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It can be disorienting to wake up in a new place. Particularly when you haven’t gone anywhere. But on Tuesday, Texans of all ideologies had that experience. News that the U.S. Supreme Court was preparing
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to overturn Roe v. Wade came out of the blue on Monday evening, and the world we’d all known for the past 50 years was suddenly different.


That’s not totally true for everyone, of course. Some Texans – particularly people of color and people with low incomes –
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can already tell you what it’s like to live in a post-Roe v. Wade society, thanks to the state’s restrictive abortion laws.


“Forced pregnancy really has different outcomes depending on what race you are – we know that Black women are much more likely to die during pregnancy than other women – this has differential impacts on people of color and poor people, and the court opinion really ignores that,”
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Seema Mohapatra said on Tuesday’s show. She is a law professor specializing in health and bioethics at Southern Methodist University.


If the draft opinion’s outcome holds when the court officially rules, a law banning abortion except under rare circumstances will
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automatically go into effect 30 days later in Texas . Performing an abortion becomes a felony under the law, punishable by a $100,000 fine.


Texans seeking an abortion will go to a state like New Mexico or Colorado, if they can afford it. If they can’t, they’ll carry an unwanted pregnancy, or find other means to have the procedure – which can be both a legal and a health risk. Last month, a woman in Starr County
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was arrested and charged with murder after a self-induced abortion. She was released from custody after spending three days in jail, and the charges were dropped.


The Supreme Court’s ruling will not be the last word on abortion in the United States. There will be new legislation and new legal challenges that push public policy this way and that. One day we may wake up in a new place once again. And the Texas Standard will be here to help you make sense of it.

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Breaking down the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, and what it could mean for Texans

What does the opinion say, and what are some of the possible public health outcomes if Roe is overturned? Two Texas law professors explain, and discuss what happens next.



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As Austin votes on decriminalizing marijuana, other Texas cities push for similar measures

Austin voters will decide the issue during the May 7 election. Decriminalization is on residents’ agendas in more cities including Denton, Killeen and San Marcos.



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Mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases have now been reported in South Texas

The disease does not appear to be caused by the usual culprits, including the hepatitis A, B or C viruses. The illness is very rare, but caretakers should get children tested for liver problems if certain symptoms persist.




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Find a kitten? Here's why taking it to a shelter should be your last resort.

"Kitten season" is typically spring through fall – and it can be overwhelming for animal shelters. That’s why, in most cases, it's best to keep kittens out of shelters if possible.




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Efforts to unionize bring Austin Starbucks workers together
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A disease is killing forest and shade trees around Houston
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Texas moves one step closer to adopting a new, more rigorous teacher certification exam
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North East ISD will replace some books featuring LGBTQ+ characters with straight ones. Here’s how that will impact students
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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.


Is there a can't-miss attraction in your area?
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Armstrong CountyFormed: 1876
County seat: Claude
Population: 1,848 (That’s the smallest of all the counties surveyed so far!)
Howdy neighbor: In a spot so small, it should be easy to spot a newcomer. That simple fact sparked some trouble
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during 2020’s wild 15-way Republican primary in Texas’s 13th Congressional District, which includes Claude. Allegations of carpetbagging dogged some candidates – but that didn’t stop newly repatriated Texan Ronny Jackson, fresh off a stint in the Trump administration, from clinching a win.
Catch a fire: The Panhandle can be a hotbed for wildfires. Some terrifying proof emerged in 2018, when flames from the Mallard Fire grew so intense
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they resulted in a pyrocumulus cloud – a rare meteorological phenomenon where a fire can generate a thunderstorm.
One last thing: Goodnight, Texas is one of the unincorporated areas of Armstrong County. Learn about its namesake Charles Goodnight –
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the Texan who inspired Lonesome Dove’s Woodrow F. Call .

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- Alfredo Corchado
The Dallas Morning News reporter recently spoke with us about the decision by Mexican officials
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to reroute a rail link through New Mexico instead of Texas , in response to Gov. Greg Abbott's series of escalations at the border.

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