Texas Standard for July 4, 2016
What if British businesses staged their own miniature Brexits and moved to Texas? We’ll explore Gov. Greg Abbott’s British Invasion. Plus: Attention big oil – you’ve been subpoenaed. Why California’s attorney general is investigating some of the biggest names in Texas energy. And: They promise miraculous cures thru stem cell technology. But experts warn a lot of it’s snake oil. Bogus stem cell clinics and why they’re big in Texas. Also: Ready for a dip? Who wants to be lifeguard? That’s the problem – a lifeguard shortage some are calling a crisis. Those stories and so much more on our Fourth of July Texas Standard:
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