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Top Stories: First Look At A Dallas Bullet Train Station; Obama Alumni Running In Texas

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The Shinkansen bullet train that goes at incredible speeds of up to 200 mph.

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

Developers behind the Texas bullet train, promised to shuttle travelers between Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes, unofficial designs of a station just outside of downtown Dallas. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Stephanie Kuo reports.

Other stories this evening:

  • America was built on the founding principle that all men are created equal. And yet the original 13 colonies all allowed slavery. , Krys Boyd talked with Harvard Law professor Annette Gordon Reed about how slavery help create white unity in the U.S. 

  • Dozens of former Obama officials across the country, including Texas. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Christopher Connelly takes us to the 32nd Congressional district in Dallas and its northeast suburbs where three Obama alumni are making their case to win the Democratic nomination and take on Republican Pete Sessions. 

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.