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From The Newsroom: Eric Williams Sentencing; Adult Literacy In North Texas

Bill Zeeble
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KERA
The murders of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McClelland and his wife Cynthia occured last year. The county's assistant DA was also killed.

Local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: Eric Williams has been sentenced to death for the killing of Cynthia McClelland, the wife of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McClelland. Also, why immigration is only one factor in the changing demographics of the U.S. And we'll hear from one man who learned how to read at age 51, and how adult literacy is still a problem in North Texas.

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.