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Here's some of KERA's most impactful stories of 2024

KERA journalists spent 2024 doing some incredible investigative and watchdog work. Here are some of the best examples.

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Pot legislation, election drama and more: Stories we didn't expect in 2024

The last 12 months have been … interesting for North Texas. One could even say 2024 was a year for the unexpected. So we have compiled our top stories that no one expected to report on this year.

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Terri Thornton, artist and longtime curator of education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, has died.

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Most North Texans know not to refer to Fort Worth

Most North Texans know not to refer to Fort Worth or Arlington as “Dallas.”

As organizers push forward with FIFA World Cup planning, Arlington’s mayor is willing to fight to make sure his city is recognized as the city hosting the most matches in the competition.

Mayor Jim Ross said he won’t stand to have AT&T Stadium temporarily named Dallas Stadium, and he suspects other Arlington residents won’t stand for it either.

“Arlington has to be recognized,” Ross told Dallas Sports Commission Executive Director Monica Paul at a city council meeting Tuesday afternoon. “We will be at the center of the universe on this thing. We’re not asking for a lot but calling that stadium by another city’s name is really going to go hard with 400,000 residents in Arlington.”

FIFA rules require sponsor names on host stadiums be removed for the competition, meaning AT&T Stadium will get a new, temporary name. Ross has been vocal in demands that his city get credit for its role in hosting nine World Cup games.

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#northtexas #arlingtontx #dallastx #fifa #worldcup

The city of Princeton is grappling with booming gr

The city of Princeton is grappling with booming growth. That’s led to tension over how it should be managed. And that’s playing out in the city’s mayoral runoff race.

The election went to a runoff after Brianna Chacón, the current mayor of Princeton, received 41% of the vote in her recent bid for reelection, less than the required 51% of the vote needed to avoid a runoff. She faces Eugene Escobar Jr., who received around 27% of the vote in the Nov. 5 election.

Early voting continues until Dec. 10, with polls closing at 5 p.m. Election day is Dec. 14.

The candidate who is elected will be at the helm of a rapidly growing city in desperate need of a boost to infrastructure and services that are straining from demand. And the fight for that leadership role also has brought some controversies to light.

Princeton, which is about ten miles east of McKinney, is the third-fastest-growing city in the nation according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The population in 2010 was 6,807. In June 2023, Princeton’s population was 28,027. Current estimates put the population at over 37,000 residents, according to the city.

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#northtexas #princetontx #populationgrowth #elections

It took Francisco Coreas Arevalo 34 years to get t

It took Francisco Coreas Arevalo 34 years to get to the moment Friday morning when he finally took his oath of citizenship.

Originally from El Salvador, he said he’s been waiting for this day since he arrived in the U.S. over three decades ago.

“I feel as if a weight was lifted off my shoulder,” Coreas Arevalo said in Spanish. “It was a long journey, but it was worth the effort to wait all of this time.”

Coreas Arevalo was among the 30 Dallas residents representing 19 countries who, amid some tears and surrounded by family, became U.S. citizens last week during a ceremony at City Hall.

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