Texas Standard for April 14, 2015
The Department of Public Safety on the defensive amid allegations of spying on Mexico. Also: Texas makes its bid to win the 21st century space race. Plus: The biggest earth day in the world – and why the Texas version has others seeing green. And more Texas workers are getting a payday boost but is it enough to live on? All that and more on the Standard:

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