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Top Stories: Federal Ed Officials Wrap Up Texas Visit; This Weekend’s Deep Chill

Laura Isensee/Houston Public Media
Camilyn Marceaux and her son Chris Crowley, 10, told federal authorities in Houston they’ve struggled to get him special ed services in school.";

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

Officials from the U.S. Department of Education officials are . They’ve been talking to parents and educators after an investigation by The Houston Chronicle found the state capped special education enrollment at 8.5 percent. The national average is 13 percent.

Dallas ISD of its special education program in February. 

Other stories this morning:

  • President-elect Donald Trump easily won the popular vote in Texas, but at least two of this state’s electors have said they won’t cast votes for Donald Trump. Christopher Suprun, a firefighter and paramedic for Dallas, talked about his decision in our Friday Conversation.
  • An arctic cold front will move through North Texas this weekend. Temperatures will feel nice today and tomorrow, but .

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.