Texas Standard for December 18, 2015
Are thousands of Texas children placed in unreasonable risk of harm? A federal judge says the state has violated foster children’s constitutional rights. Plus: We’ll take a trip to Crystal City, Texas and back in time to 1944. Also: Threats sent to schools in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas. An expert speaks on how to tell whether there’s real risk. And: What makes a Texas fruitcake unique? It’s not the fruit. All that and more on today’s Texas Standard:
Photo via Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
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