Texas Standard for December 6, 2016
How do you get Mexico to pay for a border wall? A Texas congressman has some ideas – and he just might be tapped to head Homeland Security. The story today on the Standard. And: Are you a marijuana user? Here’s why changes in values and laws across the nation have led to changes in the background check for firearms. Also: If a so-called bathroom bill were to pass in Texas, what would be the economic impact? A warning from a Texas business group. Plus: Reading, writing and wrongdoing: What will it take to stop the epidemic of inappropriate relationships between teachers and students? And: A court orders detention centers to open their doors. Now what? Those stories and much more, today on the Texas Standard:

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