The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:
says Texas has removed 31 Confederate symbols over the last three years — more than any other state in the nation.
The civil rights group began tracking these markers in 2015, after a white supremacist shot and killed nine African-American parishioners at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina. Since that massacre, 110 Confederate symbols have been removed across the country — from monuments to name changes for schools.
Most of the removals or changes have been in the state's major cities, like Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. (One notable exception: Denton County commissioners voted last winter to on the square in downtown Denton. While Texas has removed the most Confederate markers since 2015, it still has more than 200 remaining – second only to Virginia.
Other stories this morning:
- According to the first of three reports, cracking issues at the McKinney school district's 70 million dollar stadium
- That's according to the first of three reports on the issue. School districts of which students were affected by STAAR testing glitches.
- Local education leaders say in the classroom.
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