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Top Stories: Severe Storms And Hail Hit North Texas; Filming A Telenovela In Dallas

David Kent/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Storm clouds approach northern Tarrant county in Saginaw.

The top local stories this morning from ĻӰԺ: Severe thunderstorms last night brought pea to quarter-sized hail and high winds through North Texas. There were even reports of golf ball-sized hail in the Plano area.

The National Weather Service will survey damage in the area between Haslett and Saginaw, where there were reports of funnel clouds.

(Photo credit: David Kent/)

Other stories this morning:

  • A vote is expected today on whether control of Texas power lines can change hands. An investment group led by Dallas businessman , which delivers power to more than 3 million homes and businesses in North and West Texas.
  • New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Texas added more people last year than any other state in the country.
  • Our team talks to the executive producer of “Queen of the South.” It’s an English-language adaptation of a popular Telemundo series that will premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival.

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

Former ĻӰԺ staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ĻӰԺNews.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.