Texas Standard for April 7, 2017
After U.S. cruise missile attacks on Syria, whose move is it next? Is this a one time event, or the start of something bigger? We’ll explore. And: After a 15 hour budget battle royal, a 218 billion dollar spending plan for Texas, paid for in part by tapping the rainy day fund. We’ll tally the winners and losers. Also: Depressing numbers on new jobs today, and yet in Texas, the construction industry says there aren’t enough workers to meet demand. What’s going on here? All that and much more turn it up, its Texas Standard:
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