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Texas Standard For May 11, 2020
Under governor’s orders, restrictions on businesses lift, bit by bit. But can Texas really be a little bit open for business? Reporters from across the state on how and whether the incremental reopening is taking hold. And: Floating storage facilities start crowding parts of the Gulf Coast offshore, we’ll hear why. Also: The first graduates from the new medical school in the RGV ender a brave new world. Plus: Something’s going missing in Texas. Namely, the difference between certain vowels. The latest Texan Translation and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
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