Texas Standard For October 4, 2017
The state has had a drought plan for years, now a first for water management in Texas: a statewide flood plan. What Texas is doing to prevent widespread damage from future floods and, what’s needed to deal with the next one. And: The sexual abuse of farmworkers. Is it an intractable problem? How workers came up with a plan and sold it to some of the biggest names in the American marketplace. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
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Technical Director Casey Cheek at the soundboard controls.
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