About this episode

The episode discusses a mysterious kidney disease affecting Central American migrant workers in Texas, alongside political developments in Tarrant County and an upcoming convention in Dallas.

Tarrant County, a big Texas county seen by some as key in the upcoming midterms, cuts the number of polling places. We’ll have the backstory.It’s not political convention season — or is it? What looks like an unconventional convention set for Dallas.Also, more on a mysterious kidney disease that’s arrived in Texas hitting young men […]

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