Texas Standard For April 17, 2019
Just where do you draw the line? Gerrymandering may be legal in Texas, but now there’s pushback in the Texas legislature, we’ll have the latest. And: We’ve been hearing about brick-and-mortar stores shuttering and big box retailers leaving old spaces, so who’s filling those vacancies? To an increasing extent, it’s immigrant entrepreneurs. We’ll hear more. Also: Did Texas once resemble East Central Africa? New images emerge from the study of bones discovered and locked away some 80 years ago. Plus: Is there a spending limit set by the Texas constitution? A Politifact check and more today on the Texas Standard:
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