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Top Stories: North Texas' Final Push For Amazon; Spotlight On Blackhouse Art Venue

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

Amazon set off a big, public scramble last month when it announced it was looking for sites for a second North American headquarters. The prize includes up to 50,000 high-paying jobs and billions of dollars in investment. Today was the deadline to submit proposals, and ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Chris Connelly reports, North Texas has high hopes to land the e-commerce giant.


Other stories this evening:

  • A few times a week, a Fort Worth couple transforms their home along a railroad track into the city's newest intimate arts venue. They host gallery openings, live music, even plays. This week, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Jerome Weeks shines the on the pair behind Blackhouse.   

  • Today marks the of the day Big Tex burned down in front of shocked fairgoers at the State Fair of Texas. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Eric Aasen recalls the day the State Fair icon caught fire.

 
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.

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.