Bekah Morr
Afternoon Newscaster and ProducerRebekah Morr is KERA's All Things Considered newscaster and producer. She came to KERA from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a news assistant at Weekend All Things Considered. While there, she produced stories and segments for a national audience, covering everything from rising suicide rates among police officers, to abuse allegations against Nike coaches and everything in between. Before that, she interned for a year on Think with Krys Boyd, helping to research, write and produce the daily talk-show. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, Bekah spent her formative journalism years working at the student news organization The Shorthorn. As editor in chief, she helped create the publication’s first, full-color magazine.
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Karen Wiseman sued outgoing Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia over 2021 elections data. Abby Church with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports she's now one of three finalists to take over the position since Garcia resigned after disagreements with Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.
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A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community. Saturday’s vote would instead direct the state to take over the park by eminent domain.
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As ransomware attacks like the one on Dallas city government become more common, how do businesses and municipalities protect themselves? One UTA professor says the best strategies include beefing up cybersecurity and not negotiating with attackers.
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Texas officials say they made good-faith offers to purchase the land outright from developer Todd Interests, but the company says that’s not true.
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Many Dallas systems have been down since May 3. Here's what you need to know.
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A Texas federal judge revoked long-standing FDA approval of a drug used to self-manage abortions and miscarriages. Abortion rights supporters say that will have wide-ranging repercussions for Texans, who already face extreme barriers to accessing reproductive care.
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Dallas couple Rodney and Temecia Jackson claim CPS workers removed their baby late last month.
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The Texas Equal Access Fund has helped more than 20 Texans access abortion services outside the state since resuming funding for the procedures on Monday.
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Six North Texas chefs, restaurants and bakeries were included as finalists for some of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country.
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Police say 16-year-old Jashawn Poirier was shot and killed by a teen gunman before school Monday morning.
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A tornado warning was in effect in parts of North Texas Thursday night.
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State Rep. Angelia Orr has filed a bill that would lead to a state takeover of the popular Fairfield Lake State Park. An expert in eminent domain law explains how that could work.