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Top Stories: Boil Water Notice Lifted In Fort Worth; Ron Paul On Politics

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The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:

The boil water notice has been lifted for parts of far north Fort Worth. The city yesterday notified residents in the affected area not to drink the tap water after an error led to the draining of an elevated water tank and a loss of water pressure.

That meant the possibility of harmful bacteria and other microbes getting into the water. But samples taken yesterday found no contamination.

Other stories this morning:

  • may have been infected with the Zika virus. Specimens from the four patients have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Health officials say the four recently traveled out of the country.
  • J.C. Penney may sell and lease part of its headquarters in Plano. The reports this is part of an ongoing effort by the company to reduce debt.
  • According to a new , Texans say they’re not as well-off financially as they were a year ago.
  • earlier this week to speak at UT Arlington. We caught up with him to talk about the presidential election and why his son Rand’s campaign didn’t gain traction.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 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.