The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News: Dallas has come up with a plan to tackle the stray dog problem in the southern part of the city, and it's getting help from the police department.
Other stories this afternoon:
- The eight biggest cities in Texas now have Latino school superintendents. Arlington’s Marcelo Cavazos is one of them. He’s a finalist for the state’s annual Superintendent of the Year award, to be given out Friday.
- About 10 percent of American children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. There’s evidence, though, that suggests many people who have been told they have ADHD may not.
- An 89-year-old Fort Worth woman is on a mission to make Juneteenth a nationally-observed holiday. Juneteenth marks the day that word arrived in Texas, that slavery had been abolished. To bring attention to the cause, Opal Lee is on a symbolic walk to Washington.
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