Texas Standard For May 11, 2018
Bitter rivals have started launching rockets at each other, raising concerns among experts about the world’s next big war, we’ll explore. Also: As investigations continue into possible presidential collusion with Kremlin insiders, we’ll hear how the Russians tried to turn Houston’s Beyoncé into a weapon of mass distraction. Plus: The self-taught scientist who gathered more data from inside a tornado than anyone else before or since, but in the chase for data lost his life. Also: What could keep a new oil boom from taking hold in west Texas? Would you believe a sand lizard? Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:

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