Texas Standard For May 30, 2019
The latest front in the culture wars? A game of political chicken – sandwiches? We’ll look at the backstory behind the conservative cry to save Chick-fil-A. And: AT&T is one of the biggest and best-known brands in the world, but it ain’t your parents’ Ma Bell anymore. How the Dallas-based phone company is morphing into a digital media giant. Also: A wakeup call to save older buildings across the Lone Star State. Plus: How Texas got its name: there may be more to the story than you think. All of those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

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