Texas Standard for May 25, 2017
Education savings accounts – opponents called them vouchers in disguise. Did that fight just scuttle school finance reform statewide? We’ll explore. And: The numbers are in – what does a new census report tell us about the shape of the Lone Star State? Also: There’s a law aimed at getting guns out of the hands of spousal abusers. So why are so few firearms actually taken away? A group of Texas law school students went looking for answers. We’ll hear what they found. Plus: A rite of passage, passing into history. Why the summer job is in jeopardy. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

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