Texas Standard for April 19, 2017
An upset or not so much? As political pundits argue over the significance of Georgia’s special election, is there fallout closer to home? The story today on Texas Standard. And: The president calls for tightening H-1B visas. How that might affect the state with the most H-1B applicants outside California – you know the one. Also: Federal law prohibits employers from engaging in age discrimination against people 40 and older. But does it protect older job applicants? A Houston Chronicle columnist says it shouldn’t, and boomers need to get out of the way. We’ll hear the reasoning. Plus: If you wait in line to testify at the capitol, is it first come, first to speak? Or something else? All that and more today:

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