Texas Standard for October 27, 2016
An unprecedented step starting today, as state police sweep across Texas to find almost 3,000 missing foster care kids. We’ll explore. Also: If you can’t bring yourself to vote for Trump or Clinton, what are you gonna do? Today, the bottom line on whether it’s possible to vote for third-party candidates in Texas – and which ones. And: A pill that could prevent HIV, long a goal in the battle against AIDS. But why so few of those most likely to benefit are opting for it? Plus: An outsized personality tries to go from outrageous entertainer to politician. Sound a little Kinky to anyone? Those stories and much more, today on the Texas Standard:

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