Texas Standard For July 17, 2018
It’s being called treasonous by some; more and more Republicans are now breaking with the president. Words matter. We’ll try to decode them. And: MS-13, a hyper-violent gang from Central America is at the center of a new litmus test in U.S. politics. How much of a threat does the gang really pose in the Lone Star State? Also: How the “zero-tolerance” border backlash has put some San Antonio lawyers in the national spotlight, raising $20 million to help separated families. Plus: In our spotlight on health – what looks like a psychiatrist shortage in west Texas. And: East Texas bugs beware: the mosquito assassins are in the air. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
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