Were African slaves just immigrant workers? A Houston area ninth grader and his mom compel a rewrite of school textbooks. Plus- the top ranked Texan in the race for president is not only a native with deep roots but perceived by most of the country as Californian…we’ll learn a bit of the backstory. And you’ve heard about Gen X, and Gen Y…now hear this, the next generational contingent of consumers won’t be so loose with their money. We’ll hear why. If you can’t get people to the museum, perhaps you get the museum to the people? All of that and much more on the Texas Standard:
Houston
George T “Mickey” Leland (Ep. 39, 2015)
A 1981 conversation with the late Honorable George T. “Mickey” Leland, former U.S. Representative from Texas who died in a 1989 plane crash while on a humanitarian mission in Africa.
May 29, 2015
Storms pummel Texas again. More than half foot of rain around Dallas, rivers rising near Houston and elsewhere….so what can we do to help?
We’ll get the latest on new flooding and recovery efforts — and we’ll hear from a United Way leader on how to lend a helping hand.
Plus, the end of the Texas legislative session is around the corner…we’ll get insight and analysis from experts.
Also – life after foster care, Texas golf hero Jordan Spieth, and a place where your dog can live if you pass away first.
May 26, 2015
The Memorial Day floods of 2015-Texas tossed by storms statewide. From Houston to Hill Country, Del Rio to Dallas…an epic downpour tosses cars along interstate off ramps drowning downtown streets and leaving hundreds seeking shelter. Also, the tempest inside the Texas legislature over new abortion restrictions. And concerns about foster care and the rights of biological parents. Those stories plus LBJ reconsidered, and is multitasking for real or just fiction?