Texas Standard For July 8, 2020

As Texas reports 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, the state education agency announces guidelines for going back to school in the fall, we’ll have details. And: with unemployment high, the special struggle to keep up with demand for food in remote parts of West Texas. Also: Texas Sen. John Cornyn claims the last top to bottom criminal justice review was more than half a century ago. Is he right? A Politifact check. Plus: A new documentary on a flamboyant fortune teller who became a cultural icon for many in Texas and beyond. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

By Texas StandardJuly 8, 2020 7:12 am

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