The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº: Voters will have to go back to the polls June 18th to decide a runoff for a formerly held by state education commissioner Mike Morath.
Dustin Marshall and Mita Havlick will face off for the District 2 seat. Whoever wins will join returning District 5 incumbent Lew Blackburn – and two newcomers – Jaime Resendez in District 4 and Audrey Pinkerton in District 7.
In other elections, Fort Worth voters narrowly approved expanding the city council from 8 to 10 members. However, voters rejected more pay for the mayor and city council members.
An attempt in Keller to recall mayor Mark Mathews failed.
Guillermo Ramos will continue serving on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board. Ramos became the district’s first Latino trustee after suing the district over how it elects trustees.
Elsewhere, school bond packages passed in McKinney, Grapevine-Colleyville, Richardson, and Coppell.
Other stories this morning:
- Millions of people use statins to lower cholesterol, but some have complained about muscle pain after taking the drug. Sam Baker explores why the pain exists in this week’s .
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