Texas Standard for June 6, 2017
Are Facebook and Twitter innocent channels for communication, or participants who profit from terrorist propaganda and planning? We’ll explore. And: After last weekend’s attacks in London, the UK turns up the heat on social media platforms. We’ll look at the implications with a leading Texas scholar. Also: How much of the legislature can you miss and still call your self a Texas lawmaker? What appears to be a test of that question, and the Texas Democrat at the center of the storm. Plus: It seems to be a no-brainer: a museum of Texas Music History. Yet plans for such a place fell flat at the capitol. Why? We’ll find out. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

Miguel Gutierrez Jr./KUT
Today’s stories:
Is There A Legal Justification For Regulating Social Media?
Democrats Call On Dawnna Dukes To Step Down For Failing To Show Up
Texas Families Find Financial Stability In Nature-Related Tourism
As Astros Win Streak Grows, Fair Weather Fans Join The Bandwagon
Petitioners Ask Galveston Building Owners To Douse Lights During Bird Migrations
In North Texas, Lowrider Community Combats Cultural Stereotypes With Family, Tradition
How Digging Holes Across Texas Could Help Us Fight Climate Change
Bickering Among Potential Partners Sinks Proposed Texas Music Museum
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