Texas Standard: 'Our Country is Better Than That' – Nation Horrified by Sniper Attack on Dallas Police Officers
“You read about these things from afar, you’re horrified when they happen in your city, when they happen so close to you. It’s unimaginable.”
Read MoreTexas Standard: How Baylor's 'Honor Code' Contributed to its Sex Assault Crisis
Baylor University has been hiding cases of football players raping and sexually assaulting their fellow students. That story has been hitting the headlines this past week, but the more recent headlines are focused on the more public facet of the story.
Read MoreTexas Standard: The Unexpected Consequence of Food Deserts: Childhood Obesity
About twenty percent of Texas is considered a food desert. That includes rural areas in west Texas and along the border – but also areas inside some of the state’s largest cities.
Read MoreTexas Standard: Legislators Hope Traveling Foster Care Hearings Will Bring Solutions to Broken System
The system is plagued with high caseloads and caseworker turnover. Children have died in the system. Others have slept in state offices because they have nowhere else to go.
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