The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News:
In Austin, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled that the Department of State Health Services must push back its start date a month later for requiring health providers to bury or cremate aborted fetuses. The rules had been set to take effect Monday.
Other stories this afternoon:
Federal officials fanned out across the state this week after allegations that Texas capped special education enrollment at eight-and-a-half percent to save money. Parents and educators spoke this week at a listening session with federal and state officials in Richardson. KERA’s Bill Zeeble sat down with two former Dallas school employees to hear their stories.
Fort Worth’s Devon Nowlin is one of the city’s celebrated artists, but her contribution to the art scene in the city known as 'Funkytown' stretches beyond the canvas. Each week in Art&Seek’s series, Artist Spotlight, we follow the personal journey of a North Texas creative. This week, reporter Hady Mawajdeh learns the many ways Nowlin works to make art more accessible.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
