Accessibility links
Wade Goodwyn Wade Goodwyn is a NPR National Desk Correspondent covering Texas and the surrounding states.
Stories By

Wade Goodwyn

Story Archive

Monday

National

Texas Gov. Abbott's lead over Democratic challenger O'Rourke is narrowing

The Texas gubernatorial race is tightening, despite polls earlier this year that indicated an overwhelming lead by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over former Rep. Beto O'Rourke.

Texas Gov. Abbott's lead over Democratic challenger O'Rourke is narrowing

Listen · 4:40
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1116264130/1116264131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Climate

Texans are cranking the AC, prompting worries about the state's power grid

Texas is sweltering through a weeks-long heat wave that is testing the reliability of the state's isolated power grid, which experienced a disastrous outage in February 2021.

Texans are cranking the AC, prompting worries about the state's power grid

Listen · 3:44
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1111771262/1111771263" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

Economy

Oil price fluctuation can hurt or help in Texas, depending on who you are

Oil prices have fallen from their peak earlier this year, but they are still high enough to inflict pain on car owners and to bring big profits to oil producers.

Oil price fluctuation can hurt or help in Texas, depending on who you are

Listen · 4:25
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1110723358/1110723359" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Law

Texas Supreme Court votes to allow trans child abuse investigations

The Texas Supreme Court says parents and doctors who provide gender-affirming care for trans kids can be investigated for child abuse. A lower court judge had halted the inquiries earlier.

Texas Supreme Court votes to allow trans child abuse investigations

Listen · 2:32
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1098865248/1098865249" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Law

A ruling is expected soon in a bankruptcy case involving the Boy Scouts of America

Thousands of former scouts who were sexually abused are expecting to share in a settlement worth billions of dollars.

A ruling is expected soon in a bankruptcy case involving the Boy Scouts of America

Listen · 3:50
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1097065417/1097065418" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Health Care

Texas doctors are worried for their patients losing access to gender-affirming care

Doctors and hospitals in Texas have discontinued gender-affirming care for trans youth. The move has those who do this care worried about their patients.

Texas doctors are worried for their patients losing access to gender-affirming care

Listen · 4:44
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1092117544/1092117545" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back

The Briggle family is fighting back after the Texas governor and attorney general said transgender children receiving gender-affirming care are the victims of child abuse. Jillian R McKenzie hide caption

toggle caption
Jillian R McKenzie

Law

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back

Texas Child Protective Services opened an investigation into the Briggle family after the governor and attorney general called gender-affirming care child abuse.

Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back

Listen · 6:54
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1088108783/1088114158" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Tuesday

National

Families in Texas with transgender children say they're under attack

The parents of a transgender child are fighting the Texas governor and attorney general, after child protective services began investigating the family for getting their child gender-affirming care.

Families in Texas with transgender children say they're under attack

Listen · 6:54
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1087991657/1087991661" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Politics

Why so many states are seeing bills aimed at trans families right now

In addition to Texas, a number of state legislatures are considering bills that would affect trans youth healthcare. Proponents of LGBTQ rights say the issue is being used to score political points.

Why so many states are seeing bills aimed at trans families right now

Listen · 4:18
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1086498915/1086498916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Children's Health

Texas governor calls to label gender-affirming care for trans kids as 'child abuse'

The governor of Texas wants gender-affirming treatment for transgender kids classified as child abuse. The state's attorney general agrees. But some local prosecutors say they won't bring charges.

Texas governor calls to label gender-affirming care for trans kids as 'child abuse'

Listen · 4:05
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1083775568/1083775569" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

National

Republicans dominate Texas politics despite the state's changing demographics

In Texas, early voting is well underway ahead of Tuesday's primary election. Democrats haven't won a statewide election in Texas for decades, despite many attempts to "turn Texas blue."

Republicans dominate Texas politics despite the state's changing demographics

Listen · 4:49
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1083003287/1083003288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Law

The consequences of Texas' restrictive abortion law

For patients seeking abortions in Texas, services have been drastically reduced. In surrounding states, wait times are increasing because of an influx of new patients.

The consequences of Texas' restrictive abortion law

Listen · 5:59
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1081570852/1081570853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

National

How a rabbi and other hostages made it out safely from a Texas synagogue

Many questions remain following this weekend's hostage-taking at a synagogue near Fort Worth. The four hostages survived the attack but the gunman died.

How a rabbi and other hostages made it out safely from a Texas synagogue

Listen · 3:22
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1073732581/1073732582" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Business

Due to COVID and weather, more than 1,000 U.S. flights have been cancelled today

A mixture of staffing shortages because of the coronavirus and some bad weather has been causing delays for many airlines.

Due to COVID and weather, more than 1,000 U.S. flights have been cancelled today

Listen · 3:23
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1068587873/1068587874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

National

Texas is urging power plants to prepare so there won't be another winter blackout

Nearly a year after Texas' deadly winter blackout, the state is urging power plants to be better prepared. But critics say not enough has changed to avoid mass outages if there's more extreme weather.

Texas is urging power plants to prepare so there won't be another winter blackout

Listen · 4:03
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1067024605/1067024606" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Saturday

Health

Football fans are packing into stadiums without masks, but it hasn't been an issue

How risky is attending a professional or college football game during this phase of the pandemic? Millions are doing so, mostly unmasked.

Football fans are packing into stadiums without masks, but it hasn't been an issue

Listen · 5:25
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1050782630/1050782631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Law

Billions of dollars are at stake in the Boy Scouts of America abuse settlement

More than 8,0000 men have sued the Boy Scouts on the grounds that they were sexually abused by scoutmasters. Settlement negotiations are ongoing.

Billions of dollars are at stake in the Boy Scouts of America abuse settlement

Listen · 4:17
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1045547852/1045547853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

National

The Impact Of The Strict New Abortion Law In Texas

The law has provoked fear and anxiety for people who seek the procedure and for those who provide it. Anyone who assists someone who tries to get an abortion after 6 weeks can be sued in civil court.

The Impact Of The Strict New Abortion Law In Texas

Listen · 4:32
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1038854766/1038854769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Law

Texas Law Could Be An Unprecedented Blow To Abortion Rights

The law ending abortion rights for most women goes into effect Wednesday. It allows people to sue anyone who tries to help a woman obtain an abortion, if she's been pregnant for more than six weeks.

Texas Law Could Be An Unprecedented Blow To Abortion Rights

Listen · 3:30
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1033170715/1033170716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Boy Scouts Of America Sexual Abuse Victims Seek Justice In Bankruptcy Court

A boy scout in uniform. John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images

National

Boy Scouts Of America Sexual Abuse Victims Seek Justice In Bankruptcy Court

The organization ignored decades of sex abuse allegations, but it could now pay the price. More than 88,000 men say they were abused as Scouts, ahead of Monday's deadline to file a claim.

Boy Scouts Of America Sexual Abuse Victims Seek Justice In Bankruptcy Court

  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/933924470/934883022" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

National

Magnet For Sexual Predators: The Boy Scouts Face Allegations Of Sexual Assault

More than 60,000 men say they were sexually abused when they were Boy Scouts, and the allegations could threaten the very existence of the iconic 110-year-old institution.

Magnet For Sexual Predators: The Boy Scouts Face Allegations Of Sexual Assault

  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/934718112/934718147" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Elections

Can Democrats Win Texas This Year?

As Election Day nears, polls suggest Texas might be in play for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Turning Texas blue has been a dream for Democrats. NPR discusses if this dream could become reality.

Can Democrats Win Texas This Year?

Listen · 4:40
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/923737019/923737030" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

National

Louisiana Braces For A Slow Recovery After Deadly Hurricane Laura

It won't be easy or quick for people in southern Louisiana to recover from the devastation of this week's deadly Hurricane Laura.

Louisiana Braces For A Slow Recovery After Deadly Hurricane Laura

Listen · 4:15
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/907157363/907157368" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Browse archive or search npr.org