The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Former Baylor University chancellor and president Ken Starr was at the Texas Tribune Festival to talk about the sexual assault scandal that involved several former football players.
Starr defended former head football coach Art Briles and suggested the school was dealing with some of the same challenges as other universities, such as binge drinking.
He also acknowledged scattered problems with the way the Baylor handled women who reported instances of sexual assault. An outside review determined the school mishandled rape allegations.
Other stories this morning:
- Throughout the process to approve Dallas’ annual budget, arts groups serving African-American and Latinos audiences argued and protested for more funding. The reason: cultural equity. That’ll be the topic today at noon on Think.
- A new study indicates random acts of kindness could result in better health.
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