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Top Stories: Why John Cornyn Won’t Endorse A Presidential Candidate; Election Roundup

Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn sits with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and wife Heidi Cruz at the Fort Hood Purple Heart ceremony on April 10, 2015.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Texas Senator Ted Cruz is focused on stopping Donald Trump from getting the Republican presidential nomination. So far, Senate Majority Whip and fellow Texan John Cornyn hasn’t endorsed Cruz – or any other GOP candidate.

He’ll be on Think today at 1 p.m. Join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #ThinkInDC.

Other stories this morning:

  • Early voting’s underway across North Texas for the May 7th school board and bond elections. Stella Chavez runs through what’s at stake.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

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.