Texas Standard for August 19, 2016
The Aleppo boy in the ambulance: Could a haunting photo mark a tipping point in what’s been called a forever war? Plus: The feds are phasing out private prisons. How did we get there? Would you believe Texas led the way? Also: The dwindling population at the nation’s biggest military base raises new opportunities for civilian home-hunters looking for the ultimate in gated communities. And mental health behind the badge: Here’s how the stuff they don’t tell you at the academy can hurt – and what’s being done to help. Plus: It started with a game between New York and San Francisco. Now this weekend, Texas hosts the world series of gay softball. All that and much more, on today’s Texas Standard.