Texas Standard For January 21, 2020
More foster kids sleeping in state offices? Efforts to deal with a crisis in the state’s child welfare system are still failing hundreds of young Texans. And: Concerns about a growing mental health crisis on the border. We’ll hear the latest. Also: Disorder in the court? A special panel now asking whether judges in Texas should still run for election in partisan races, or if it’s better to follow the federal system of appointment. Plus: Real brisket, fake news? Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor on Texans with a beef about a unique branch of journalism. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

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