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By the time this message lands in your inbox, you'll be getting ready to listen to the next round of presidential debates – if you're not exhausted from the impeachment inquiry, that is. In any event, some questions missing from the debates have great resonance for Texas: How would the challengers’ policies impact the military and veterans? Judging from
his burst of pardons, President Trump hasn't forgotten the military vote, but it's not at all clear whether that will play out as planned, either. Get up to speed with our handpicked features below. And don't forget: even if your local station is pre-empting the Standard for the impeachment hearings, we're still covering miles and miles of Texas each and every day. Just listen to the podcast or stream online at
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Though Not A Debate Topic, Military Issues Are On The Minds Of Democratic Candidates
Extended troop deployments, health care, homelessness and suicide are among the issues presidential candidates say they want to address.
A Texas Family’s Custody Battle Is Fueling A National Debate About Transgender Rights
Conservatives have spoken out against a mother’s decision to support her child as transgender, but misinformation about the controversial case can have serious consequences for trans people.
Each book in this collection is tightly summarized. You’ll find favorites like "All the Pretty Horses," "The Time it Never Rained," "Friday Night Lights" and "Lonesome Dove." But there are numerous gems you’ve perhaps never come across.
Holiday Eating For People Living With Diabetes (KERA)
For the last few months, I’ve covered nothing else besides the debate in Austin ISD on whether to close schools. It has been the most exhausting, educational and important period of my career as a journalist. Everyone sees closures through a different lens: as a business decision, an emotional change, a sign of disrespect, or an act of opening old wounds. Things came to a head Monday when the school board
voted to close four schools; it will consider eight more next semester. Like many conversations in education there aren’t two sides. There’s at least a dozen ways to examine every angle of this discussion, and I’ve pushed myself to consider each nuance. (It hasn’t been without its rewards!
) I’ve also been able to meet a lot of people in the AISD community, including many parents who only speak Spanish. That’s why we’ve also started translating our stories on the closures in Spanish, since it’s such an important issue to every Austin family – and we want them to get the information they need. We have a little break until the district revives the issue of closing schools in 2020, so you can
catch up on all my coverage here.
