We do not pay ransoms to hostage takers.That’s longtime US policy. But today the hard line softens. The implications…coming up on the Texas Standard. An accidental economic stimulus package for the poorest county in Texas. Teen pregnancies in Texas- researchers know more than teens may think… Plus , why your dumb old clunker could soon become a smart car…or at least, pretty clever. Those stories and lots more as the national news show of Texas gets underway