Texas Standard for July 21, 2017
If its true you get what you pay for? What exactly are we paying those who make our laws? We’re answering your questions today. And: The price of local policing is about to go up – way up – as the Department of Public Safety comes out with a price menu for its lab services. We’ll hear what’s behind what may be a big squeeze for local police. Also: An oil spill in the heart of Texas draws a spotlight to the miles and miles of combustibles under our boots. We’ll explore. Also: College Station, Texas: ground zero for the Game of Thrones? Why the author picked A&M as a Citadel for his manuscripts. Plus: The editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune on the week in politics. All this and more on today’s Texas Standard:
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Local Police To Foot The Bill For DPS Lab Tests
Why Aren’t State Legislators Paid a Living Wage?
This Crude Oil Pipeline Runs Right Under South Austin
Judge Rules Texas Prison Unit Must Keep Temperatures Below 88 Degrees
Buying A Used Car? Make Sure The Mileage And Condition Match, Authorities Warn
Should The Travis Park Confederate Monument Be Relocated?
Teens Geek Out At SMU’s Summer Engineering Camp
In The Battle for “Game of Thrones” Memorabilia, Texas A&M Wins The Spoils
Typewriter Rodeo: Musicians From Lubbock
With Sunset Legislation Out Of The Way, The Senate Moves On To Conservative ‘Red Meat’ Issues
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Local Police To Foot The Bill For DPS Lab Tests
This Crude Oil Pipeline Runs Right Under South Austin
Why Aren’t State Legislators Paid a Living Wage?
Judge Rules Texas Prison Unit Must Keep Temperatures Below 88 Degrees
Buying A Used Car? Make Sure The Mileage And Condition Match, Authorities Warn
Should The Travis Park Confederate Monument Be Relocated?
Teens Geek Out At SMU’s Summer Engineering Camp
In The Battle For ‘Game of Thrones’ Memorabilia, Texas A&M Wins The Spoils
Typewriter Rodeo: Musicians From Lubbock
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