Texas Standard for March 3, 2017
Put aside who’s gonna pay for it, who’s gonna build it? As companies start lining up, a hidden price for doing business? We’ll explore. And: Farmers and ranchers may have turned out for President Donald Trump back in November, but with new numbers and NAFTA on the line, what you might call ‘growing’ concerns. We’ll have the story. Also: In a time for belt-tightening in Texas, one state agency comes up with a plan – ask for more of it. We’ll hear why they think it’s a winning strategy. Plus: that’s the way it is – a pioneer of public radio, Cokie Roberts, on the state of the media in an era of fake news. More: Waco gets its wings, with the help of a flying W. Those stories today on the Texas Standard:

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