Texas Standard for January 12, 2016
Texas set to announce a crack down on 21st century slavery. We’ll meet the woman in charge and why she’s doing it. Also: The Houston-based head of one of the nation’s most notorious biker gangs convinces a judge he’s no flight risk. Here’s why federal officials have set their sights on the Bandidos. And: What’s killing the lights over and over outside Houston? A Texas teenager named to Forbes 30 under 30 and his invention inspired by the BP oil spill. Plus: the white house promises an out of the ordinary state of the union… how far could they go? Those stories and much more Tuesday on the Texas standard.

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