Texas Standard for May 12, 2016
A deadly explosion rocked a sense of security. Three years later, new findings and another jolt shaking the town of West, Texas. We’ll explore. Also: Texas is home to one of the largest squads of mosquito fighters in the country – but are they big enough to tackle the new threat of Zika? Plus: A tempest in a taco bowl? Why a week after Cinco de Mayo, one incendiary tweet among many constitutes to reverberate. And: Learning to grow legally: How cannabis farmers are navigating the narrows of Texas law to get licenses. Those stories and lots more, today on the Texas Standard:

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