Rhonda Fanning
Rhonda is the newest member of the KUT News team, joining in late 2013 as producer for KUT's new daily news program, The Texas Standard. Rhonda will forever be known as the answer to the trivia question, “Who was the first full-time hire for The Texas Standard?” She’s an Iowa native who got her start in public radio at WFSU in Tallahassee, while getting her Master's Degree in Library Science at Florida State University. Prior to joining KUT and The Texas Standard, Rhonda was a producer for Wisconsin Public Radio.
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In addition to using current revenue to fund the plan, Democratic House members would tap the rainy day fund to stabilize the Teacher Retirement System.
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The issue gained attention after two people in Houston died in a raid for which an officer allegedly obtained a warrant under false pretenses.
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Politicians Veronica Escobar and Beto O’Rourke will join the counter-rally of El Pasoans and others who say Trump mischaracterized the border city in his…
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The president and the governor both talked about the border; Abbott also made school finance reform and teacher pay tops on his agenda.
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From Texas Standard: A few weeks ago, the coordinator of Baylor University's Title IX resigned, alleging that the school had prevented her from...
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From Texas Standard: After last night's debate, dictionary maker Merriam-Webster reported that searches for "hombre" spiked 120,000 percent, as did look...
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From Texas Standard: With compounding reports of Donald Trump’s alleged sexual abuse of women, it’s easy to forget his earlier outrageous claims. Case...
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From Texas Standard: Since the 1970s, federal law has stated that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free public education appropriate to...
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From Texas Standard: Earlier this week, a federal judge sided with Texas' request to block a federal directive for schools to accommodate the bathroom...
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From Texas Standard: In the U.S. and some 30 other countries, the law guarantees citizenship at birth. But for kids born in Texas, a birth certificate...