Texas Standard for April 13, 2017

For decades, Texas has had hate crimes laws on the books, but of hundreds of reports in the past 5 years, only eight convictions? We’ll explore. And: One of the top financial services companies in Texas does the math and decides to boost its minimum wage.  What it means for Texas and perhaps for you personally. Also: His break with his former employer at the White House made headlines. Now commentator Matthew Dowd is making the case for a better way than politics as we know it. Our conversation. Plus: Can you find the oldest library in Texas on a map? Yeah, neither could Google. But we found someone who can and will. All that and a whole lot more today on the Texas standard: