Texas Standard for November 18, 2016
According to some in Sacramento, the election outcome is an existential threat. Has California become the new Texas? And: Texas legalized the medical use of cannabis oil, but the cost of doing business may make it impossible. A co-author of the bill wonders if that wasn’t part of the plan. We’ll hear from her. Also: A prominent public figure delivers a concession speech – only this one’s not politics, it’s football. We’ll hear what the fuss is about and why it matters in a larger sense. Plus: A Texas history textbook from the 1950’s, rediscovered and reviewed. All that plus the week in politics and much more, on today’s Texas Standard:

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