Texas Standard for August 30, 2016
First it was federal prisons. Now, this could be a sea change in how the U.S. handles families crossing the border. Also: Can Texas hold its liquor laws? There’s a sobering challenge from the nation’s biggest brick and mortar retailer, and billions of dollars hang in the balance. Plus: In advance of a major storm expected on the gulf, the state’s insurer of last resort finds itself in the eye of a storm over rate hikes – or more precisely, a lack thereof. And the winds of change, blowing into Corpus Christi? Here’s how a longtime staple of the economy could get blown away by a wind farm. Listen for all that and more, today on the Texas Standard:

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