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Top Stories: Early Voting Starts Today; Why Breast Cancer Deaths Have Declined

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

Early voting begins today for a number of state and local elections. There are seven state constitutional amendments to consider, as well as several bond and city charter issues. Check out this

Other stories this morning:

  • The latest survey from the found most Texas voters would rather leave Confederate monuments and symbols in place, rather than moving them to museums.
  • Deaths from breast cancer in the last 25 years.
  • The State Fair of Texas wrapped up Sunday night. In its 131st year, the fair sold approximately $54.5 million in food, beverage and ride coupons and welcomed about 2.2 million visitors. Last year, the fair sold a record $56 million in coupons and had more than 2.4 million guests.

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.