Texas Standard for May 16, 2016
Is there a way to stop skyrocketing prescription prices? A Texas congressman calls for aggressive therapy, we’ll explore. Also: Should drugs developed with taxpayer support have the patents pulled when prices get too high? A Texas democrat rallies his colleagues to push the Obama administration to do just that. We’ll talk with him. Plus: Nine people were killed in the Waco biker shootout and so far no one has gone to trial. One year later what we know and what we don’t. And: Dog bites man is news once again. How to keep from being bitten and what not to do. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
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