Texas Standard For June 28, 2018

The end of Roe versus Wade? Not so fast say a Texas law scholar and a former law clerk to retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, we’ll explore. Conventional wisdom has it that Kennedy’s likely successor on the court will be an ideological opponent of the landmark 1973 abortion rights decision. But in the end, such a challenge might not turn on Kennedy’s successor, we’ll hear why. And: First it was bags, but now that Texas bag bans have been trashed in a court challenge, the spotlight turns to plastic straws, we’ll take a look at the latest. Also: Digital savant Omar Gallaga with summer tech for kids. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

By Texas StandardJune 28, 2018 7:08 amWhole Shows

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Executive Producer Rhonda Fanning fields calls from her desk.