The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom:
A 12th person has died of injuries from one of the 10 tornadoes that struck North Texas the day after Christmas.
Those who survived the storms face a massive cleanup effort. The Insurance Council of Texas estimates the tornado outbreak caused at least 1.2 billion dollars in damage. An engineer who specializes in how construction holds up during a storm says there needs to be stronger home-building standards.
Other stories this morning:
- Nearly 4 million people sustain concussions each year, but there’s still a lot doctors don’t know about them. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are leading a study of several hundred people to eventually come up with better treatments.
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