Texas Standard For November 21, 2018
Danger! Slippery road ahead: as Texans hit the holiday highways with cheaper gas at the pumps, falling oil prices could still hit us where it hurts. And: The oil and gas sector loses $1 trillion in value as prices plummet: what’s happening and how could it could affect everyday Texans. Also: Thinking about 2020 already? Why Jonathan Tilove of the Austin American-Statesman suggests: don’t bet against Beto’s return. Plus: How the changing of the guard in the U.S. House of Representatives hits home for Texas farmers. All this and so much more, today on the Standard:

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