Texas Standard for July 1, 2015
Beyond flags and statues, the Texas battle over Confederate connections turns to public schools. Also: The Texas ban on fracking bans – after Denton, what comes next? Plus: Doctors step in where politicians won’t in a controversy over childhood vaccinations. And: A Texas Tech professor speaks out against tenure – and he says he’s paying an unfair price. And what’s in a name? A whole lot more than you might think. All those stories and more on the Standard.

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