Texas Standard for September 28, 2016
For those frustrated by the two party choices, there is another way. That’s the message independents are pushing but who’s buying? Plus: The stereotypes of drug runners? May need to rethink that. A new report suggests a profound shift in the drug business, from Texas’ southern border to its northern. We’ll hear how and why. Also: The Air Force is losing 750 fighter pilots each year and the economy’s making it hard to fill cockpits. Now a warning of a looming crisis in the air. Plus: A state antiquities landmark is set to become a parking lot. And why that might not be as awful as it sounds. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:

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