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Texas Standard for Feb. 18, 2026: Rare species discovered in Texas’ deepest underwater cave system
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (495+ words) By Texas StandardFebruary 18, 20268:39 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Illustration by Wells Dunbar Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. West Texas wildfire danger rises as drought and…...
Carbon dating reveals a 4,000-year-long rock art tradition in southwestern Texas
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1276+ words) People of the lower Pecos used the same mural-making techniques for millennia. By Michael MarksJanuary 26, 202611:27 amArts & Culture, Health & Science, History, Texas Standard Original Carolyn Boyd examines the Pecos River-style paintings at Fate Bell Shelter within Seminole Canyon State Park and…...
Today on Texas Standard: Dinosaur tracks uncovered after floods
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) Flooding in Travis County revealed fossilized dinosaur tracks likely made by an Acrocanthosaurus, the largest carnivore in North America during the early Cretaceous period. By Texas StandardAugust 11, 20259:26 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Here's what's coming up on Texas Standard for…...
Acrocantho-what? This dinosaur’s footprint was found in the Austin area after the July floods
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) The footprints were created some 115 million years ago, when what is now a Central Texas suburb was a beach on the Western Interior Seaway. By Katy McAfee, KUT NewsAugust 11, 20257:30 amJuly 4 2025 floods, KUT News, The Texas Newsroom Courtesy Of Travis County…...
Hunter discovers rare mammoth tusk on West Texas ranch
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (1259+ words) By Rhonda FanningMarch 17, 202511:11 amHealth & Science, Texas Standard Original Devin Pettigrew / Center for Big Bend Studies Team members Erika Blecha, Haley Bjorklund, Justin Garnett and Bryon Schroeder wrap the tusk with strips of plaster-covered burlap that will harden into a cast…...
Today on Texas Standard: West Texas hunter stumbles upon rare mammoth tusk fossil
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (421+ words) By Texas StandardMarch 17, 20259:27 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Image by Wells Dunbar/Texas Standard Here's what's coming up on Texas Standard for Monday, March 17, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard....