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Top Stories: Jared Kushner In Texas; Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Tonight

Evan Vucci
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AP
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, left, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with governors and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 12, 2018.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

Jared Kushner, a top advisor and son-in-law to President Trump, will be in Texas Friday.

He’ll visit a prison outside of Dallas with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn as part of the rollout for proposed legislation aimed at reducing recidivism.

Other stories this morning:

  • Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez and Houston Businessman Andrew White will face off in a debate tonight in Austin. It's the first and only debate between the two Democratic gubernatorial candidates before the runoff elections on May 22. 
  • In our Friday Conversation, UNT System Chancellor Lesa Roe talks about her career of firsts, from first-generation college student to her groundbreaking tenure at NASA.

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

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.