Texas Standard For May 14, 2018
Who won the first gubernatorial debate of the year? Though it was a one party affair, some pretty hard punches were landed. We’ll talk with the moderator of the Friday night fight, Gromer Jeffers of the Dallas Morning News. And: Well-heeled Texans are re-opening their wallets for the GOP, we’ll show you the money. Also: Liftoff in Houston for a basketball matchup that could be hotter than the NBA finals themselves. Plus: Is summer already over at the oasis called Balmorhea? We’ll dive in to that story and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

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