The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News:
A new study finds that more than four-fifths of Texas school districts teach no sex education or offer curricula focusing solely on abstinence, despite Texas being among the nation's teen pregnancy leaders.
Other stories this afternoon:
- The Fort Worth Opera and its longtime general director, Darren Woods, are parting ways.
- The election for Dallas County District Attorney isn’t until next year, and candidates are already lining up. Former state district judge John Creuzot announced his Democratic bid for the job today. He spent more than 20 years as a state district judge and was a former assistant DA.
Novelist Elliot Ackerman is a Marine veteran who served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. His new book, “Dark at the Crossing,” explores the Syrian revolution through the eyes of a former Iraqi translator. Today on Think, the author talked with Krys Boyd about using a failed relationship as a metaphor for conflict in the region.
In our weekly look at life on the financial edge, One Crisis Away, we dig into why women often walk a rougher road than men when it comes to economic stability. A new report from the Dallas Women’s Foundation, the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities, and Texas Woman’s University shows 17 percent of Texas women live in poverty – compared to 14 percent of men. Reporter Courtney Collins sat down with Executive Producer Jeff Whittington to break down the numbers.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
