The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News: After keeping quiet about his post-retirement plans, former Dallas Police Chief David Brown has a new gig. He will be a contributor for ABC News and starts the job in January.
Other stories this afternoon:
- The next Texas Legislative session starts in January, and we’re seeing some differences emerge between the two chambers. Ross Ramsey is Executive Editor of the Texas Tribune and joined David Brown of the Texas Standard, the public radio newsmagazine, to talk about the two Lone Star lawmakers.
- A project underway at Texas Christian University is recording the voices and stories of those who have lived through the civil rights movement in Texas. Max Krochmal is a professor of history at TCU and talks about the project called ‘Civil Rights in Black and Brown' with KERA's Justin Martin.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.