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A DNA exoneree unhappy with a $1 million attorney's fee is accusing his ex-lawyer of participating in an illegal kickback scheme with an Innocence Project of Texas official. Full Story »

The Dallas School Board will have 2 new trustees after Tuesday's runoff election, and they could make Superintendent Hinojosa's path a little rougher. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports. Full Story »

Commentator Matthew Broyles wonders what bothers us so much about dead air. Full Story »

Ten North Texas Chambers of Commerce, and three medical associations, are challenging people to get fit in the New Year. Full Story »

The George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU has to re-think its plan for parking. University Park neighbors and the Planning and Zoning Commission wants alternatives. Full Story »

The unemployment tax next year is tripling for nearly two-thirds of Texas businesses, and going up for all of them. KERA's Shelley Kofler has details. Full Story »

An appeals court is allowing one of the state's longest-serving death row inmates to proceed with claims that he had poor legal help and is mentally impaired and ineligible for execution. Full Story »

The Dallas Independent School District is holding a pair of trustee runoff elections today. Voters say they're most concerned about last year's budget deficit, and today's results could shift the board's focus. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports. Full Story »

Kinky Friedman may be bowing out of the Democratic race for Governor. KERA's Shelley Kofler has an update. Full Story »

An official says ex-FBI director William Webster will conduct an independent review of the FBI's probe of the Fort Hood shooting suspect. Full Story »

The Dallas City Council is getting into the shopping mall business at least for a little while. The Economic Development committee has approved a plan to spend 97 thousand dollars for a six-month option to buy the vacant JC Penney store at Southwest Center Mall. Full Story »

It's runoff election day for two Dallas School Board seats, where turnout's expected to be low. Voters and candidates say their top priority involves watching the budget. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports Full Story »

The Federal Trade Commission has signed off on Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s proposed $26.3 billion acquisition of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Full Story »

Farouk Shami, Houston businessman and democratic candidate for Governor, says Texans are tired of the same old politics, and want new leadership. KERA's BJ Austin says Shami opened his Dallas campaign headquarters yesterday. Full Story »

On this date, 68 years ago, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. KERA's Bill Zeeble talked to an 88 year old former Navy man who was, at the time, a new 3rd class petty officer on Pearl Harbor. Full Story »

The father of a man accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper welcomed home his other son who was deported from the United States. Husein Smadi, 18, was accused of drug charges in California and taken into custody Sept. 24, the same day his 19-year-old brother, Hosam, was arrested in Dallas. Full Story »

Tomorrow's Dallas School Board runoff race in District 9 features two political newcomers: Bernadette Nutall and Sally Cain. For years, the seat has been held by an African American. This election could change that. But both candidates say race is not an issue. They tell KERA's Bill Zeeble that in this election, money is the issue after last year's budget and layoff debacle at the Dallas ... Full Story »

In KERA's Monday Economy segment, Sam Baker talks with the executive director of Mental Health Association of Tarrant County talks about recognizing signs of stress and tips for coping with it. Full Story »

State officials have recalled all oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay on the Texas coast after people in two other states were sickened by norovirus after consuming them. Full Story »

Houston Mayor Bill White is running for Governor in the Democratic primary. White made the announcement this afternoon. Full Story »

Tarrant County is reporting its 9th H1N1-related death. Officials say a child under two years old died last month of flu-related illness. Lab tests confirmed H1N1. Full Story »

A new group addressing Barnett Shale gas drilling is planning a region-wide kickoff meeting next month. About 60 people attended the first organizational meeting of the North Central Texas Communities Association in Fort Worth this week. Full Story »

Democrats across Texas are hoping the entry of Houston Mayor Bill White into the governor's race will help revitalize the party in statewide races. KERA's Bill Zeeble has more Full Story »

Houston Mayor Bill White is shifting gears, abandoning his campaign for U.S. Senate in favor of a run for Texas governor. White is considered the Democrats' strongest candidate with $4 million in a Senate campaign account that he can now switch to the governor's race. Full Story »

Former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin comes to Plano today on a book-signing tour. Police officer Rick McDonald says they expect people to start lining up hours ahead of time at Legacy Books. Full Story »