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From The Newsroom: Layoffs For Justin Brands; The Impact Of School Suspensions

Ron Jenkins
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Justin Brands is outsourcing distribution of its boots to retailers and consumers.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Western footwear icon Justin Brands is closing its only distribution center, which is in Fort Worth. We’ll also look at the impact of suspensions in North Texas high schools and whether they’re really effective at keeping discipline.

Finally, an update on the lawsuit Texas and 25 other states have filed against President Obama’s executive action on immigration.

Photo credit: Ron Jenkins/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

You can hear local stories from North Texas weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 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.