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Top Stories: 'Cold Front' In Sight For North Texas; A Family Separated After Fleeing Violence

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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

A large portion of North Texas, including most of Tarrant and portions of Dallas, Denton and Wise counties, have entered extreme drought conditions, according to the United States Drought Monitor.

National Weather Service meteorologist Juan Hernandez said the region is more than four inches short of normal rainfall for June and July, and that follows a drier-than-normal spring.

"The drought conditions have not gotten any better,” Hernandez said. “There is hope in sight as we go into Monday because there's a cold front moving through. It's not a cold front in the sense that it's going to be cold, it's just going to be cooler than 100 degrees.”

Hernandez says the cold front could bring temperatures in the low 90s and rain beginning late Sunday and lasting into Tuesday.

Other stories this morning:

  • Hundreds of kids remain separated from their parents, even after yesterday's court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to reunite migrant families. Neena Satija's following one of those families for the Texas Tribune and Reveal, and talked with KERA's Rick Holter for this week's Friday Conversation.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at KERA News. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.