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ere's what's coming up on Texas Standard for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Tune in to your local public radio station or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard.
The Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey breaks down the latest from the Texas Legislature, including committee actions and developments in the House and Senate. Plus, Blaise kicks off a series profiling key figures in state politics with an interview with Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez.
As Texas' population continues to boom, its real estate market is feeling the strain. A new report projects that Texas will surpass California as the most populous state by 2045, but housing affordability remains a major concern. Daniel Oney from Texas A&M's Real Estate Research Center shares his insights on what this means for Texans.
Flea-borne typhus is quietly spreading in Texas, and Dr. Gregory Anstead, an infectious disease expert at UT Health San Antonio and the Audie Murphy VA hospital, explains what you need to know about this often-overlooked threat.
In our Texas Museum Map series, listener Vicky Rose shares the story of the McDade Historical Society Museum, housed in a historic saloon built in 1874. We also hear from Gaige Davila about efforts to preserve Boca Chica Beach's memory before Elon Musk's arrival in South Texas.
Typewriter Rodeo delivers another custom poem, and we invite you to suggest topics for future poems. The week's top stories in Texas politics are recapped by James Barragán of the Texas Tribune, and Alexandra Hart has the state roundup with the Texas Newsroom.
