Laura Rice
Producer, Texas StandardLaura first joined the KUT team in April 2012. She now works for the statewide program Texas Standard as a reporter and producer. Laura came to KUT from the world of television news. She has worn many different hats as an anchor, reporter and producer at TV stations in Austin, Amarillo and Toledo, OH. Laura is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, a triathlete and enjoys travel, film and a good beer. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.
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A top doctor at Texas Children’s Hospital says the COVID-19 positivity rate is going up in children and hospitalizations may be creeping up as well. -
The agenda sets up several conservative priorities. Democrats could employ some headline-catching defense tactics.
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Do you wear a mask? Do you shake hands? Do you go out at all? We’re all navigating this stage of the pandemic.
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The eleven-item agenda is a mix of new items and Gov. Greg Abbott's priority measures that didn't pass during the regular session.
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A Republican political consultant says Gov. Abbott is using lawmaker pay as leverage to push through the voting bill that died during the regular session.
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The presence of trees can cool an area by as much as 10 degrees.
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Some Texas leaders see opportunity in the industry but a closer look also spells potential problems.
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Together, the six bills would beef up antitrust rules and control power tech companies have already amassed. Meanwhile the Federal Trade Commission faces a setback in its battle to contain Facebook.
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Senate Bill 281, which had bipartisan support in the Legislature, would have prevented previously hypnotized witnesses from taking the stand in criminal court.
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“Sounds Like Hate” producer urges others to have hard conversations about slavery and the Confederacy with their own families.
