The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Governor Greg Abbott yesterday ordered the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to swiftly submit plans to hire and train more investigators. In Dallas County alone, there were 228 high-priority kids each day who never had a face-to-face visit from CPS.
The agency in April told lawmakers it faces a 40 million dollar budget shortfall, large caseloads for its employees, rapid staff turnover and a severe shortage of high-quality foster homes.
Other stories this morning:
- Texas has been getting the word out on changes to the state’s controversial voter ID law for this general election. But a lesser-known election requirement will not be enforced: one that requires interpreters to be registered voters in the same county in which they’re providing help.
- D.W. Griffith’s 1915 silent film “The Birth of a Nation,” known for championing the Ku Klux Klan, has been re-cut and re-scored by an internationally-known African-American DJ.
- North Texas may become more crowded, according to new population projections. The American City Business Journals' population database estimates 10.9 million people will be living in North Texas by 2040 – about a 53 percent increase.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
