Texas Standard For February 6, 2018
ISIS has been mostly defeated. But is the Taliban gaining ground? Military engagements may be changing overseas but the message to troops here in the US: deploy or get out. We’ll take a closer look at the situation. And: A new TV series is retelling the story of the FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco. Why it wasn’t filmed in Texas. Also: What’s the deal with that proposed Dallas to Houston bullet train? Plus: We’ll check in on that and on the state of the state’s private space industry. And: Pinning down the shakeup that is Texas high school UIL realignment. Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:

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