Texas Standard For January 18, 2019
A federal appeals court hands the state of Texas a major victory in its fight to defund Planned Parenthood, we’ll have details. And: After spending millions fighting civil rights lawsuits over cash bail, Harris County does a dramatic about-face, pledging to end a system that critics say discriminates against the poor. Also: What’s in the water beneath our feet? If you live near a coal power plant in Texas, quite possibly very scary stuff. We’ll hear about hidden dangers in the H2o. All that and more today on the Texas Standard:

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