Texas Standard for July 6, 2016
A Texas delegate pens an open letter to the head of the national GOP – Get out of the way and get ready for a shakeup. A Texan plotting to trump Trump at the party convention. Also: If you’re homeschooling kids, do you really have to teach them reading and writing if you’re convinced that the rapture is coming? A Texas Supreme Court decision triggers consternation, ridicule, and celebration. Also: Check your pulse – Are financial worries exacting too high a toll on the health of Texans? Plus: How a big move for a Japanese automaker has triggered what some call the “Toyota effect.” Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:

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Producer, and today's host, Laura Rice, cuts audio for the show.