The top stories this afternoon from KERA News: A report out yesterday says Texas leads the nation in exonerations. Fifty-four people had their convictions reversed in Texas last year, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
A record 149 people were exonerated last year in the United States – the most since the National Registry began keeping records in 1989.
The Nasher Sculpture Center has an artwork that actually makes it hard to see much of anything. That’s because it surrounds visitors with colored mist. It’s part of the first solo show in the US by Belgian artist Ann Veronica Janssens. KERA’s Jerome Weeks tries to make out what he can through the fog.
Other stories this evening:
- Three schools in North Texas have reached an important milestone for research universities. UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas and the University of North Texas have been designated Carnegie Tier One universities. That puts them in a league that already includes Harvard, MIT and Stanford – as well as UT-Austin, Texas A&M, Rice and Houston.
- And finally, today was a big one for high school athletes – and the colleges where they hope to play. It’s known as National Signing Day – when high school players officially announce their college destination. At least two dozen Fort Worth students, and more than 100 in Dallas schools made their announcements today.
You can hear North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
