Texas Standard For January 25, 2018
The mayor of Plano joins a boycott of a meeting with President Trump. The mayor of McKinney says that was a mistake. We’ll have the latest. And: Gov. Abbott appeals to the Trump administration to get money to fund the state’s healthy Texas Women program. But why was it being withheld in the first place? We’ll get the backstory. Also: Hoop dreams – the National Basketball Association calls on Congress to legalize betting on pro basketball nationwide, and the league would like a piece of the action, too. Smart move or could it hurt the game? Plus: The Band-Aid that keeps the government going: are continuing resolutions the solution or the problem? All those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:

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