Texas Standard for June 17, 2015

Big Bad Bill? For much of Texas, it’s the tropical storm that wasn’t. But as hurricane season gets underway, there’s signs of a trillion dollar price tag. Also: Texas leads the nation in prison sexual assault – but out of hundreds of reported cases of prison workers preying on inmates, only nine have been sentenced to serve time. Plus: The story of one man who’s become a de facto father for scores of homeless students. And “taco” ’bout a crisis: The egg shortage takes a toll on the national breakfast of Texas.

June 17, 2015 10:55 am