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Eric Schmid covers the Metro East area in Illinois for St. Louis Public Radio. He joins the news team as its first Report for America corps member and is tasked with expanding KWMU's coverage east from the Mississippi. Before joining St. Louis Public Radio, Eric held competitive internships at Fox News Channel, NPR-affiliate WSHU Public Radio and AccuWeather. As a news fellow at WSHU's Long Island Bureau, he covered governments and environmental issues as well as other general assignments. Eric grew up in Northern Colorado but attended Stony Brook University, in New York where he ear...

California extended its statewide eviction moratorium last month, but San Diego could adopt even stronger tenant protections. Also, today is the last day of early voting in the special election for California's 80th assembly district. Plus, one of the hidden challenges for families in the military is how much they have to move.

The Biden administration set to end a Trump-era policy aimed at keeping migrants out of the U.S. due to pandemic concerns. And: What's the difference between Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke? According to a new survey of potential Texas voters, about 2 points; the research director of the Texas Lyceum Poll on Gov. Abbott's slim lead. Also: Richard Linklater on his new film celebrating growing up in Texas during the space age. These stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

“I’m sure Gov. Pritzker didn’t think the internet providers would be causing the digital divide, but they are,” said one member of the community who's been pushing for high speed internet for more than a decade.

Eric Schmid covers the Metro East area in Illinois for St. Louis Public Radio. He joins the news team as its first Report for America corps member and is tasked with expanding KWMU's coverage east from the Mississippi. Before joining St. Louis Public Radio, Eric held competitive internships at Fox News Channel, NPR-affiliate WSHU Public Radio and AccuWeather. As a news fellow at WSHU's Long Island Bureau, he covered governments and environmental issues as well as other general assignments. Eric grew up in Northern Colorado but attended Stony Brook University, in New York where he ear...