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Top Stories: Growing Old On Death Row In Texas; When Nonprofits Aren't Able To Help Themselves

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The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News:

Inmates can be locked up for decades before they are executed. Joy Diaz with Texas Standard reports on life for older inmates, and the challenges the state faces treating their health on a limited budget.

Other stories this afternoon:

  • On Tuesdays, KERA’s One Crisis Away project looks at the lives of people on the financial edge. A Dallas organization just learned what it’s like to have an emergency come up when the budget’s tight. As KERA’s Courtney Collins, a stolen delivery van means its operation grinds to a halt.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.