Texas Standard For June 27, 2018
A court order: the government has 30 days to reunite families separated at the border. And it appears some big changes are already happening, we’ll have the latest. And: A surprise upset win by a socialist candidate over a high-ranking congressman in New York’s primaries last night is reverberating across the country. What about right here in our own back yard? Ed Espinosa of Progress Texas on the future of Texas Democrats. Also: We’re number 2? Not for long. What’s happening in west Texas right now is set to make the U.S. the top oil producer in the world, perhaps sooner than anyone thinks. Plus: Getting kids to engage in art by harnessing their brainwaves – just another day at summer camp? Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

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