Texas Standard for December 7, 2015
The Oval Office: When it’s used as a bully pulpit, it often signals a turning point. Was last night’s message such a moment? Plus: Why has Texas become a hotbed for anti-Islamic rhetoric? NPR’s John Burnett joins us to talk about his new investigation. Also: Border crossings by unaccompanied minors on the rise once more. We’ll visit the source: El Salvador. And: Texas is front and center this week before the nation’s highest court. All that and more, on today’s Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
Host David Brown at the mic.
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