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Top Stories: Police Shootings In Texas; Instagram Is Taking Over The Art World

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The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News: Police shootings across the country have dominated the headlines over the past year. We’re now getting a clearer picture of police shootings in Texas.

The Texas Tribune surveyed data from 36 cities, each with populations of more than 100,000. It found there were more than 650 shootings by police in those large cities in Texas between 2010 and 2015.

Other stories this afternoon:

  • Looking for a new piece of art to display in your home? Well, it may be time to visit one of the local galleries in town. Or you could do what lots of gallerists are doing these days and check out Instagram.
  • Prolific German filmmaker Werner Herzog is speaking Wednesday in Dallas at the Winspear Opera House. Herzog talked with KERA’s Krys Boyd about the process of making documentaries.

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