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Top Stories: Early Voting In Texas Tops Last Two Elections; Out-Of-Control Hypertension

Al Ortiz
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Houston Public Media
Almost a million registered voters cast ballots in the early voting period in Harris County. That accounted for about 43 percent of its voting population.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Texas early voter turnout in this general election is up from the last two presidential elections. 46 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 15 largest counties.

Other stories this morning:

  • FBI investigators interviewed Muslims in North Texas this weekend following an alleged pre-election terrorism threat. According to the Dallas Morning News, The North Texas Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) received reports that Muslims from Texas and three other states were questioned by FBI agents.
  • A recent CDC study found seven out of 10 U.S. adults over the age of 65 have hypertension, but nearly half don’t have it under control.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 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.