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Texas Standard For May 12, 2020
Who’s entitled to cast a mail-in ballot? A new lawsuit says the Texas attorney general’s advice might have broken election laws – we’ll try to sort out the confusion. And: Is 2020 the year Texas turns blue? A perennial question reemerges with a little more oomph this election season. Also: Oil plummeting, rising unemployment, what else? A new report about a hit to the Texas economy few in our major cities are talking about. Plus: The decisions some families face about their loved ones in nursing homes. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
Dan Fassnacht
Texas Standard digital producer/reporter Caroline Covington works from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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