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Texas Standard For June 12, 2020
In Dallas, President Trump calls for “force with compassion” in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests against police brutality in Texas and around the nation. We’ll hear from Gromer Jeffers of the Dallas Morning News who was there. And: As COVID-19 hospitalization numbers rise to new records in Texas, concerns that hospitals may not be able to meet even relaxed guidelines for personal protective equipment. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
David Freid
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