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Texas Standard: October 14, 2015

The pundits claim there was a winner last night. Building on the momentum, Hillary Clinton’s next stop is you know where.Also, an historic release of prisoners from the federal system, of 6 thousand to be released nationwide, which state will absorb the most by far? Here’s a hint- it rhymes with Lexus.
Plus, at a time of high costs for higher ed, students at a small panhandle school district harvest a bumper crop of scholarships- we’ll tell you how. And The return of the Hummer…not exactly. This time, the military monster truck prowling shopping center parking lots will be the real deal. All of that and more on the Texas Standard:

Off To College

August might seem like any other month to some, but for many Texas parents, it means taking their (all grown-up) children to college. Moving into dorms, getting class schedules, and starting their new life all by themselves. That was David Fruchter’s inspiration for this week’s Typewriter Rodeo poem.

It’s Spring Break in Texas

Students across the Lone Star State are thrilled.

They are on – or are about to be on – Spring Break. But, as Kari Anne Roy with the Typewriter Rodeo writes, parents across the Lone Star State may not exactly be celebrating.