sight for Dreamers

Inaction in Congress and legal challenges to the program for undocumented minors have kept DACA beneficiaries in limbo.



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LaToya Watkins’ debut novel ‘Perish’ is rooted in Texas – and inspired by the stories that haunted her

“Perish” is about a Texas family confronting its secrets as family members say goodbye to their matriarch. Among its many themes is the study of Black migration – and exploring the experiences that fell in-between.




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Uvalde school board reconvenes for second try at terminating police chief
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Dallas was shaped by racism. Now, the city has a plan to address the sins of the past
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(KERA North Texas)
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Travis County program to provide lawyers at its downtown jail is still on hold
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Health experts say there has been a decline in vaccinations among kids in Texas
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The Talk of Texas is running down the state’s entire 254 counties – Anderson to Zavala – with points of interest pulled from the Texas Standard archives.


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Bowie County

Founded: 1840

County seat: Boston

Population: 92,893

School’s back: Bowie County is nestled in the northeast corner of the state, arguably making the twin city of Texarkana (the county’s largest) its biggest claim to fame. But another Bowie County city made big news by shrinking things down. As we noted earlier this year, the DeKalb Independent School District is one of several districts in the area that
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went to a four-day week to fight staff burnout. Superintendent Chris Galloway told us a majority of parents supported the change, although some 20% said “absolutely no.” Still, something must have worked: DeKalb’s newly underway fall session is a four-day week as well.

Believe it or not: Redwater, Texas, didn’t always have that name. The small Bowie County town (pop. 853) was originally named Ingersoll, after one Robert G. Ingersoll. Our commentator
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W.F. Strong writes that Ingersoll, one of the most renowned thinkers of the turn of the century, “was friends with Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant” and “a giant in the Republican Party.” But Ingersoll was agnostic. After a Christian revival meeting came to town – one with more converts than the town had citizens – the name change was made.

One last thing: Speaking of Strong, he argues Jim Bowie
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was “the original influencer.” Reckon he’s right. How many counties do you know that are named after TikTok stars?

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- Vanessa Jimenez, abortion network volunteer
Texas Standard contributors
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Gabriella Ybarra and
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Alexa Haverlah took a look at how as Texas tightens abortion restrictions, Mexico has shed most of theirs.
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