Texas Standard For August 31, 2018
Down to the wire: Canada is racing to do what Mexico did – strike a deal with the U.S. and save NAFTA. If they can’t, what will it mean for Texas? We’ll take a look. And: Politics watchers nationwide are enthralled by the Senate race in Texas. One of the most serious challenges from the Democrats in decades and Hispanics may hold the key. Question is: will they turn out to vote? But more than that, how will they vote? Republicans rethinking their strategy. Also: Business is booming in construction across Texas, just one problem: where are the workers? Those stories and a whole lot more on todays Texas Standard:

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