Texas Standard for December 14, 2016

The countdown is on – just five days left until a new rule takes effect across Texas, and no one’s quite sure how to implement it. And:
Closing in fast on 500. Across the border from what was recently called the safest city in the nation, a new surge in killings could shatter records. We’ll hear the backstory. Also: A wave of resignations and a serious shortage of police in Dallas. This comes only months after reports of an avalanche of applications from would-be cadets. Plus: It’s official, but as Rick Perry prepares to be grilled for a gig as energy secretary, how do his past statements rate on the Truth-o-Meter? All that and much more today on the Texas Standard:

By Texas StandardDecember 14, 2016 11:41 am