In one of the top fundraising states for Donald Trump, what does impeachment add to the political mix for Texas? We’ll take a look. Plus, NPR’s John Burnett previews his story of how one of the nation’s biggest pro-Trump regions, the Texas panhandle is dealing with its fastest growing demographic… immigrants. And the Texas Tribune joins us with a look at the week that was in Texas politics. Also, a taste of this weekends 10th annual BBQ fest. Texas monthly’s barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn stokes our appetite and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Death Row
Texas Standard: June 15, 2015
The seventh largest city in the country elects its first African American mayor–what the outcome says about our political future today. Also, the faces of Texas death row…a new digital window both humanizes the condemned, and raises the hackles of some defense attorneys. Also, ever had trouble scoring those must have tickets? You might have better luck if you were a bot. What sellers could do about the problem—and why they won’t. And John Lennon’s guitar–lost in 63, resurfaces in Texas at a Presidential Library…all those stories and much more today today’s edition of the Texas Standard: