Five stories that have North Texas talking: John Peter Smith Hospital under fire for fast food; the Trinity Parkway is dead; Fort Worth mariachi band wins big; and more.
A national physicians group has launched an advertising campaign criticizing in Fort Worth for housing a McDonald's.
The Washington, D.C.-based has placed ads inside Fort Worth鈥檚 public buses that read, "Your heart's not lovin' those cheeseburgers."
JPS has had a McDonald鈥檚 since 1992, the reports. It renewed its contract with the fast-food restaurant in 2013, but made stipulations for healthier food preparation and options. The lease expires in two years, and Physicians Committee is urging the hospital not to renew it and take over the space for its own use.
The nonprofit, which has more than 100 members in Dallas-Fort Worth, says there are 12 hospitals in the country that have a McDonald's, including Houston's Ben Taub Hospital, which is owned by Harris County.
It's not clear how much JPS receives for housing the McDonald's but the hospital district that operates Ben Taub received nearly $130,000 from sales. [The Associated Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
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- Experts say that in just a dozen years, one-third of Dallas County residents could be illiterate. Adults in Dallas learning to read developed all over the world, including one at SMU, and designed to reduce illiteracy. [四虎影院]
- Dallas City Council killed the Trinity Parkway project Wednesday. The outcome鈥檚 considered a , who鈥檇 been fighting it for over a decade. [The Texas Tribune]
- Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas, saying, 鈥淕od has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un,鈥� the leader of North Korea. [The Washington Post]
- Fort Worth鈥檚 North Side High School mariachi band at Mariachi Nationals in Los Angeles over the weekend. Watch Mariachi Espuelas de Plata perform at the 2016 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in Mexico City in the video below. [Art&Seek]
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