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April 19, 2017

Texas Standard: April 19, 2017

By: David Brown

An upset or not so much? As political pundits argue over the the significance of Georgia’s special election, is there fallout closer to home? The story today on the Texas Standard.

The president calls for tightening H1B visas: how that might affect the state with the most H1B applicants outside California- you know the one.

Federal law prohibits employers from engaging in age discrimination against people 40 and older. But does it protect older job applicants? A Houston Chronicle columnist says it shouldn’t- and boomers need to get out of the way. We’ll hear the reasoning.

Plus, if you wait in line to testify at the capitol, is it first come first to speak? Or something else?