Texas Standard for December 31, 2015
This New Year’s Eve, a Mexican judge says Ethan Couch will be staying south of the border little longer. Plus: With Blue Bell returning to the shelves, it would appear the company put the listeria crisis behind it – except for a Justice Department investigation. Also: A look ahead to high tech and Texas politics in 2016. And: Pass the black eyed peas please. What’s the backstory on the Texas tradition? All that and more on today’s Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
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