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This 89-Year-Old Is Walking To Washington

Christopher Connelly, KERA

Posted on September 6, 2016 · An 89-year-old woman named Opal Lee has started a walk to the White House.

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‘State of disaster’ declared for Dallas County after heavy rainfall causes extensive flooding

Posted on August 23, 2022 · Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to 141 water-related emergencies as of approximately 8 a.m. Monday— 96 high-water incidents, 40 water rescues without a boat and five water rescues with a boat.

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Trial for former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean scheduled for December after multiple delays

Miranda Suarez, KERA

Posted on August 18, 2022 · This comes more than three years after the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019.

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Listen to WNYC & Houston Public Media’s live Juneteenth special

Posted on June 20, 2022 · WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety" Juneteenth Special featured a report from Houston's Emancipation Park and multiple guests.

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The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

John Burnett, NPR

Posted on June 20, 2022 · Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

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