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Top Stories: West Dallas Renters Get A Reprieve

Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
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KERA News
A sign on display at a home in West Dallas Monday morning. Officials announced plans to offer to sell about 75 rental homes to tenants.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

Renters slated to leave their West Dallas homes learned yesterday they have more time—and a chance to buy their houses.

HMK Ltd. Co-owner Khraish Khraish said he will sell upwards of 75 of them to tenants. Hours later, a Dallas County district judge extended a move-out deadline for remaining renters until October.

Other stories this morning:

  • In about a month, high school seniors across the state will have their diplomas – including a group of North Texas students we’ve been following since the 8th grade. Today, we catch up with Jerry Harris.

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

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.