Texas Standard For June 18, 2018

The Homeland Security chief tweets that the U.S. does not have a policy of separating families at the border: is that fact or fiction? Over the weekend, outrage grows over the so-called “zero tolerance” policy at the border, a drama playing out across south Texas. We’ll talk with the Houston Chronicle’s immigration reporter to hear what she’s learned about how families are separated and what is and isn’t done to get them back together. And: An unusual death penalty appeal: not a plea to spare a life, but for a different method of killing, we’ll explore. Also: Does your teenager know what he or she needs to when it comes to Texas law? Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard: