Texas Standard for September 29, 2015
Ten thousand migrants apprehended last month, the numbers sparking concerns of a second immigration crisis. A new surge at the border through two perspectives: a border patrol officer and the mayor of McAllen. Plus: At age 14, he was convicted of murder. He’s free today, he says, thanks to what happened to him in Giddings. Also: With age comes wisdom, and in Texas, free college tuition too. All that and more on today’s Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
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