Texas Standard for March 7, 2018
Greg Abbott goes one for three, Democrats from Houston and Dallas to duke it out for the governors race, and more takeaways from the primaries. And: Another emerging theme for Texas politics in 2018: the female factor. We’ll explain. Also: The most expensive battle in the Texas primaries goes to the woman. We’ll have the latest on a bitter fight for a state senate post. And: Beto O’Rourke gets 60 percent of the Democratic vote to set up a November showdown with Ted Cruz, and the nation is watching. Also: Getting the border wired for the web and a questionable claim about the leading killer of African Americans and much more, today on the Texas Standard:
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Producer, and today's host, Laura Rice, cuts audio for the show.
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