This morning's top local stories from the KERA Newsroom: Texas has a new state park located midway between Fort Worth and Abilene, and it could save a struggling small town. And we sit down with Patrick Kennedy, the urban planner leading the charge to tear down part of I-345 in downtown Dallas.
From The Newsroom: A State Park For Strawn; A Highway's Worst Nightmare
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