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From The Newsroom: A New Leader For The UT System; Texas Cities As Arts Centers

UT Arlington
William McRaven is the new chancellor of the University of Texas system. He used to lead the U.S. Special Operations Command.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: The new leader of the University of Texas system made a stop at UT Arlington today. We’ll also hear from a Dallas woman who fought the courts to teach an ancestral tradition: African hair braiding.  

Also: how researchers are trying to find connections between blast-force injuries and other chronic conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, where Texas cities stack up as arts centers, and we’ll preview ahead to tonight’s State of the Arts conversation at the Dallas Museum of Art.  

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