Andy Lusk
RFA Mid-cities Communities ReporterAndy Lusk is KERA's mid-cities communities reporter. He is a returning Report for America corps member, having spent two years with KUCB, the NPR member station serving Alaska’s Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. While in Alaska, Andy was an award-winning general assignment reporter with a focus on local and tribal government. When he's not reporting, he's usually out hiking. Andy is an alumnus of New York University.
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Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who's about to turn 39 years old, is coming to North Texas for the World Cup. -
David Chappelle won the Grand Prairie District 3 seat with 64.9% of the vote, per unofficial results Saturday night. -
Khabeer has held the District 3 seat since 2023. -
Incoming national teams already have World Cup fanbases in the Metroplex, eagerly waiting for them to arrive. -
The San Antonio-based grocery chain now has a location in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area. -
Ross McMullin, previously a Keller City Council member and mayor pro tem, took the mayor’s oath of office Tuesday evening. -
Former Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer reflects on his time in office. He served three terms before handing the mayorship off to Al Zapanta May 13. -
In several North Texas cities like Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Southlake and Colleyville, more than two dozen city council candidates won their races without going through the usual campaign process. -
Grand Prairie voters headed to the polls to decide whether to grant the city up to $327 million in bond funding for local projects. As of Sunday morning, all proposals appear to have been approved, although margins vary.
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Al Zapanta, current city council member for District 6, received more than 67% of the vote in the race for mayor, unofficial reports showed. -
Municipal elections take place Saturday, May 2 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. -
A cohort of students in the cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford just wrapped up an immersive program guiding them through the nuts and bolts of local government.
