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From The Newsroom: Lawmakers To Take On Advanced Directives; Tortillas As A Food 'Trend'

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Marlise Munoz (right) fell unconscious in her home in late 2013. Although she was declared brain dead, she was kept on life support for months, despite her advanced directive.
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The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Last year, a North Texas woman made headlines when a Fort Worth hospital refused to take her off life support, despite her advanced directive. A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill in hopes to prevent a similar situation from happening. 

Also, a top drought expert has a sunny outlook on North Texas' ongoing drought, and editors at Food & Wine Magazine have named tortillas a 'food trend' -- that has Texans scoffing. 

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on 90.1 FM. 

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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.