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Top Stories: Fort Worth Symphony Strike Cancels Weekend Shows; DPD Chief David Brown Is Retiring

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The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News: After many months of contentious back-and-forth contract negotiations, musicians with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra are on strike.

Other stories this afternoon:

  • Last week, Dallas Police Chief David Brown announced his retirement in a statement. On Thursday, he talked about why he’s leaving. Brown gained national attention following July’s deadly shootings in downtown Dallas.

  • Carlos Donjuan is an Oak Cliff graffiti artist who’s graduated to gallery paintings that are shown around the world and printed up in magazines. With each art form he explores, Donjuan continues to draw on his Mexican-American background. Artist Spotlight is Art&Seek’s weekly series that follows the personal journey of a North Texas creative. 

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