The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Crews will survey damage in Navarro County this morning after major flooding shut down most roads over the weekend. Most of those roads have been reopened, but several side streets remain closed.
There’s an area flood warning for Navarro County until 2:30 p.m.
Other stories this morning:
- Speaking in complete sentences seems to come naturally, but sometimes, it needs to be taught. Teachers in Dallas are trying to boost speaking skills of students from pre-K to 2nd grade.
- Processed meat is bad. Drinking while pregnant? Also bad. What about red and green chili peppers? They get the green light from dietitians. We explore the health benefits in this edition of Vital Signs.
- Early voting continues throughout the state. Along with seven propositions to amend the Texas constitution, some school bond elections are also on the ballot in North Texas. You’ll hear about some of those issues tomorrow on Morning Edition.
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