Texas Standard For April 13, 2018
You may have heard about James Comey’s book, have you heard how the president may be planning to fire back? Long before President Trump claimed to be the target of a witch hunt, the ally of a powerful Texan complained that he too was the target of one. Why Dick Cheney’s onetime teammate Scooter Libby is making headlines. And: You’ve heard of the calm before the storm, what about the storm that follows the storm? Why Texas lawmakers are worried about economic blowback post-Harvey. Also: One of the best-known actors in Hollywood keeps his heart and his home in Texas. Matthew McConaughey talks about Wooderson, guns and the samurai way. All this and more, today on the Standard:

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