Texas Standard for October 25, 2016
A record-setting first day of early voting – some motivated by fears of funny business at the ballot box. But how well founded are they? We’ll explore. And: A few things overlooked in the conversation over a Texas telecom giant taking over Time Warner: Such as, what if AT&T gets into the journalism business? Also: A construction boom in North Texas. Workers are needed, sure, but the real shortage could be managers. What’s being done to deal with the shortage? Plus: At one of the nation’s top centers for drug abuse data, a discovery: When it comes to the drug war, the numbers don’t add up. All that and then some, today on the Texas Standard:

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Technical Director Casey Cheek at the soundboard controls.
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