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Top Stories: Funeral Services For Margaret McDermott; A Failing School In West Dallas

ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº | By Krystina Martinez
Published May 8, 2018 at 9:28 AM CDT
Courtesy of the Dallas Museum of Art
Margaret McDermott in the early 1960s at the landmark exhibition "The Arts of Man" at the Dallas Museum of Art.

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

Funeral services for Dallas philanthropist Margaret McDermott will be held Tuesday morning at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

She may be best known for the bridge over the Trinity River that bears her name, but McDermott supported numerous Dallas institutions, including UT Southwestern, UT Dallas, the Dallas Museum of Art and ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. McDermott died Thursday at the age of 106. Lee Cullum, host of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº-TV’s CEO,

Other stories this morning:

  • Our series "" continues with Edison Middle Learning Center in West Dallas, which has failed to meet the state’s minimum education standards for five straight years. The school will shut down

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.
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Krystina Martinez
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.
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