The top local stories this afternoon from KERA News:
UNT broke ground on a $70 million art school last week. Today in State of the Arts, Greg Watts, dean of the school of visual art and design, tells Art&Seek's Anne Bothwell what he hopes to accomplish with the new space.
Other stories this afternoon:
Houston is in the spotlight this weekend: the Super Bowl is at NRG Stadium Sunday. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says it’s all hands on deck, with police officers working all over the city.
Before the big game on Sunday, one North Texan faces an important vote. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is a finalist for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As KERA’s Gus Contreras reports, the Arkansas oilman has come a long way since he bought the Boys for $140 million.
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