Texas Standard for December 6, 2016
How do you get Mexico to pay for a border wall? A Texas congressman has some ideas – and he just might be tapped to head Homeland Security. The story today on the Standard. And: Are you a marijuana user? Here’s why changes in values and laws across the nation have led to changes in the background check for firearms. Also: If a so-called bathroom bill were to pass in Texas, what would be the economic impact? A warning from a Texas business group. Plus: Reading, writing and wrongdoing: What will it take to stop the epidemic of inappropriate relationships between teachers and students? And: A court orders detention centers to open their doors. Now what? Those stories and much more, today on the Texas Standard:
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Executive Producer Rhonda Fanning fields calls from her desk.
More from 12/06/2016
Homeland Security Hopeful Michael McCaul Draws Criticism for Immigration Plan
Background Checks Now Ask Gun Buyers About Marijuana, But Leave Out Gender Identity
Texas Doesn’t Have Statewide Standards for Handling Student-Teacher Relationships
Bathroom Bills Aimed at Transgender People Could Cost Texas Billions
Court Ruling Triggers Mass Release Of Women And Children Asylum Seekers
San Antonio Mayor Unhappy With Coverage of Police-Community Relations
Former Homeless UT Student Runs Writing Workshop for People Without A Home
Why Did FDR Use the Word ‘Infamy’ in His Famous Pearl Harbor Speech?
