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From The Newsroom: Texas House Speaker Election; Encouraging College Enrollment

ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº | By Krystina Martinez
Published January 13, 2015 at 6:48 PM CST
Marjorie Kamys Cotera
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The Texas Tribune
Rep. Joe Straus listens to a speech by a fellow member nominating him as speaker of the House.

The top local stories this evening from the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºroom: The first order of business for the 84th session of the Texas Legislature was re-electing Rep. Joe Straus for House Speaker. Also, Prime Prep Academy will appoint new managers, and we'll hear about an initiative from the Arlington school district to get more graduates enrolled in college.

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on 90.1 FM.
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Krystina Martinez
Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.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.
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