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Top Stories: HMK Ltd. West Dallas Residents Don't Have To Move For Now

west Dallas house boarded up 2017
Allison V. Smith
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KERA News special contributor
One of the 300 homes owned by HMK Ltd. and slated for closure at the end of the school year.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:

The landlord who owns hundreds of aging rental houses in West Dallas said Monday morning that the company will sell upwards of 75 of those homes — to the tenants themselves, and a judge gave the residents four more months to figure out their futures.

KERA’s Courtney Collins and Jessica Diaz-Hurtado have been following this story for our series, and they sat down with Vice President of News, Rick Holter.

Other stories this evening:

  • At the Texas Capitol, being a rookie lawmaker is a lot like starting any new job. As the 85th legislative session starts its final full week, we asked two freshmen members of the Texas House of Representatives what they’ve learned. Jen Rice with the Texas Station Collaborative has the story.

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

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at KERA News. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.