Texas Standard For January 2, 2018
2018 means a slew of new laws are going into effect. Are there any that effect you? We’ll have the details. And: Remember the failing blowout preventer from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? A proposed rollback in regulations targets drilling in places like the Gulf of Mexico. Also: A dispute between Texas and New Mexico over water from the Rio Grande is going to country’s highest court. We’ll have the details. Plus: A Texas high school won back to back to back state championships in 2017. But the school’s story of winning intertwines with a story of loss. And: Why the U.S. may need to change its strategy for combatting drug cartels on the other side of the border. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

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