Texas Standard for March 11, 2016
In Houston a new name has become popular – not Daniel, or Ashley – but FNU. FNU? You too? Who’s to blame for the odd name Friday on the Texas Standard. And: The notorious story of long waits at VA hospitals across Texas just got uglier as a new report shows VA workers tried to hide the problem by manipulating data. We’ll explore. Also:
Hey job seeker, do we have a gig for you. One problem though – you’ve gotta be good with IT. And in high tech Texas, there aren’t enough candidates to qualify. What San Antonio’s trying to do to close the IT gap. All that, plus the week in politics and more:
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