Texas Standard For August 30, 2018
The State Department is denying U.S. passports to American citizens born near the border. The accusation: fraudulent birth certificates. We’ll talk to the Washington Post reporter who found that the citizenship of hundreds, possibly thousands of Hispanics with American birth certificates is being stripped off their passports, and their legal status in the U.S. is being thrown into question. We’ll hear the how and why. And: Harvey trapped hundreds of thousands of Texans when major freeways flooded across Houston. Now there’s an effort to fix what’s causing clogged arteries during storms. Also: Smart enough to set up a smart home? A new industry emerges to help. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./KUT
More from 08/30/2018
Thousands Of U.S. Citizens In South Texas Have Been Denied Passports
Air Conditioning And Recidivism Are Key Hurdles For Texas’ Criminal Justice System
Despite Growth In The Latino Population, Many Spanish-Language Media Outlets Are Closing
News Roundup: Election Judges Can Carry Concealed Firearms Into Polling Places
Build A Smart Home From The Ground Up
As Big Freeway Projects Move Forward, What Lessons Were Learned from Harvey’s Floods?
Standing Tall In A Pair Of Comfortable Boots
Texas’ First Female Bishop Of Evangelical Lutheran Church Wants To ‘Build Bridges’
