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From The Newsroom: Questions About Sandra Bland; Summer Camp In Little Mexico

KERA | By Krystina Martinez
Published July 30, 2015 at 8:45 AM CDT
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Authorities have ruled Sandra Bland's death in a Waller County jail as a suicide, but questions remain about whether the jail properly carried out mental health assessments.
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The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Lawmakers will meet in Austin today to discuss how Sandra Bland’s arrest was handled.

Also, Stella Chavez takes us to a summer camp that is teaching kids about a once-thriving Dallas neighborhood called Little Mexico.

And on the Big Screen, we’ll learn what happens when an author sells the film rights to his or her book.

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

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Krystina Martinez
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.
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