Down to the wire: Canada racing to do what Mexico did: strike a deal with the U.S. and save NAFTA. If they can’t, what will it mean for Texas? We’ll take a look. Also, politics watchers nationwide are enthralled by the Senate race in Texas. One of the most serious challenges from the Democrats in decades and hispanics may hold the key. Question is: will they turn out to vote? But more than that, how will they vote? Republicans rethinking their strategy. Also, business is booming in construction across Texas, just one problem: where are the workers? Those stories and a whole lot more on todays Texas Standard:
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Texas Standard: August 1, 2016
On the 50th anniversary of the Texas tower shooting, concealed handgun carry becomes legal on Texas campuses. We’ll explore what you need to know. Also in a central Texas field this weekend, 16 people die in what’s being called the worst crash of its kind since the Hindenberg, we’ll have the latest. Plus kickoff for a plan to save lives among high school athletes who might be suffering from hidden heart conditions. And in Mississippi: a maroon colored longhorn, mascot for the Aggies. Texas attorneys say the longhorns gotta go. And if they name streets and bridges for politicians, should they start naming TSA lines at airports? All that and more today on the standard: