Texas Standard for October 3, 2016
Across Texas, people are talking about taxes, and not necessarily those of a certain presidential candidate. We’ll explore the details. Also: The face of immigration is changing, literally. Detentions along the southern border show an unexpected rise in the numbers of people neither from Mexico or Central America. We’ll hear who they are, and what’s driving the change. Also: You’ve heard of working yourself to death. That became all too real for a Texas twenty-something, who’s now urging other go-getters to check their ambitions. Plus: Is a key piece of safety equipment a threat to high school football? Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:

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