Texas Standard for May 8, 2017

A weekend of voting and ballot counting across Texas – from El Paso to San Antonio to Pasadena. We’ll explore the outcomes and the implications. And: If you’re spending more than you’re bringing in and you’ve been smart enough to plan for a rainy day, you might tap those savings to get through the storm. But as Texas lawmakers argue over whether to do just that, listeners are asking us where did those unspent billions come from in the first place. We’ll take a look. Also: HEB and Kroger under German attack? Plus: Who says the spirit of bipartisanship has disappeared? Evidence to the contrary, and a Texan in the top ten of aisle crossers. All of that and so much more today on the Texas Standard: