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'The Last Thing I Expected': What Riders Are Saying About TEXRail

TEXRail got off to a bit of a rocky start, delayed by the federal government shutdown. But four months after the train began running between central Fort Worth and Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, riders say they’re happy with the service.

Migrant families just released from immigration detention gather at the Catholic Charities respite center in McAllen, Texas on March 15, 2019. A 16-year-old Guatemala migrant died May 20 while still in U.S. custody. — Associated Press

Fifth Migrant Child From Guatemala Dies After Detention By U.S. Border Agents

Joel Fitzgerald — Christopher Connelly / KERA News

Fired Fort Worth Police Chief Had 'Inability To Effectively Lead,' Says Termination Letter

Sessions defeats Montoy-Coggins in Congressional Dist.5

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter

Sessions defeats Montoya-Coggins in Congressional Dist.5

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter

Sessions defeats Montoya-Coggins in Congressional Dist.5

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter

Few Diabetics Receive Education Considered Vital

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter

Council expands Love Field study

By Suzanne Sprague

DALLAS – Suzanne Sprague, KERA 90.1 Reporter: Advocates for an expanded master plan had been calling for the new analysis for weeks. They were led yesterday by Lori Palmer, who sits on the Master Plan Committee and who once represented Love Field on the City Council. Palmer told the Council the proposal would...

20th Century French Masters on Display at Kimbell

By Suzanne Sprague, KERA 90.1 Reporter

Dallas, TX – Suzanne Sprague, KERA 90.1 Reporter: The 1920's are called the Golden Age of the Art Dealer in Paris. But the period following World War I was much more than that. [Jazz music begins to play.] It was a time to celebrate all arts and culture, and Paris was the epicenter of this great party.

Charles Stuckey, Curator, Kimbell Art Museum: Everybody who was interested in art, music, drama, dance, wanted to be there.

Key North Texas Race Results

By Margaret Spurrier

Dallas, TX – KERA covered key North Texas races throughout the campaign season and election night. Final results are:

Tarrant County Sheriff - Dee Anderson (R): 274,609 (61.24%); Luther Perry (D): 173,774 (38.76%)

U.S. Congressional District 5 - Pete Sessions (R-I): 100,510 (54%); Regina Montoya Coggins (D): 82,685 (44.4%); Ken Ashby (L): 2,842 (1.5%)

U.S. Congressional District 12 - Kay Granger (R-I): 117,712 (62.7%); Mark Greene (D): 67,598 (36%); Rick Clay (L): 2,565 (1.4%)

Anderson, Perry vie for Tarrant County Sheriff's Badge

By Suzanne Sprague, KERA 90.1 Reporter

Dallas, TX – Suzanne Sprague, Reporter: Professor Jim Riddlesperger, who teaches American politics at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, says the race for Tarrant County Sheriff just hasn't been the same since incumbent David Williams was defeated in the March primary.

Governor Bush and the Texas Surplus

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 FM reporter

Dallas, TX – Bill Zeeble , KERA 90.1 reporter: All through the Presidential campaign, Governor Bush has declared his plans for the projected federal budget surplus expected this decade. It could be as much as four trillion dollars.

Congressional Incumbent Challenged in District 5

By Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter

Dallas, TX – Bill Zeeble, KERA 90.1 reporter: At times over the past few months, the race between the two leading District 5 candidates, Pete Sessions and Regina Montoya Coggins, has been a bit harsh. But in personal exchanges, like in yesterday?s only broadcast debate on KERA, the two have appeared civil and polite - Pete Sessions stressing his conservative record and beliefs in less government and talking tax cuts.

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Decline In MMR Vaccination Puts Pregnant Women And Babies At Risk

By Bonnie Petrie • 23 minutes ago

Measles and mumps have shown up in Texas, and both are preventable if children get the MMR vaccine. But some doctors are concerned that people may be not be aware of the third illness included in the MMR vaccine acronym. The R stands for rubella, also known as German measles.

'The Economy Is Slipping': China's Slowdown Hits Former Boomtown

By Rob Schmitz • 52 minutes ago

He Qiang should be manning his convenience store, but today he's collecting tiny green berries along the road and shooting them at birds with his slingshot. The 26-year-old is distracting himself from his worries. He spent all his savings — the equivalent of $35,000 — on a store that no longer has any customers.

When LA's Air Got Better, Kids' Asthma Cases Dropped

By Richard Harris • 1 hour ago

Children who live in areas with bad air pollution are more likely to develop asthma, which is the most common chronic illness among young people. But when you clean up the air does that actually protect the health of kids?

A study published Tuesday in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, looked to answer that question.

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Here Are 39 Things You Should Do In Texas Before You Die

Texas Independence Day is March 2. (On that day, back in 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted at Washington-on-the-Brazos.) So, to celebrate, the KERA News staff figured we’d come up with a list of quintessential Texas experiences – a list of things you should do in the Lone Star State before you kick the bucket.