The top local stories this evening from KERA News:
A bullet train could some day take passengers from Dallas to Houston in just 90 minutes, but the plan faces opposition – including legal battles and legislation aimed at the project.
Brandon Formby is a reporter with the Texas Tribune who’s been following the bullet train developments, and he talked with KERA’s Eric Aasen.
Other stories this evening:
KERA recently launched a new American Graduate series. It’s called “Race, Poverty and the Changing Face of Schools.” Today, as part of the series, Think partnered with “Houston Matters” from Houston Public Media for a discussion on race in schools. Krys Boyd talked with H. Richard Milner, director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh, about how racial backgrounds can affect the quality of education students receive.
As part of our American Graduate series, Stella Chavez has been reporting on life at Liberty High School in Frisco. She talked with several students about their experiences with race in and out of school. We start with Rida Iqbal, who wears a hijab and is president of the Muslim Student Association.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
