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Top Stories: LBJ's 'Ugly' Portrait; Honoring Matthew Shepard Through Music

Peter Hurd's portrait of President Johnson.

The top local stories this evening from ĻӰԺ News:

The Plano City Council will meet Sunday to of member Tom Harrison.

He's drawn criticism for sharing an anti-Islam post on social media. He's apologized, but Mayor Harry LaRosiliere has called for Harrison's resignation. Harrison's supporters say the council member does not plan to step down.

  Other stories this evening:  

  • This was the week of the big portrait unveiling for Barack and Michelle Obama. The former president and first lady seemed pleased with their portrayals. But presidential portraits aren't always so well-received --  

 

  • "Considering Matthew Shepard" is a song cycle about the Wyoming college student whose brutal death 20 years ago touched off a national discussion of homophobia and led to the passage of the federal hate crime law. , ĻӰԺ's Anne Bothwell sits down with Craig Hella Johnson, creator of the work. “Considering Matthew Shepard” will be performed Feb. 21 at Moody Performance Hall in Dallas.

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

Eric Aasen is ĻӰԺ’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to ĻӰԺ radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.