Texas Standard For February 8, 2018
The Texas primaries are just around the corner. We’ll follow the money to find out which big organizations are funding candidates so far. And: The numbers are devastating and they seem to be growing. What’s behind an uptick in child abuse deaths in Texas? Also: A central Texas university is mired in debate about racism involving the student body president. We’ll have the story. Plus: As the state’s first medical cannabis oil dispensary opens we’ll talk with a doctor about why even those eligible for a CBD oil prescription might have a hard time getting one. And a new book about an odyssey in the Texas Hill Country is getting a lot of praise and complimentary comparisons. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

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