Texas Standard for July 4, 2017
As Texas goes, so goes the nation? Lawrence Wright makes that argument in a new piece in the New Yorker. He’ll break down his reporting. And: Scientists in San Antonio are learning about how the brain’s two halves talk to each other – and how that chatter could lead to a better understanding of devastating conditions. Also: Are special needs students the best group to test “private school choice” in Texas? A policy expert weighs in ahead of the start of the special legislative session. Those stories and lots more, today on the Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
Technical Director Casey Cheek works his radio magic.
How Texas Politics Turned Right
Half And Half: San Antonio Scientists Look At How Brain Hemispheres Communicate
Evaluating Texas’ Economic Future In A Warmer Climate
Execution Drugs Texas Purchased From Questionable Supplier Have Expired
Through Dialogue, Interfaith Leaders Hope North Texans Will Better Understand Each Other
Texas’ First Latino Comic-Con Comes to Dallas
The Artistry In Lighting The Night Sky
Proposed Vouchers Wouldn’t Reach Most Special Needs Students
More from 07/04/2017
How Texas Politics Turned Right
Half And Half: San Antonio Scientists Look At How Brain Hemispheres Communicate
Evaluating Texas’ Economic Future In A Warmer Climate
Execution Drugs Texas Purchased From Questionable Supplier Have Expired
Through Dialogue, Interfaith Leaders Hope North Texans Will Better Understand Each Other
Proposed Vouchers Wouldn’t Reach Most Special Needs Students
The Artistry In Lighting The Night Sky
Texas’ First Latino Comic-Con Comes to Dallas
