Texas Standard For April 11, 2018
.Texan Kevin Brady may not be a household name in the rest of the U.S., but after a surprise announcement on Capitol Hill, that could quickly change. What House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from Congress may mean for Texas. Kevin Diaz of the Houston Chronicle joins us. And: With the Facebook CEO set for more congressional questions, why the interrogation from a Texas senator yesterday is being called one of the more interesting moments. Also: YouTube Kids – just how safe is it for youngsters? Also: What a massive new study tells us about the implications of holding school kids back a grade, come counterintuitive conclusions. All this an more, today on the Standard:

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