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While Mexico has a long tradition of making sotol – made from a family of spiny plants common to the Chihuahuan desert – some Texas brands have started distilling their own liquors from the plant. And: The latest on heat warnings across Texas, and what it portends for the rest of the summer amid anxieties about whether the electrical grid can stand the strain. Also: A federal judge moves to hold Texas' foster care services in contempt as court monitors continue to find deficiencies in a system once declared unconstitutionally unsafe for children.
Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard: