Texas Standard for October 6, 2016
Did he really say that about women and Mexicans? Why is it even a question? The history of “the big lie” and how it works. Also: As Hurricane Matthew bears down on the East Coast, how well prepared are we to weather a storm of such scale? A Texas lawmaker tells us after years of debate, there may actually be action for a coastal barrier. Also: Development in Texas’ biggest cities now squeezing out something else – parking. We’ll explore the implications. Plus: A mystery involving guns, a landing strip, a training camp and a famous Texas lawman. Investigators at the Pentagon trying to put the pieces together. All that and more today on the Standard:

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