Texas Standard For October 12, 2017
As Congress gets ready to approve hurricane aid money, Gov. Abbot sends a message to the Texas delegation – get a spine! We’ll hear why the governors so angry over the relief package set for a vote in the house. And: Why lots of folks in hard-hit Victoria are feeling left high and dry by relief efforts so far. Also: A win for opponents of solitary confinement in Texas, and why some say it doesn’t go far enough. Plus: Outside a rural Texas town perhaps best known for kolaches: the first legal cannabis dispensary in the Lone Star State is opening, but it’s quite unlike those in California. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./KUT
More from 10/12/2017
Greg Abbott Tells Texas Lawmakers To “Get A Spine” In Fight For Federal Harvey Funding
Texas’ First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set To Open In December
FEMA’s On The Ground, But Victoria Residents Still Struggle With Paperwork And Wait Times
Cars Today Are More Computer Than Motor
Federal Court Denies Request To Release Immigrant Teen, Seeking Abortion
Though Texas No Longer Uses It As Punishment, Many Inmates Still Live In Solitary Confinement
A Heritage Of Custom Boot-Making Hangs On in Mercedes, Texas
Government, Nonprofit Collaboration Aims To Address Child Sexual Exploitation
Can We Taco ’bout Fashion?
