Texas Standard For April 3, 2019
Just two weeks after the petrochemical disaster in Deer Park, another chemical fire at a plant outside of Houston: this one deadly. We’ll have the latest. And: nine dead, 20 injured, nearly 200 arrested and four years later, all cases dismissed Tuesday without a single conviction. What happened after the Waco biker shootout? And what are the lessons? Also: A warning about a quarter of Texas’ dams, we’ll take a look. Plus: They call it the Rio Grande Valley, but where are the mountains? Our commentator, W.F. Strong on an etymological mystery and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:

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