How a secretive gambler known as “The Joker” and his partner helped take down the Texas Lottery.
A new order from the Trump administration took effect yesterday requiring documentation of cash transactions along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A plan to expand the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in the Panhandle is now in peril. The Texas Standard’s Michael Marks explains.
nVidia is coming to Texas: The chipmaker that powers much of today’s AI for the first time will build its supercomputers in the U.S.
And: Actors with disabilities find a place on stage with Big Heart Theater in Dallas.
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Texas Standard: June 27, 2017
A White House warning on Syria raises hackles in Moscow and eyebrows around the world. What’s behind last night’s announcement? We’ll explore. Also, drowned out by some of the bigger stories from the supreme court this week, a decision not to decide a case involving a high profile shooting at the border. We’ll loop back for a closer look. And a new law in Texas establishes a ‘right to try’ controversial stem cell treatments, but some worry it could be a green light for modern day snake oil salesmen. Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard: