The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: The full U.S. House of Representatives today will ratify a vote to name Houston-area congressman Kevin Brady as the chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
House Speaker Paul Ryan previously chaired that committee. Brady’s the seventh Texas Republican to chair a House committee. Texas accounts for a third of the chairmen of permanent committees.
Other stories this morning:
- Smaller theater companies have struggled to find affordable performance spaces in a strong local real estate market. Jerome Weeks reports on three companies who may move in together in West Dallas.
- The Lone Star Film Festival opens today in Fort Worth. Our Big Screen team talks about some of the films featured, including some with Oscar potential.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
