Texas Standard For September 18, 2018

Official summons is what the envelope says. Would you open it? An election year fundraising letter triggers outrage and questions of legality: we’ll explore. And: Our era of political coarseness and division, how will historians see us tomorrow? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin tells us how history may be able to help us get through today’s times. Also: A breakthrough curriculum for Latino/Latina studies. Plus: Electric scooters swarm the streets of Texas’ big cities. Some see them a public nuisance, but could they signal better times for Texas bicyclists? We’ll take a look. And the tale of the last town crier in America and so much more on today’s Texas Standard: