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Top Stories: Race And Homelessness In Dallas; Fall Temperatures Coming

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

A social justice group called the will be in Dallas today to discuss race and homelessness in a series by Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance.

According to the center, 70 percent of the homeless population in Dallas is African-American. Nationally, black people are 16 times more likely to live in shelters than white people, and black men tend to remain homeless longer than white men.

Other stories this morning:

  • We wade into the ongoing debate among churches about LGBTQ inclusiveness in our .
  • And after unusually hot temperatures, . Temperatures will drop into the upper 30s by Saturday morning and the mid-30s Sunday morning.

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.