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Top Stories: Dallas Shuts Down Another Homeless Camp

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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

Today, Dallas will shut down a homeless encampment near Fair Park – the third homeless camp to close in the city since May.

Other stories this morning:

  • Rising incomes and declining poverty in Texas have made little impact on the number of households relying on food stamps.
  • “The Birth of a Nation” is generating serious awards buzz. The film looks at the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.
  • The Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays face off today in Arlington for round 1 of the American League Division playoff series. Today’s match-up begins at 3:38 p.m. at Globe Life Park.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.