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:

By Texas StandardJuly 21, 2017 11:38 am