Author Robert Bryce: Why Thinking Smaller Will Bring the Future Faster
What do transistors, lithium batteries and AK-47s have in common?Each one of those inventions fast-forwarded human history. They and many more, argues Austin-based author Robert Bryce, are examples of...
View ArticleAustin's the Only Fast Growing City in the Country Losing African-Americans
The overall Austin population exploded between 2000 and 2010, growing by more than 20 percent. But a University of Texas study [PDF] finds that Austin was the only U.S. city experiencing double-digit...
View ArticleThe Moyers on Addiction: A Public Family Talks About A Private Problem
Addiction affects nearly 23 million Americans, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Yet only about 10 percent of those affected are receiving treatment.Addiction...
View ArticleNolan Ryan's Recipe for Success - and His Big Tex Rib-Eye
At the ripe old age of 10, Nolan Ryan announced to his parents he was ready to get into the cattle business. And he did just that – buying his first calf from a local dairy farmer outside of his...
View ArticleThe International NBA: How Hiring Outside the Box Builds Better Teams
The San Antonio Spurs face the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in Game Two of the NBA's Western Conference playoff.While the game's on the Spurs' home court in the AT&T Center in San Antonio, several...
View ArticleHow Drug Smugglers Are Taking Advantage of the Texas Oil Boom
While fracking for oil along the Texas border has become a big business for petrol companies, a new entity seeks to tap into the lucrative market – drug smugglers. As infrastructure and activity...
View ArticleAmazing Grace: A Love Letter to Texas Women in Politics
Earlier this year, our partners at Texas Monthly opined that 2014 might just be the year for Latina women in Texas politics. But this week, Texas lost it's most politically powerful Latina – and...
View ArticleUse a Self-Driving Car With No Wheel? Google Bets You Will
Google is taking the wheel – taking it literally out of the car.The company is set to launch a test fleet of driverless cars in the near future. It's completely reimagining the automobile, removing...
View ArticleWhat Pill Was I Supposed to Take? A New App Remembers For You
Eat this, not that. Exercise daily – but don’t overdo it. Go easy on the salt. Limit your caffeine. Take the white pills in the morning with food and the yellow ones in the evening with water.Wait –...
View ArticleBiker Rally Appeals To A New Demographic: Women
Bikers are flocking to the Lone Star State this weekend for the Republic of Texas Biker Rally. The event, now in its eighteenth year, brings thousands of bikers and spectators to Austin from across the...
View ArticleTeen Playwright Reimagines Zimmerman Trial in 'Black Boy Fly'
After graduating high school, many students work a part-time job, or simply relax over the summer before college. But Jordan Cooper is busy writing and producing plays.The Texas Standard's David Brown...
View ArticleTexas Volunteers Turn Out to Aid Migrant Children
The U.S Border Patrol says it has been overwhelmed with the massive influx of migrant children crossing into Texas from Central America. Many of them are arriving with nothing but the clothes on their...
View ArticleTwo Summer Reads You Won't Want to Put Down
Summer reading season is here. So what are you taking (metaphorically or not) to the beach? Fear not: In this edition of Kirkus on the Standard, David Brown speaks with Kirkus Reviews editor Clay Smith...
View ArticleIt's Our World Cup Too, Say More and More U.S. Soccer Fans
If you were to ask someone on the street which country has brought more fans to the World Cup this year, many wouldn’t venture that it would be the U.S.But with the close proximity of the World Cup...
View ArticleTexas Oil Industry Keeps Wary Eye On ISIS
While the crisis in Iraq is half a world away, it’s impact can be felt here in the U.S. The rapidly destabilizing region is a base for major Texas oil companies, some of whom have had to evacuate the...
View ArticleListen: Texas Veterans on ISIS and the Future of Iraq
Last week, the Obama administration announced their response to the unraveling situation in Iraq. The U.S. is sending 300 military advisors to help government forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq...
View ArticleInterview: Remember the Alamo? Phil Collins Sure Does.
On Thursday, Phil Collins – the multi-million selling British singer, former Genesis drummer, and Texas history buff – returned to the Alamo with an offer: his entire collection of Alamo artifacts,...
View ArticleYou Only Die Once: How ISIS Recruits Young Muslims
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, grabbed international attention of media this year after inciting a rash of violence throughout Iraq, gaining momentum and inspiring young Muslims to take...
View Article'The World at War' Shares Harrowing Look at the Personal Side of WWI
World War I stands as a turning point of modern history – a point where industrialization and technology clashed with a bygone imperial policy.The results were devastating: the four-year conflict...
View ArticleDeath on the Border: Trying to Identify the Youth Who Never Made It
With thousands of children being detained by the Border Patrol along the Texas border, most of the spotlight seems to be focused on government policy and economic response. The Obama administration...
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