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October 28, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Voted Yet? It's The Talk Of Texas!

If countdowns annoy you, sorry! It’s countdown time.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. If countdowns annoy you, sorry! It’s countdown time. Election Day is now less than a week away. If you’re planning to vot…

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October 14, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Setting New Records: It's the Talk of Texas.

Reporting the news can be a challenge – luckily, our team's up to the task.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. As Texans head out to polling stations for the first time this general election season, it appears …

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September 30, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Need a Break After last Night's Debate? It's the Talk of Texas.

Take a breather by listening to some of our top stories this past week.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. On the morning after a shambolic spectacle officially titled a presidential debate, with less than two …

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September 23, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Registered to vote? Ready to do it? It's the Talk of Texas.

We are just 20 days away from the first ballots being cast in Texas.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. We are just 20 days away from the first ballots being cast in Texas. And we're faced with a pandemic, a cl…

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September 16, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Real News: It's the Talk of Texas.

We do our best to provide you with the facts where we find them.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Journalists are fond of saying facts matter. But as some of this week's stories show, it would be unwise for an…

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September 2, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Is This The 'New Normal?' It’s The Talk Of Texas.

Ever since the pandemic hit, days, weeks and months have gone by in a blur.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Since social distancing, Zoom meetings, and facemasks became a part of our everyday conversation, da…

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August 26, 2020 at 2:48 PM

Prepaing For Hurricane Laura: It's The Talk Of Texas.

The hurricane has become a Category 4 storm as it closes in on the easternmost border of Texas.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Three years ago this week, forecasters often used a phrase to describe Hurricane…

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August 19, 2020 at 3:09 PM

100 Years After The 19th Amendment, The Fight To Vote Continues. It's The Talk Of Texas.

A century later, we face new challenges on the path to the voting booth.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving many women the right to vote. As we co…

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August 12, 2020 at 3:05 PM

A Higher Purpose: It's the Talk of Texas.

There’s a kind of beauty in a well-done task. Something you can sense about skill and purpose and hard work coming together.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. There’s a kind of beauty in a well-done task. Some…

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August 5, 2020 at 3:32 PM

El Paso, One Year Later: It's The Talk of Texas.

Even in this time of pandemic, El Paso stands out as uniquely united in spirit, resilience and resistance.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Flowers and candles. Orange ribbons. #ElPasoStrong. These are a few…

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July 29, 2020 at 3:09 PM

COVID-19's Causing 'Historic Decimation' Among Hispanics. It's the Talk of Texas.

We are living through history and sometimes we don’t realize it, writes guest host Joy Diaz.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. I love history. I love reading it and watching it unfold on the screen. But I ofte…

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July 22, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Back to School? It's the Talk of Texas. 🍎

Should we keep our kids safe – and stuck at home – for the new school year?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Alright, confession time: I'm not much of a "meme" person. I don't share them on social media, or ev…

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July 15, 2020 at 2:37 PM

Election Day Results: They're The Talk Of Texas 🗳️

As the prelude to a general election, there were high stakes this runoff election.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. The stakes for a primary runoff election in Texas might seem relatively low in a year that’s…

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July 8, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Will Schools Be Safe This Fall? It's the Talk of Texas.

We are just now getting long-awaited back-to-school guidelines.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Hard to believe it was three weeks ago when Gov. Greg Abbott was telling fellow lawmakers that public schools wo…

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July 1, 2020 at 3:25 PM

The Politics of Pandemics: It's the Talk of Texas.

Just how capable are our institutions of managing a crisis of pandemic proportions?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. In his recent column in the Texas Tribune, executive editor and co-founder Ross Ramsey revie…

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June 24, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Public Health vs. the Economy? It's the Talk of Texas. 😷

 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. When Texas went into lockdown three months ago, I recall the conversations around "What's next?" Many Texans felt their lives upended by stay-at-home orders, mandatory face mas…

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June 17, 2020 at 3:42 PM

Should Masks Be Mandatory in Public? It's the Talk of Texas.😷

Local officials are imploring the governor to give them more enforcement power.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state had reached its highest-ever number of COVID-19…

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June 10, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Allying Ourselves: It's the Talk of Texas. 🤝

"It’s about listening. It’s about letting Black people lead you in the ways in which you can help them."  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. It's difficult to think about much else. Maybe that's what compels so m…

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June 3, 2020 at 3:22 PM

Policing the Police? It's the Talk of Texas. 🚔

Make no mistake: We are witnessing history in the making. And we will continue our daily work on the first draft.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. By day, the protesters peacefully marched through the city. Bu…

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May 27, 2020 at 2:48 PM

Something Sweet for a Change: It's the Talk of Texas! 🧁

Here's what an educational outing with the kids taught me.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. First, it was adjusting to working at home, with kids taking classes under the same roof. Now comes phase two: worki…

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May 20, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Staying connected while staying apart: It's the Talk of Texas! 🔗

As far apart as we may feel at this moment, there is much joy to be had.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. It can seem like the quickening pace of life tends to rob us of what used to be a more civilized morn…

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May 13, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Mapping a Way Forward: It's the Talk of Texas. 🗺️

This moment offers an unprecedented opportunity to build a more inclusive and resilient Texas.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. For all that’s yet unclear about the true impact of this pandemic on Texas, we k…

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May 6, 2020 at 3:32 PM

Too Early to Reopen? It's the Talk of Texas?🔓

We may be weeks away from knowing whether Gov. Greg Abbott's "Texas strategy" will prove sound from a public health perspective.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Well, Texas, it's on. After we went off the ai…

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April 29, 2020 at 3:03 PM

Will coming together tear us apart? It's the Talk of Texas. 👥

Where this generation-defining story turns next is up to all of us.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. In recent years, pundits have posed a question that sounded less and less rhetorical as the years went by: …

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April 22, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Unchartered Waters: It’s the Talk of Texas.🌊

The state of Texas may be one of more profound disarray than first thought.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Just over a month ago, before the first lockdowns and school closures, it was hard to imagine the p…

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April 15, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Empty Cities: They're the Talk of Texas. 🏙️

The big question: Do we have a safe, feasible plan to reopen the Lone Star State?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Sometime over the weekend, it happened: people yearning for a return to our old normal began a…

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April 8, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Looking For Lessons: It's the Talk of Texas 🔎

Is it too early to draw long-term lessons from this pandemic?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email as a web page. Is it too early to draw long-term lessons from this pandemic? One interesting bit of advice I recently heard fro…

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April 1, 2020 at 2:39 PM

An Economic Pandemic: It's the Talk of Texas.

Just as other enterprises are struggling, so is the news business. But there are ways to help. It’s not just a health crisis. The hundreds of thousands of calls to state employment officials in recent days tell us there’s an awful econo…

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March 25, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Bracing For Impact: It's the Talk of Texas.

Coronavirus underscores a certain truth about the Texas economy: it’s unusually robust in good times, but frequently susceptible to disasters. Texas – the tenth largest economy in the world – is asking Washington for financial help. Alt…

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March 18, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Coping with the Coronavirus: It's the Talk of Texas.

For now – and throughout this crisis – Texas Standard is committed to you. Stay healthy, Texas, By last weekend, it had become a standard greeting: no handshakes, a nod of the head (maybe an elbow bump), followed by something along the …

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March 11, 2020 at 2:46 PM

The New Coronavirus: It's the Talk of Texas. 🧼

We're doing our best to deliver a considered, measured response to the threat posed by the novel coronavirus. Right now, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by what one might term “viral” news content. Part of the challenge we face is parsing …

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March 4, 2020 at 3:54 PM

The Results Are In: It's the Talk of Texas! 🗳️

There are three lessons from Super Tuesday in Texas. Read more: There are three lessons from Super Tuesday in Texas. First,  the so-called “sleeping giant” is wide awake. Though Bernie Sanders didn’t win Texas, he came awfully close, …

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February 26, 2020 at 3:49 PM

Winds of Change: It’s the Talk of Texas! 🌬️

You know what they say about the weather in Texas: if you don't like it, just give it five minutes. Maybe we should apply that to our politics too. You know what they say about the weather in Texas: if you don't like it, just give it f…

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February 19, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Up For Debate? It’s the Talk of Texas! 🗣️

Whether on the national stage or among Texas candidates, lines are being drawn this primary season. Remember Texas in January? It may feel like ages ago, but the conventional wisdom back then was that around these parts, where Democrats …

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February 12, 2020 at 4:08 PM

A Star is Born: It’s the Talk of Texas! 🌟

Our guest host Joy Diaz has some thoughts about statehood, federal spending and making sure our flags look fabulous. Have you heard the District of Columbia wants to become the 51st state? Just yesterday, the U.S. House Oversight Committ…

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February 5, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Cautiously Optimistic: It's the Talk of Texas! 🤞

In a week of volatile caucuses and competing claims about the state of our Union, how are things are on the home front? In a week of volatile caucuses, ferment on Capitol Hill and competing claims about the state of our Union, it’s fair…

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January 29, 2020 at 3:55 PM

The Final Countdown: It's the Talk of Texas! 🤘

There’s only a handful of days left before voters begin to commit to presidential candidates. You might say it’s getting real. There’s only a handful of days left before voters begin to commit to their presidential candidates of choice…

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January 22, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Some Food for Thought: It's the Talk of Texas! 🥩

The eyes (and stomachs) of Texas are never far from food. But more serious events have been the focus of interest in Texas, too. Interest in some recent reporting confirms our suspicions: the eyes (and stomachs) of Texas are never far …

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January 15, 2020 at 4:01 PM

The Center of Attention: It's the Talk of Texas❗

How seriously are presidential contenders taking Texas? Turns out they're paying close attention. There’s a set of mental gymnastics we here at the Standard often find ourselves engaging in: something happens on the national stage, and…

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January 8, 2020 at 3:46 PM

2020 Vision? It's the Talk of Texas! 👁️

It’s easy to get lost in the headlines, but you may find there’s more beneath the surface to lend support to that optimistic streak Texans are known for. A drone strike that sparks fears of World War III; seismic shocks rock Puerto Rico…

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December 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM

We Come Bearing Gifts: It's the Talk of Texas! 🎁

Just in time for the holidays, we've wrapped up some of our favorite stories from 2019 for you. No matter where you are – are you feeling that holiday spirit? A few days ago – over miles and miles of doughnuts and other seasonal treats …

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December 18, 2019 at 3:34 PM

We're Making a List: It's the Talk of Texas! 🎅

Checking the news once – much less twice! – can be hard over the holidays. But it's rewarding. There’s isn’t any snow falling in the Texas Capital City, but it's beginning to feel a lot like that special time of year once again. Here's th…

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December 11, 2019 at 4:21 PM

It's beginning to look a lot like ... the Talk of Texas! 🎁

Online holiday shopping is can have its pitfalls, but there's another season hackers set their sights on: election season. As our Texas Newsroom reminded us the other day, 'tis the season … for hackers! I don't mean to be a grinch or any…

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December 4, 2019 at 4:05 PM

After the Race: It's the Talk of Texas!🏃🏽‍♂️

Beto O'Rourke announces new plans while Julián Castro laments Kamala Harris' depature from the primary. Among Texas Democrats, he was the toast of the party – his close race against Ted Cruz a stepping stone to a presidential bid. But af…

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November 27, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Gobble Gobble: It's the (Turkey) Talk of Texas! 🦃

No matter your Thanksgiving plans, Texas Standard will be here for you. We're serving up heaping helpings of content all week! Greetings to you – or to your “out of office” reply, at least! If you’re traveling for the holiday, AAA Texas s…

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November 20, 2019 at 3:57 PM

The Show Must Go On: It's the Talk of Texas! 🎧

Between impeachment inquries and presidential debates there's a lot going on. Make sure to stick with the Standard. By the time this message lands in your inbox, you'll be getting ready to listen to the next round of presidential debates…

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November 13, 2019 at 4:01 PM

In the Middle of It: It's the Talk of Texas! 🎯

As public impeachment hearings get underway, two Texans find themselves deep in the heart of controversy. You know what they used to say about that great big western state bordering the Pacific, right? "As California goes, so goes the r…

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November 6, 2019 at 3:52 PM

The Votes Are In: It's the Talk of Texas! 🗳️

Every election cycle offers an opportunity for voters to send a message. What did they say last night? Every election cycle – even those in the so-called “off years” – offers an opportunity for voters to send a message. In some places lik…

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October 30, 2019 at 2:42 PM

Trick or Treat? It's the Talk of Texas! 🎃

Halloween could haunt the White House as the House of Representatives readies a vote on impeachment. Halloween could well haunt the White House as the U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a vote on impeachment. At issue: not wheth…

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October 23, 2019 at 3:05 PM

The Center of Attention: It's the Talk of Texas. 🎯

Texas is the focal point for many issues on the nation's front burner, whether it’s gun violence and mass shootings or concerns about race and the use of deadly force by police. Texas is the focal point for many issues on the nation's fro…

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