Texas Standard For April 27, 2018

Can the governor force a disgraced ex-Congressman to compensate taxpayers for the cost of a special election to replace him? We’ll explore your questions. And: The National Rifle Association is coming to Dallas for its national convention next week. A writer for the Dallas Morning News says it’s coming full-circle in a sense, since two Texans turned the NRA into the group it is today. We’ll hear how and why. Also: An idea to get more future teachers to turn their sights to rural Texas. Also: An unlikely pick from an unlikely place: football’s Cinderella story from San Antonio. And: The man convicted of murder who’s helping the wrongly-accused get of jail. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard: