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From The Newsroom: North Texan Joins Texas Railroad Commission Race

Justin Dehn for The Texas Tribune
Former state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth.

The top local stories this morning from the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºroom: Several lawmakers have thrown their hat into the Texas Railroad Commissioner race. 

He joins three Republicans and another Democrat in a race to replace current commissioner David Porter, who announced .

Other stories this morning:

  • A campus police officer’s on administrative duty today after shooting and killing a student at the yesterday. A university spokesperson said the officer was responding to reports of a person breaking car windows, when a man allegedly approached him with an ax in his hand. The officer shot him.
  • In this edition of , we explore why we can’t seem to put down the sweets during the holidays.
  • This month, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº has been focusing on North Texans trying to make ends meet, while making the holidays happen in . Some North Texans sound off on their wants and needs this season, and they’re not all material.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

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.