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5:11 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Water Restrictions Coming For Tarrant Customers

Credit KERA News

It may be raining this week, but the Tarrant Regional Water District is planning ahead for a dry summer.

It has notified its client cities and providers that it will begin Stage One watering restrictions on June 3.

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Food
5:05 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

You Can ‘Cue Better: Barbeque 101 With Daniel Vaughan

New Texas Monthly barbeque editor Daniel Vaughan says he has the “best business card in the world.” But the former architect arrives at the glossy’s office with thousands of miles of searching for the best joints and reams of greasy butcher paper in his wake. Here are four tips for those procuring or preparing ‘cue in North Texas from Vaughan’s hour on Think Tuesday.

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Education
2:49 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Dallas ISD Cancels After-School Activities, Other Districts Updating Parents

Update, 3:59 p.m.: Rockwall ISD's buses for secondary school students will be delayed up to 45 minutes.

Update, 3:48 p.m.: Mesquite ISD will release its high school students at 4 p.m.; buses running 30 minutes later than normally scheduled. 

Update, 3:45 p.m.: Plano ISD says most activities will continues as schedule but asks parents to check with their students' individual campuses.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD also reports that all after-school activities will continue as normally scheduled.

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Texas News
11:52 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Dallas Catholic Diocese Dismisses School Ahead Of N TX Storms And Possible Tornadoes

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In the aftermath of the deadly tornado in Moore, OK, the Dallas Diocese school superintendent decided to dismiss school early today because of the threat of severe weather, including possible large hail and tornadoes.

The Dallas Catholic Diocese dismissed school at noon today because of the threat of severe weather in North Texas . 

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Art and Politics
11:26 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Study Up For 'Think:' Cutting Deep, Without Words

Credit Ralph Steadman
British cartoonist Ralph Steadman's “Richard M. Nixon” (1974).

The Nation publisher emeritus Victor Navasky's new book is The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power. See 7 of his favorite single panels before Think host Krys Boyd talks with him at 1 p.m.

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Texas News
10:41 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Tornado Victims In Granbury Wait To See If Federal Help Is On The Way

Credit BJ Austin / KERA News
Dozens of volunteers are clearing debris piece by piece. It's a job that will take some time. One hundred homes were damaged. Many of them were reduced to piles of sticks.

Hood County officials hope to know by the end of the week if the tornado-devastated Rancho Brazos neighborhood will qualify for federal assistance through FEMA.  Right now, the front line of relief is a large cadre of community volunteers. 

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9:17 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Fewer Dead Than Originally Feared In Oklahoma Tornado

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The official death toll from Moore, Oklahoma was revised down this morning in a rare piece of good news. As of early this morning, the official number stood at 51 victims, with 40 others unaccounted for. That has now been reduced to 24.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
The High Five
8:58 am
Tue May 21, 2013

As We Come To Grips With Tragedy In Oklahoma, Weather Threatens Texas

Credit Paul McCord Jr. / Flickr
Paul McCord Jr. captured this view of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado from his neighborhood.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Still reeling from Oklahoma destruction, Texans must brace for more severe storms, elite task force from the Lone Star State heads to Moore, students use math skills to support recovery in West and more.

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Education
5:00 am
Tue May 21, 2013

DISD Superintendent's "Leadership Academy" Graduates First Class

Members of the Dallas School District’s first-ever “Fellows Academy” just graduated. The Academy was created by Superintendent Mike Miles to custom- train future principals. It is focused on helping principals become better leaders.

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Vital Signs
1:00 am
Tue May 21, 2013

A Cottage For Sale

Rawlins Gilliland, Commentator

While many of us think the world of drugs is a foreign war, commentator Rawlins Gilliland says the heavy combat hits close to home.


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