Texas Standard for December 2, 2015
Gov. Greg Abbott tries to convince a not-quite capitalist Cuba that Texas would made a good business partner. Plus: The Sandra Bland case put suicides in Texas jails on the radar, but with scores of suicides in recent years, where were the alarm bells before? Also: A ban on big gulps? Billionaires in New York and Texas are pushing what they think is a better idea. And: A Democratic politician described as “not having a prayer” – and why she thinks that could help her win. All that and more on today’s Texas Standard:

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