Texas Standard For February 15, 2018
Harris County’s bail system treats the rich differently from the poor. An appeals court affirms that ruling. We’ll have the latest on what’s next and what it could mean for taxpayers. And: A Texas lawmaker is leading an effort to roll back some requirements aimed at helping the disabled. We’ll explain. Also: Two native Texans are part of a suit that wants the feds to drop marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. What a ruling could mean. Plus: We’ll explore technology as it’s being used in groundbreaking ways at the Olympics. And: LBJ did not like his presidential portrait. We’ll tell you why and what he did about it. Those stories and a whole lot more on todays Texas Standard:

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