Here’s the Texas Standard article for Thursday, October 31, 2024:
Investigation: Texas woman dies as doctors fear intervening in miscarriage could be a crime
An investigation by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica has identified at least two Texas women who died after doctors delayed treatment for miscarriages. The report raises new concerns about the impact the state’s strict abortion laws are having on how Texas doctors approach reproductive health care.
Cassandra Jaramillo co-reported this article and joins Texas Standard to discuss.
North Texas voters rank transgender and LGBTQ+ issues as top concerns
This fall, issues surrounding transgender people are front and center in campaign ads.
As KERA’s Kylie Broussard reports, North Texas voters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community say the debate and other issues like abortion are top of mind during this election cycle. There is.
How to keep politics from ruining your love life
This election season is hitting couples and families with political differences hard. But there are things you can do to avoid letting partisan divisions ruin your love life and keep the peace at family gatherings.
Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla added:
Apple unveils latest products with new phased approach
Apple, best known for its flashy product launch events, tried a new approach this week. Instead of announcing its latest Mac computers in one big live event or video, the company split its product launches into multiple days. And later today, the maker of the iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac will share its quarterly earnings with analysts.
Our technology expert, Omar Galaga, has been following the announcements this week and joined us to provide more details.
Pay attention to this creepy and eerie movement
Withy Brown is a program specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. She is also our go-to insect expert. This Halloween, she talks about one particular bug that might send shivers down your spine.
Talk to the real-life Willy Wonka of Texas
If you find a Chick-O-Stick or Mary Jane while out trick-or-treating this year, you can thank the Texas company that provided the treats. Atkinson Candy Company opened in Lufkin in 1932 and has been making sweets, including its famous peanut butter bars, ever since.
And since the pandemic years, they have been inviting the public to so-called chick-o-treats at candy factories every Halloween, almost a page out of a Willy Wonka scenario.
Joining us today is Eric Atkinson, CEO of Atkinson Candy Company.
Investigation finds Texas voters caught in voter purge
Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that Texas removed about 6,500 “potentially non-citizens” from its voter rolls in an effort to ensure election integrity. But The Texas Tribune, ProPublica, and Vote Beat found that some voters were also caught up in these purges. They spoke with one Trump supporter who was mistakenly registered as a non-citizen and had his registration canceled.
ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigative reporter Lexi Churchill also joins the discussion.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart on Texas Newsroom’s State Roundup and Raul Alonzo on Talk of Texas.
