Texas Standard For April 23, 2018
Will the state’s political maps need to be redrawn? The stakes are high in a case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll have the latest. And: In Texas, there’s a lot of love for Southwest Airlines. But today, lots of frustrated travelers as the Dallas based carrier grounds nearly a hundred planes for engine inspections. We’ll hear what inspectors are looking for. Also: The nation’s biggest psychiatric ward also happens to be a county jail. How did the criminal justice system become the biggest provider of services to the mentally ill? We’ll explore. Plus: A new wave of National Guard troops arrives at the border. How’s this playing out down in the Valley? We’ll take you there. Those stories and so much more on today’s Texas Standard:

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