Texas Standard For August 29, 2018

A Texas police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of a black teenager leaving a party in a Dallas suburb. Is this a turning point? Police across the Lone Star State have embraced body cameras for greater transparency, but its rare for footage to be decisive in a case alleging unwarranted use of police power. Yesterday’s murder verdict was an exception. We’ll hear why and what it could mean going forward. And: A noisy goodbye from the person overseeing federal efforts to curb abuses and excesses in student loans. He claims the Trump administration is unraveling protections for students. Also: The case for taking Wednesday’s off on this hump day edition of the Texas Standard:

By Texas StandardAugust 29, 2018 11:28 amWhole Shows

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The Texas Standard team gathers for its daily meeting.