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A plan was discussed to rename a stretch of road in Dallas after 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez, who was killed by a police officer 50 years ago.

With the new multi-million-dollar grant from the Texas Transportation Commission Thursday, the Trust for Public Land is almost halfway to its $78 million goal to build a trail that will do more than provide recreation.

Two years after the land under Shingle Mountain was found to be contaminated with lead, the city is removing the soil. But neighbors in Floral Farms say they still face illegal land use, tree clearing, and dumping.

In 2014, a small band of business and civic leaders began working on a project that would create a 50-mile loop of hike and bike trails around Dallas. Nearly 10 years and $90 million later, they're approaching the finish line.

The program honored 126 finalists at a private event at The Factory in Deep Ellum.