Texas Standard for September 9, 2016
Texas is a hotbed for human trafficking, but there may be something that makes it unique: its “cantinas.” Also: There’s more questions than answers after a school shooting in West Texas. What we know and what it means for life in a normally tranquil small desert town. And: Lessons from the disaster that struck the coast of Texas this time eight years ago. Plus: Swapping woodwinds and strings for picket signs: A celebrated symphony goes on strike. All that and more, today on the Texas Standard:

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