Texas Standard for October 11, 2016
The law says police must report officer-involved shootings. So why are hundreds of them missing from records? We’ll explore. Also: Trust the polls? Want another measure for how the presidential race is going? Here’s why some are looking to the peso as a proxy. Plus: On this final day of voter registration in Texas – is there not a better way? And: The feds order Texas to remove caps on special ed services, unless they can show no kids are losing out. Now a Texas lawmaker wants to go a step further. We’ll hear the plan. More: With the recent passing of a Texas music legend, a new book explores what we’ve lost. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
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