The confederate banner on license plates: can Texas ban it? The Supreme Court says yes in a landmark case on the first Amendment. Wireless complaints lead to a massive fine against Dallas based AT&T. How much should a starting schoolteacher get paid? A Texas district ups the ante to 50 k… A new book challenges stereotypes about who’s packin heat in Texas—and why.
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June 16, 2015
Disaster recovery teams are activated and millions brace for more rain and Bill takes aim on Texas. We’re on top of the big story today as a tropical storm makes landfall…sparking concerns of flooding from Corpus to Houston, Austin and Northeast Texas… Also The Supreme Court decides not to second guess a North Carolina abortion law…and why some think that could affect abortion laws in Texas. And, Is the cycle of boom and bust —busted? Why oil and gas may no longer be a distinguishing factor in the story of the Texas economy.
Texas Standard: June 12, 2015
Within days, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision on same sex marriage—here at home are officials ready —or not? PTSD, not just for veterans- the officer at the center of the McKinney pool party tape says he too was suffering from the trauma of doing his job. Iconoclastic musician, typical Texan? Notes from the late Ornette Coleman’s roots. Also, watching our steps with high tech, sizing up the measuring of our every move.
The children’s storytelling capitol of the world…and why it’s in west Texas.