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Here's a preview of today's show . Below, the Standard's Michael Marks talks about the reporting process behind his feature story airing today.








In June, I got a tip from a listener that something strange was happening at a body of water in east Texas. It’s called the Cutoff, and it’s a long, skinny lake about four miles south of the town of Trinidad in Henderson County.


The Cutoff used to be part of the Trinity River. It was separated from the Trinity’s main body by levees built in the 1920s to mitigate flooding. Since then, it’s been a preferred outdoor recreation spot for locals. It’s a unique place – there’s calm water, good fishing, and an abundance of wildlife.


But in December 2021, a local businessman bought a ranch which included much of the property around the Cutoff. The tipster told me that in February, the landowner had a fence put up to block access to the water itself – depriving folks of what’s been a public asset for years.


That turned out to be true. Over the next couple months I spent time digging into documents, talking to locals, lawyers and state agencies, and generally trying to make sense of how a public asset could be taken away so easily from the people who use it.


The result is the story that’s on our show today – a story about how people respond when something of theirs gets taken away, and about who the state’s bureaucracy is set up to serve.

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The Texas Standard team – including Raul Alonzo, Shelly Brisbin, Wells Dunbar, Michael Minasi, Gabby Munoz, and Laura Rice – has worked hard to bring it to you.


Thanks for listening. And if there’s something happening in your part of Texas that we should know about, let us know!

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Governors Abbott, DeSantis aim to score political points with migrant busing program, professor says

"It really is pretty remarkable to see how our immigration posture has changed over the last 25 years ago or so," says our expert.



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ensus data shows Texas has more Hispanic residents than white residents

According to the American Community Survey, 40.2% of Texans are Hispanic, compared with 39.4% who are white. Texas hasn’t been a majority white state since 2004.




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Buy Now, Pay Later plans are easier than ever to access. Consumer advocates urge caution.

If you’ve shopped online lately, you’ve probably noticed new services that let you place an order, make a down payment, and break up the rest into smaller installments.

What do you need to know?



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‘The Johnny Canales Show’ host revamps program with a modern twist

“The Johnny Canales Show” originally aired in the 1980s and became a hit in many Latino households. Now the TV personality and his wife host “El Show de Johnny y Nora Canales” on social media.




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Nike’s planned distribution center in Dallas County hits snag over lack of diversity at the top
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What you need to know about voter ID requirements
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Rise in alligator sightings doesn’t mean there is a population increase
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Congress approves bill making Marfa’s Blackwell School a national historic site
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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.


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Brooks County

Founded: 1911

County seat: Falfurrias

Population: 7,076

Deadly passage: Brooks County has a grim distinction: with its dry, desert lands dubbed “the killing fields” by some, it’s a highly dangerous passage for migrants crossing into the U.S.
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Hundreds of bodies have been found there, people whose lives were claimed by soaring temperatures and severe dehydration. The 2021 documentary “Missing in Brooks County” delved deeper, arguing that the county’s border checkpoint – some 100 miles north of Mexico – uses
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the desert as a weapon against migrants. But some are trying to help. Earlier this year, the Standard brought you a story about the South Texas Human Rights Center, which fills up
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some 175 watering stations across Brooks County.

Claim to fame: Sprawling Brooks County is also home to several ranches, including portions of the storied King Ranch. It was there
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Falfurrias Butter got its start . As our commentator W.F. Strong notes, “when you drive through Falfurrias today, on state Highway 285, you can still see the vintage Falfurrias Butter sign on the side of the old Creamery Building. The town newspaper, Falfurrias Facts, occupies the building today.”

One last thing: Speaking of Stories from Texas – as fall arrives and the spooky season nears, here’s a creepy tale from W.F. Strong about the deadly mystery of a
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salt lake in Brooks County .

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- Javier Cazares
The father of a nine-year-old victim at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Cazares is angered by what he sees as inaction from Gov. Greg Abbott after the shooting.
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Read more here about how the shooting is behind some survivors' entry into politics.

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