Media
3:33 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Biggest Moments In Texas News, Through The Lens Of WFAA-TV [Video]

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WFAA's Jay Watson stands, shakily, with Jerry Haynes (Mr. Peppermint) just after Watson interrupted programming with news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas.

What will the Gannett buying Belo mean for WFAA-Channel 8? We don't know. But the station, which has been owned by Dallas-based Belo for more than 60 years, has been responsible for milestone coverage of the biggest events in the lifetimes of North Texas viewers.

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Politics
3:30 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Close Contest In Fort Worth City Council District 5 Race

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Incumbent Frank Moss faces challenger Gyna Bivens in District 5 runoff.

A long serving Fort Worth city council member is trying to hold on to his seat in this weekend’s run-off election.

Saturday’s vote will determine whether incumbent Frank Moss or first-time candidate Gyna Bivens wins east Fort Worth’s District 5.

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Texas News
2:49 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Dallas Arts District Showdown Over Sun's Glare Sizzles And Fizzles Again

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Museum Tower on a sunny, summer day in the Dallas Arts District.

The owners of the Museum Tower in Dallas' Arts District introduced what they called a new proposal today to fix the glare the high-rise has created at the Nasher Sculpture Center next door. But Nasher officials say it’s a dressed-up version of a proposal already rejected.

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Texas News
10:55 am
Thu June 13, 2013

US Supreme Court To Tarrant Water District: Hands Off Oklahoma Water

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A growing population in North Texas has cities and water providers looking for new sources of water, even importing it from another state.

The US Supreme Court today,  in a unanimous decision, shut down the Tarrant Regional Water District's plan to import water from Oklahoma.

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The High Five
9:10 am
Thu June 13, 2013

Gannett To Shell Out $1.5 Billion For Belo TV Stations, Including WFAA

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WFAA is Belo's flagship station and was launched in Dallas in 1950.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Gannett to acquire Belo TV, the Carnival Triumph re-launches in Galveston, Texas grads are making major strides and more.

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Education
5:30 am
Thu June 13, 2013

Meet The Class Of '17: An Eighth Grader Aims High With Help From Granny

Making the jump from middle to high school is one of those big moments in a kid’s life. In the latest installment of KERA’s education series Class of ’17, we meet Kelly Bowdy and her strongest educational influence, her grandmother, at the 8th grade graduation ceremony at Morningside Middle School in Fort Worth.

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Politics
8:55 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Sprint To The Finish In Dallas Council Runoff Races

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A new Dallas City Council will be sworn-in at ceremonies June 24th. Four new members will take the oath, including the two winners of Saturday's runoff election.

Voters decide two Dallas City Council seats in Saturday’s runoff election.  In Districts 5 and 14, the runoff rhetoric has swirled around personality and race. 

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Texas News
4:31 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Shiny New Honors On KERA's Awards Shelf

The State Integrity Investigation – a 50-state project that KERA was part of last year – has won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

It's the latest honor in a record year for the station's news team, which won three regional Murrow awards, six from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association and four Anson Jones, MD, Awards from the Texas Medical Association.

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3:31 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

North Texans Among Best, Worst State Lawmakers

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For 40 years "Texas Monthly" magazine as evaluated state lawmakers and chosen the 10 best and 10 worst at the end of each regular session. Political editors say North Texans Wendy Davis, Charlie Geren and Jim Pitts were shining standouts, while Lon Burnham, John Carona, Kelly Hancock and Van Taylor turned in the poorest performances. "Texas Monthly" will provide its reasons for the choices next week.
Texas News
1:30 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Dallas Gay Marriage Resolution Could Get New Life With New Council

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Cece Cox, CEO of Dallas Resource Center, urges city council members to act on marriage equality, pointing out that Dallas has the sixth-largest LBGT community in the U.S.

The Dallas City Council did not take up a gay marriage equality resolution at City Hall today – as originally planned. But that didn’t stop leaders of the LGBT community from speaking on the issue.

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