Texas Standard for April 3, 2017
In red state Texas, is Senator Ted Cruz concerned about a challenge from a Democrat? You Beto believe it. We’ll explore. And a listener asks: In Texas politics, is it possible for one ordinary person to make a difference? Our correspondent answers with not one but five suggestions. Also: The Keystone pipeline gets the green light – but why would Mexico be worried about that? And: If you put on a few extra pounds or more, should you diet? No. Live it. Research shows America’s surrendering in the battle of the bulge. Plus Fort Worth: the film capital of Texas? A Lone Star director shoots for the moon. All that and a whole lot more, today on the Texas Standard:

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