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Top Stories: Dallas County GOP Elects New Chair; Testing Debate Continues At Dallas ISD

Christopher Connelly/KERA News

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

The Dallas County Republican Party elected businessman Phillip Huffines as its new chairman last night, the second in three months.  Huffines is the twin brother of state Sen. Don Huffines.

This election comes after tea party activist Mark Montgomery stepped down after less than two months on the job. Montgomery left the party virtually broke. At the time of his resignation, the party had only $180 dollars in the bank.

Other stories this morning:

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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.