Immigration
Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border
Posted on · The provision denies migrants a chance to request asylum under U.S. law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
National
Business
How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess
Posted on · Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.
Politics
Supreme Court sides with Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case
Posted on · At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns.
Health & Science
Baby formula shortage is making low-income mothers struggle to pay for a product usually covered by the state
Posted on · The state’s poorest mothers are paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket when they find baby formula because they say they can’t risk waiting for the exact brand and size container covered by Texas’ Women, Infant and Children program.
Town Square
The country is in mourning after the mass shooting in Buffalo
Posted on · Today, we offer a place for listeners to process and reflect on the mass shooting in Buffalo over the weekend – and to discuss solutions to gun violence and hate crimes in this country.
Town Square
Elon Musk, free speech, democracy, and the power of social media. Plus, another new season announcement on the Houston performing arts scene!
Posted on · Experts discuss what will happen when Elon Musk takes over Twitter, the changes coming to the platform, and what will be the impact on free speech. And, we get a preview of Main Theater's 47th season, including productions for children and families through their Theater for Youth series.
Town Square
Melissa Lucio’s case and the moral implications of capital punishment
Posted on · Today, we conclude our three-part series on this case, where we discuss capital punishment, and criminal justice system patterns of prosecution and conviction.
National
U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap
Posted on · Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.
Town Square
Was Melissa Lucio interrogated and coerced into confessing to something she didn’t do?
Posted on · Today we talk about the reliability of memory and the psychology of false confessions. Plus, the impact on women, in particular, within the criminal justice system.
Town Square
COVID past and present – from unmasking to understanding the how early days of the pandemic made some rich
Posted on · Just where exactly do we stand with the current state of COVID in the US? And how did traders, contractors, and healthcare companies use one of the darkest moments of the pandemic to make money?
Health & Science
The judge who tossed mask mandate misunderstood public health law, legal experts say
Posted on · Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's decision hinged on a definition of the word 'sanitation' that public health experts and legal scholars say missed the mark.
Politics
TSA will no longer enforce travel mask mandate after a federal judge strikes it down
Posted on · The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office.
Transportation
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
Posted on · The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport.
Sports
What Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia tells us about basketball’s gender pay gap
Posted on · "The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.
Town Square
The significance and impact of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on · South Texas College of Law professors weigh in on what might be the lasting significance and impact for the country, for the courts, and for representation.