Texas Standard For March 15, 2018
$20 billion in debt: A Texas-based giant in the entertainment industry files for bankruptcy, we’ll explain. Also: Big pushback against Putin. A day after the UK announces sanctions against Russia, the U.S. issues sanctions of its own over election interference. We’ll have the latest. And: Texans getting sandbagged by callers claiming to be from the IRS. How a Texas company is fighting back. And: From a magazine known for its progressive politics: A call to drop the “turn Texas blue” narrative. We’ll hear the thinking behind it. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
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