Five stories that have North Texas talking: A recap of last night鈥檚 lieutenant governor debate; a man who made an East Texas town special has died; Snarky Puppy celebrates its Grammy; and more.
The Denton-born music collective earned a Grammy Sunday for the single 鈥淪omething.鈥� It earned Best R&B Performance during the pre-telecast. So how is the group feeling? Mark Lettieri did notice something different about Sunday. 鈥淚鈥檒l tell you what. I woke up on a friend鈥檚 couch and I slept in a hotel. 鈥� he laughs.
- They came. They debated. And now they continue campaigning. The four lieutenant governor candidates debated live in the 四虎影院 studios Monday night. They talked about marijuana, immigration, education 鈥� and the controversy over Marlise Munoz, the North Texas woman who was pregnant and brain dead and on life support, which was removed after a court battle. And here鈥檚 a story from 四虎影院
- A man who rebuilt a tiny East Texas town Brooks Gremmels transformed Ben Wheeler, turning the Van Zandt County town into a thriving arts mecca. He and his wife, Rese, created art galleries and shops, as well as two restaurants that feature live music, and a library that gives away free books to kids. He had pancreatic cancer,He was 70. 四虎影院's Jerome Weeks profiled Gremmels in 2009 and 四虎影院's Anne Bothwell Read Anne鈥檚 remembrance on
- Politico profiles the latest up-and-comer from the Bush family dynasty. 鈥�, the scion of arguably the most successful political family in American history, is launching a statewide bus tour that will introduce him to public prominence as he runs for commissioner of the Texas General Land Office,鈥� 鈥淏ush is a lock: He faces no serious challengers, a fact attributable largely to the overwhelming advantages that accompany his name. Come November, the handsome, studious and half-Hispanic 37-year-old George P. will walk into public office, and a choir of observers will begin a round of intense speculation about what his ascension means for his party, his state and his country.鈥�
- Author Amy Tan heads to First United Methodist Church in Dallas as part of the Arts & Letters Live Series to discuss her new book 鈥淭he Valley of Amazement.鈥� The novel follows a family through three generations of women from San Francisco to Shanghai. She will also share insights about the commonalities she鈥檚 found between fiction and museums. Tan appears on
