Texas Standard For January 15, 2019
The nation’s first execution of 2019 is set for today. But it won’t happen. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals orders a second look at bite mark evidence used in a murder trial, we’ll have more. And: The political committee behind the upset victory of Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a new objective: to topple a veteran congressman from Texas who’s a fellow Democrat. We’ll hear why. Also: Is the shutdown saving the government money? An expert does the math and more today on the Texas Standard:

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