Texas Standard For September 26, 2017

Travis County’s sheriff does a 180 after a ruling on Senate Bill 4. All ICE detainers will be honored, but it’s not so simple. Is the status quo ante, the way things were before SB4 what the court wants Texas to return to? We’ll try to sort out an opinion that’s left considerable confusion over the short-term implementation of Texas’ so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ law. And: Remember the Texas Miracle? A piece in the New York Times asks the question, ‘Texas, you still feelin miraculous?’ Also: Harvey sparks global interest in the concept of sponge cities. Like the suburbs, only extra absorbent. All that and a whole lot more on the national news show of Texas, the Texas Standard: