Texas Standard For August 20, 2019
The governor launches a second panel to address immediate safety concerns in the aftermath of the El Paso shooting. What’s different? We’ll take a look. Among the lawmakers assigned to the new Texas Safety Commission, several from the El Paso area: Democratic Rep. Mary Gonzalez on what she hopes will come out of the newly created Texas Safety Commission. And: Why Dallas is turning to a task force to deal with rising homicide rates. Also: Are national developers driving up college debt? All those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
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