Our Reporter Brad Burt tells us about a former Lubbock Firefighter who testified last week to Texas Senators in support of legislation to improve long-term compensation for injured first responders. KERA's Stella Chavez tells us about a North Texas church preparing for the end of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42.
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