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On Friday, Denton County had 47,489 active COVID cases, the highest reported in the county since the pandemic began.
DENTON, Texas — The omicron variant is still driving a surge in Denton County.
Denton County Public Health Director Matt Richardson said the fight isn’t over.
“Our hospitals are being punished by these cases,” Richardson said. “We’re probably a week to 10 days from a decline, and we’re all looking forward to that.”
On Friday, Denton County Public Health reported 47,489 active COVID cases, a pandemic all-time high for the county. Adult ICU units in the county were 95% full and there were only five adult ICU beds available Friday.
Richardson said there’s a silver lining: omicron hasn’t been as deadly in his county and the hospitalization rate per case is down.
“We’re at about triple the cases of omicron when compared to delta. That’s a lot of COVID infection,” Richardson said.
The surge is hitting staff at hospitals and schools.
This week, Lewisville ISD in Denton County closed all schools from Wednesday to Friday due to staffing shortages.
In a letter to parents, interim Superintendent Gary Patterson said “Our staffing shortages have reached significant levels due to the latest COVID surge. We do not have enough staff members to cover the expected staff absences, despite our best efforts to find substitutes and coverage for classes. The numbers simply are not in our favor.”
Laura Couture, a Lewisville resident with two children at Lewisville ISD, told WFAA that her children recently contracted COVID-19. After quarantining for 10 days, they returned to school, but five days later the district-wide closure was announced.
“It just keeps spreading and we’re not slowing down,” Couture said. “I’m more concerned for the teachers than anything. This is their job, and if a teacher is going to school, they’re exhausted. They can’t catch a break.”
The district’s plan is to welcome students and staff back to schools on Monday, but that could change. Parents will find out by 2 p.m. on Sunday.
“I’m honestly hoping that maybe they’ll extend this a little bit,” Couture said.
Through all the pivoting over the last two years, Couture said the only way through is by rallying together.
Those who are treating COVID patients in the hospital hope the surge will be over soon.
“We’re really anxious and anticipating this decline of this wave, but we’re just begging people to stay home if you’re sick. Don’t go to school, don’t go to work, don’t meet with friends for dinner,” Richardson said.
Wise County's only major hospital at capacity due to COVID admissions
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The Dallas area and Pokémon fans were treated to a special show on Friday night, courtesy of 250 drones.
DALLAS — If you noticed a bunch of strange lights in the sky in Dallas on Friday, there's no need to be alarmed.
It's just Pikachu and Charizard.
The show was presented by Sky Elements Drone Shows and popular YouTube personality Leonhart, who's known unboxing and collecting Pokémon trading cards.
The drone show comes a day before Leonhart is scheduled to host a "90s Pop Up Shop" that's dedicated to all things Pokémon at The Factory in Deep Ellum on Saturday.
Sky Elements Drone Shows is no stranger to Dallas. The company recently ran a drone show at Reunion Tower to ring in 2022 on New Year's Eve.
Watch the Pokémon drone show below:
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Firefighters responded about 3:30 a.m. to the 3300 block of Fort Worth Drive, where multiple storage units were burning.
Credit: Denton FD
DENTON, Texas — Two people were taken to a hospital with serious burns early Saturday after an explosion at a Denton storage unit, where they were living, officials said.
A fire after the explosion damaged 12 units in the storage complex, according to David Boots, a Denton fire battalion chief.
The two victims were a man and a woman who were trying to transfer propane from a large cylinder to smaller cylinders when the explosion happened, Boots said.
The man was critically injured with second- and third-degree burns. The woman was in stable condition but had first- and second-degree burns. Both were taken to Medical City Plano, officials said.
Firefighters had responded about 3:30 a.m. to the 3300 block of Fort Worth Drive, where multiple storage units were burning.
No firefighters were reported injured.
The fire was under control by 4:30 a.m., but officials were still investigating how it started.
Pictures from the Denton Fire Department showed heavy smoke and flames near the storage units, at least three of which appeared to be badly burned.
0335 hrs: Multiple storage units on fire this morning in the 3300 block of Ft Worth Drive. 2 civilians transported with serious burns. Fire is now under control but FD/ investigators will be on scene for quite awhile. @cityofdentontx @DENTONPD pic.twitter.com/j19tgH55jR
— City of Denton Fire Department (@DentonFireDept) January 29, 2022
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The incident started Sunday in the 3100 block of Wycliff Avenue, near Cedar Springs Road.
DALLAS — One person was shot in an apparent road rage incident in Oak Lawn on Sunday afternoon and the suspect got away from authorities after a chase, police said.
The victim was taken to a hospital, but their condition was unknown.
Witnesses told police that the suspect and the driver of the victim's vehicle were involved in some kind of road rage incident, according to a police news release.
Their two vehicles came to a stop on Wycliff Avenue, and the suspect and victim got out and started to argue. Police said the suspect "attempted to strike the victim with a closed fist and got upset because he missed."
Their argument continued. When the suspect walked to his vehicle, the victim walked behind him, police said.
The suspect then got into his vehicle and shot the victim one time, witnesses reported.
The suspect drove away, and witnesses flagged down a state trooper, who began to chase the suspect, police said.
At some point, the suspect left his vehicle and began to run away. The trooper lost the suspect, who remained at large on Monday.
More information about the case was not released.
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Police: Missing Fort Worth woman's vehicle found in Dallas
The family told WFAA that Fort Worth police pinged 31-year-old Jocelyn Nunez’s truck in the 6700 block of Nature’s Way in the Cedar Hill area.
DALLAS — The vehicle belonging to a missing Arlington teacher has been found, family confirmed to WFAA Monday. But police say the woman has yet to be located.
The family told WFAA that Fort Worth police pinged 31-year-old Jocelyn Nunez’s truck in the 6700 block of Nature’s Way in southwest Dallas, near Highway 408 and Interstate 20.
Nunez’s cousin told WFAA they hike in the area a lot.
Fort Worth police said Nunez was reported missing Sunday, Jan. 30, and was last seen in the 1600 block of Belzise Terrace, near East Maddox Avenue and U.S. 287 in the southeast part of the city.
The family is concerned over her whereabouts, and believes she may be in danger because she rarely leaves by herself without checking in with her mother and her daughter.
Nunez was reportedly driving a 2019 gray Chevrolet Trax with Texas license plate MNN-6206.
RELATED: 31-year-old Fort Worth woman reported missing, police say
Monday afternoon WFAA's chopper flew over the search area for Nunez's car. Several police vehicles were at the scene, which was in a neighborhood along a wooded area.
Nunez is a kindergarten teacher at International Leadership of Texas in Arlington. The school released the following statement Monday afternoon:
“We can confirm that Ms. Jocelyn Nunez is a kindergarten teacher at ILTexas Arlington K-8. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ms. Nunez and her loved ones. We are supporting the investigation in any way that we can, and we hope she is quickly located and reunited with her loved ones, safe and healthy.”
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TEXAS, USA — Tarrant County Public Health reported Monday there are currently 1,131 people hospitalized with COVID-19. There were 1,138 hospitalizations the previous day.
This is the fifth straight day hospitalizations have decreased in Tarrant County. The last time that happened was Nov. 1-6, 2021.
Health officials also announced there were 5,659 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday. There have been 522,861 total cases since tracking began in March 2020.
There were 755 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County Monday, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. There were 740 cases reported Sunday.
This is the third straight day there have been fewer than 1,000 cases reported in Collin County.
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This is the fifth straight day hospitalizations have decreased in Denton County. The last time that happened was Oct. 4-9, 2021.
There are currently 208,887 people in Denton County who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 200,020 who have received their second dose and 1,147 who have received their third dose.
On Monday, state health officials reported there are currently 12,121 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas. This is down from 12,392 the previous day.
Hospitalizations in the state have remained below 13,000 hospitalizations for three consecutive days.
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State health officials reported 23,582 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. There were 23,487 on Sunday.
This daily reported statistic has remained above 20,000 since Jan. 1.
Texas health officials report 836 new cases in long-term care facilities
There were 836 new COVID-19 cases added in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities Monday, state health officials said.
This is now the second time in the last three days the state has reported fewer than 1,000 new cases.
The monthly average in January 2022 was 708 cases, which is a new record. The previous highest monthly average happened in December 2020 when Texas long-term care facilities were averaging 614 cases a day.
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iLearn Virtual School will offer families an opportunity to customize instructional programs for some students in third through ninth grades.
DALLAS — Let’s face it.
Students, parents and teachers have been stuck juggling a lot during this pandemic. They’ve been shifting between in-person instruction and online classes, among other things.
One thing is for sure. Dallas Independent School District is launching a new virtual school in the Fall. It will be called iLearn Virtual School.
”We are a stand-alone virtual school that will be offering anytime, self-paced, instruction,” said Monica Morris, principal of iLearn Virtual School.
The unique school will initially serve Dallas ISD students in third through ninth grades. The program will later expand to include kindergarten through 12th grades.
“During the pandemic, we really learned that were many students who not only preferred the virtual learning model. But really thrived in that virtual learning model,” Morris explained.
Dallas ISD describes iLearn Virtual School as a boutique, standalone program that gives families options. Morris said the district is creating a school that will have a full catalog of courses including electives, specials and honors courses.
Material can be accessed any time of the day. Certified teachers will help facilitate students through the curriculum.
“It’s a huge game changer. Every child deserves to learn in a school that’s the best fit for them. And we’re taking all of the lessons that we’ve learned in education during the pandemic and creating a virtual school with a robust and vigorous experience for kids who love virtual learning,” Morris shared.
The deadline to apply for Dallas ISD’s iLearn Virtual School for the 2022-2023 school year is Jan. 31. The application can be found here.
In less three months, 9 North Texas superintendents announce they are leaving
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Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen in Lower Greenville shares Lunar New Year traditions from Hanoi, Vietnam with its customers in Dallas.
DALLAS — Tuesday is Lunar New Year, marking the Year of the Tiger. It's a holiday many Asian cultures celebrate in their own ways.
At Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen in the Lower Greenville neighborhood of Dallas, owner Carol Nguyen shares her traditions from Hanoi, Vietnam.
"The food is made with love and it's definitely crafted and built with love to her homeland and to her mom," said Teresa Nguyen, spokeswoman for the restaurant.
Over the weekend, traditional lion dancers came to the restaurant and filled the room with confetti, while red envelopes were passed to customers.
Three special Lunar New Year dishes are also being served until Tuesday, Feb.1. The first entrée is bún thang, a noodle soup known in Hanoi. Toppings like chicken, eggs and ham are sliced into delicate strands.
"You make it into a beautiful soup," said Nguyen.
Phở gà is the second specialty dish. It's a chicken rice noodle soup.
Nguyen said, "Traditionally, you eat noodles for longevity so this is just something special that [Carol] wanted to do here."
It's also a very popular dish from the owner's region of Northern Vietnam.
And the last Lunar New Year dish that is being served is bánh chưng. It's a savory, sticky rice cake shaped into a square.
"I feel like if you don't eat this for Lunar New Year, you haven't celebrated it right. It's called bánh chưng chien. Outside is the rice, and inside you find pork belly, mung beans. And it's wrapped in banana leaves."
This dish shows gratitude to Vietnamese ancestry, the earth and the sky.
Nguyen said, "It's something my father would always tell me. Do not cut it horiziontally or vertically or in squares. You want to cut it like a cake where it meets in the middle."
By cutting it toward the middle, every person can enjoy the full flavor and appreciate what each ingredient means to the culture.
At Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen, they proudly share Vietnamese culture through food and their traditions of Lunar New Year.
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ERCOT says the power grid should be reliable. We aren't expecting the sort of winter storm we saw last year. Nevertheless, warming centers are opening up in North Texas.
Statewide warming centers: The Texas Department of Emergency Management says Texans seeking warming center information, can contact 211. To notify local and state partners of warming center activations, contact your local office of emergency management.
Fair Park's Automobile Building will be a shelter during the winter storm. Doors open at noon Wednesday.
"Residents who need relief from the extreme cold are welcome to visit any Park and Recreation or Library facility during their normal business hours (excluding holidays) for temporary relief from the cold."
Libraries and community centers in Fort Worth can be used as warming stations during normal business hours. Residents should call to check on hours to make sure they're open before going.
Safe Haven of Tarrant County's shelters and hotline are open 24/7. The city of Arlington says, "In the event of significant winter weather in the coming days, services will still be available. If you are experiencing domestic violence, please call the hotline at 1-877-701-7233. http://safehaventc.org"
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Tips to prepare your home ahead of winter weather
What to do now to prepare your home for possible power outages
Even when the weather isn't expected to be severe, it's still important to know what to do if the forecast changes.
DALLAS — Wintery weather is in the forecast for the next few days, with the possibility for freezing rain, ice, sleet and snow accumulations.
While this weather event will be nothing like the February 2021 winter storm - where the entire state saw sustained, below-freezing temperatures for more than a week - there is still the chance for power outages caused by the icing over of power lines and tree branches.
RELATED: Winter storm watch issued: Here's when arctic cold, sleet and possibly snow are expected for North Texas
Taking action now to prepare your home can help you in the long run, in the event we have freezing temperatures and power outages.
Find your water shutoff
Insurance company AAA recommends homeowners know where their water shutoff valve is and to know how to turn it off in case of an emergency.
To find it, your biggest clue, according to Angi.com, is knowing what kind of foundation you home is built on.
If it's on a slab, your valve should should be found near your water heater tank. If your home has a basement, it will likely be there, in the same places as your outdoor hose bib, just on the other side of the wall. If you have a crawl space, it will likely be there, usually along the front wall of the home.
Worst case scenario, if you can't find your shutoff, and your home is rapidly filling with water, you can turn it off from the main water line, usually located in the front of the house in a covered box.
Keep cold air out of the house
AAA recommends repairing or replacing any problem spots on the exterior of your home that could allow for cold air to leak. This includes weather stripping around windows and doors, vents and fans, plumbing, air conditioners and electrical gas lines. Also, use caulk or insulation to seal any holes, cracks or small openings.
You should also remove all hoses from exterior faucets, and clean gutters and trim any tree branches that could fall on your home, according to Home Advisor.
Finally, making sure your basements and crawl spaces are well-insulated - including wrapping vulnerable pipes - will help protect exterior pipes.
Protecting indoor pipes
AAA says the air inside your home's walls, where pipes are located can be colder than the interior rooms. AAA recommends setting the thermostat at a "reasonable temperature," to keep the temperature regulated.
Also, AAA recommends keeping bathroom and kitchen cabinet doors open to allow warmer air to circulate pipes.
If you think your pipes might freeze
Experts recommend letting cold water drip from one faucet, which should be as far away from the water source as possible to allow water to flow the entire length of the system.
Letting the faucet drip helps prevent pipes from bursting if they happen to freeze over. But the real perk of letting the water drip, according to HowStuffWorks.com, is to help relieve the pressure that could build in the pipes between the ice blockage and the faucet.
Supplies to have on-hand
Water meter key
Insulation for indoor and outdoor pipes
Hose bib cover for outdoor faucets
Battery-powered flashlights
One gallon of water per person for each day
Emergency heat source, like a wood or coal-burning stove, and extra fuel
Fire extinguisher, in case of an emergency
Contributing: KVUE's Britny Eubank and Meave Ashbrook.
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Evening Weather Forecast 2-1-2022
"Even just a little bit can be dangerous," said Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd with the Allen Fire Department.
Carbon monoxide is known as a silent killer because it is odorless and can't be seen. Boyd recommends residents to check their carbon monoxide alarms every six months.
"You may have a headache. You may feel lethargic. You may feel tired and sometimes it could mask itself as flu-like symptoms. If you're unsure of that, the best thing you could do is call 911 and call somebody who can check out your home to make sure you don't have a carbon monoxide leak," said Chief Boyd.
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Below is a list of announcements schools districts in North Texas have made so far in regards to their plans of closing down. School districts with active closures have been marked "- closed." WFAA will continuously update this story as more closures are announced.
As of Monday, Allen ISD officials said they are keeping an eye on the upcoming winter weather and will post updates to the district's website with any potential school closures.
An email will go out through School Messenger to each family and staff member, sent from publicinfo@allenisd.org. If parents opted into school messenger text alerts, they will also receive a text message.
The district sent an email to parents Monday that included the district's "Inclement Weather Procedures."
All updates will be posted on Carroll ISD's Twitter account.
The Superintendent, or an Associate Superintendent in the Superintendent’s absence, decides whether or not to modify the regular school schedule, according to the district's post on Monday.
Cedar Hill ISD - closed
Dallas ISD - closed
District leaders also said parents are the "ultimate decision-makers" on whether or not their students will attend school, and should notify the school as they would for any absence if the parent chooses to keep their student home.
The decision to physically close the district's school buildings for in-person learners and staff due to inclement weather will be made before 6 a.m., when possible.
School closings will be reported on the Denton ISD website, the district's Twitter account, and its Facebook page.
Garland ISD - closed
The district also asked parents to look over Grand Prairie ISD's winter weather procedures online.
District’s Social Media pages: Facebook, Facebook Español and Twitter.
School Messenger (phone call, email and text)
Website: IrvingISD.net
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As of Tuesday, Mesquite ISD leaders said they are monitoring the weather forecast and haven't made any decisions yet about school closures.
Any updates will also be posted to the district's website and social media pages.
Mesquite ISD is monitoring the ❄️ weather forecast this week. In the event of closure or delay we will notify families via automated phone call, email & text as early as possible - no later than 6 AM. Info will also be posted to our website & social media. #SafeMesquite pic.twitter.com/gjXcZCaG05
At 3:23 on Tuesday, Plano ISD sent out a Tweet saying the district was monitoring the weather and would follow Plano ISD's weather-related guidelines if any closures were to happen.
The Plano ISD website
The Plano ISD Mobile App
School Messenger (e-mail and telephone messages)
Social media (Facebook and Twitter)
To check or update certain data, parents can log on to the district's Family Access system.
We are monitoring the weather forecast predicted for later this week. In case of inclement weather, Rockwall ISD will...
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DFW winter weather: Are schools canceling classes? | wfaa.com
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Texas A&M Commerce opens Dallas campus
"When you see ice like this, this is why we're so concerned, ONCOR meteorologist Jen Myers said. "Because we know that it can have impact."
Amy Landbein Heath, an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and owner of Texas Tree Surgeons in Garland, has a second business selling firewood. She said much of the current inventory is from felled trees that did not survive last February's freeze.
"The trees that were already damaged are going to be much worse off than they were a week ago because of this storm," she said. "There was a loss of bark and cambium, the tissue that moves water and nutrients through the tree."
"It's a kicking while it's down situation," she said.
"Even just a quarter inch of ice or a tenth of an inch of ice on a tree can add hundreds of extra pounds and makes those limbs sag and break" Myers said.
Myers said ice like this is "why we're so concerned at ONCOR."
"This is something we watch very closely because we know that it can have impact," Myers said. "And if the wind picks up, it can pick up those limbs and put them into power lines, which can cause grid issues."
Heath also said that the combination of weight and wind is when many arborists start worrying about complete failures "from the root down."
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RELATED: Highland Park's Matthew Stafford is heading to the Super Bowl. And he's not the only one from North Texas
Saturday night in Philadelphia is Greg Zuerlein's 32nd game with the Dallas Cowboys.
Greg Zuerlein has missed a kick of some kind - a field goal or an extra point - in 15 of those games.
Report: Mike McCarthy told he will still be Cowboys' head coach next season
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Winter weather updates: Temps fall to freezing mark in Dallas-Fort Worth
Many Texans didn't take some simple steps to mitigate damage when frozen pipes thawed after last year's deep freeze.
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TEXAS, USA — As Texans spend a fair amount of time in the deep freeze again, a really good friend to have goes by the name Jones Stephens. It's one name for a special tool that many realized they didn’t have when they really needed it in last year’s February arctic blast.
In many cases, you need a tool like this to turn and open the locked iron box cover that houses your water meter outside. Inside that box you will also find a small valve where you can shut off your water at the main. You may also need a large T-shaped tool to turn the shut off valve, but in many cases, you can do it simply with a wrench.
However you do it, you should turn your water off if your pipes have frozen, because frozen pipes can crack. When they eventually thaw out, if your water has not been turned off, busted pipes can cause a damaging cascade of water inside your dwelling.
Social media feeds in February 2021 were filled with pictures and videos of Texans chronicling the flood of water pouring into their homes and apartments from cracked pipes.
As the water keeps pouring, and as damage estimates keep climbing, it affects all of us in the form of higher insurance rates. Insurance companies had to make tremendous payouts after last year’s winter storm, and much of that was due to frozen pipes and the ensuing water damage.
State Farm, the largest homeowner insurance underwriter in Texas, paid out $343 million in frozen pipe claims in Texas last year. That was, by far, more than the company paid out in other states.
State Farm says Texas also easily outpaced other states in the number of frozen pipe claims and for the average cost per claim. That average claim cost number, in particular, shows that many Texans really didn’t know how to deal with frozen pipes, and damage costs piled up.
Here is data provided by State Farm for the top states for frozen pipe claims it handled in 2021.
Credit: Data from State Farm
So it’s a good idea ahead of time to know where your water shut off valve is located outside, to get a Jones Stephens or similar key to open the iron cover to access it, and to practice opening that cover and finding the valve just in case. Those keys to remove the cover tend to sell out in times like this, so at least find a neighbor who has one, and let them know you might need it.
Here is a simple demonstration by Baker Brothers on YouTube, showing how to remove the cover over your water meter, access your water valve and shut off water to your home.
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More than 25,000 customers are without power Thursday morning and many residents have reported downed trees, as sleet, freezing rain and snow hits North Texas.
The sleet started to transition to snow around 5:30 a.m. starting with the western areas of the metroplex. There is some slush on the roadways, including on the interstates. More traffic delays are building as of 5:30 a.m.
Sleet is starting to stick on the roadways. In Dallas County at the Interstate 35E split, Reporter Susanne Brunner says there is accumulation on the overpasses.
While this winter storm is not expected to be as severe as last year's February freeze, temperatures have dropped below freezing and will stay that way for an extended period of time. The wintry precipitation is also likely to cause travel issues across the region over the next 24-48 hours.
The high for Thursday is 24 degrees. Many areas will still be below freezing for Friday and temperatures are expected to be above freezing on Saturday.
Collin - 6,854
Dallas - 2,657
Denton - 2,245
Tarrant - 1,751
Northbound US 75 at Lovers Lane - all main lanes are currently blocked
Eastbound I-635 at Miller Road - all lanes are blocked
Northbound I-45 at Linfield - all lanes are blocked
Northbound I-35 Expressway at 28th Street - blocked
Freezing rain falling across Dallas County Thursday morning
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Highland Park is on the move and Aledo's district win streak is in jeopardy. South Oak Cliff faces an all-DISD docket. Let's dive into the full rundown of changes.
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Aledo beats Fort Bend Marshall 45-42 in the 5A Division 2 State Championship high school football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, December 21, 2019. (Photo by Khampha Bouaphanh)
AUSTIN, Texas — Ten days before Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matt Stafford plays in Super Bowl LVI, his Highland Park High School alma mater makes the jump to Class 6A in Texas HS football.
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) revealed on Thursday morning its new classifications and districts for the next two of high school athletics.
Among the notable moves? The Scots will now play in 6A District 7 with Dallas Jesuit, Irving, Irving Nimitz, Irving MacArthur, Richardson, Berkner, Pearce and Lake Highlands. Also in Class 6A, Skyline joins the "District of Doom" featuring state powers Cedar Hill, Desoto and Duncanville.
See the full list of UIL reclassifications (Football, Basketball, Volleyball) here.
Aledo vs. Denton Ryan
A big district matchup awaits in District 3-5A Division I, which now pits a pair of state powerhouses against each other in district play: Aledo and Denton Ryan.
In 2020, Aledo won the 5A Division II state championship -- the Bearcats' record 10th state title -- at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex.
That same weekend, Ryan won the 5A Division I state championship.
Aledo has won 103 straight district games dating back to October 2007. Their historic and remarkable win streak is now in jeopardy with the Red Raiders on the schedule for the next two years.
A Big Spread
Perhaps no more absurd a geographic stretch now exists in Texas high school football than the one boasted by the new District 7-5A Division I, which now includes McKinney North and Lufkin.
Lufkin is located 120 miles north of Houston. The distance from Lufkin to McKinney North? A full 210 miles.
Start the bake sales and fundraisers for gas money, folks!
(The other schools in 7-5A Div. I are Forney, Lancaster, Longview, North Mesquite, Tyler and West Mesquite.)
SOC's All-Dallas Docket
In 2021, South Oak Cliff became the first Dallas ISD school to win a football state championship since 1958.
In 2022 and 2023, the defending champs will compete in a District 6-5A Division II comprised of only DISD schools: Adamson, Conrad, Hillcrest, Jefferson, Kimball, Samuell, Seagoville, Spruce and Wilson.
Elsewhere in 5A Division II, Argyle and Melissa make the jump up from Class 4A.
Argyle joins District 3 with Carrollton Creekview, Denton, Frisco Emerson, Frisco Independence, Frisco Memorial and Lake Dallas.
Melissa, meanwhile, will face the likes of Crandall, Denison, Greenville, Lucas Lovejoy, Mesquite Poteet, Princeton and Terrell in District 7.
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DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is projecting an all-time winter peak demand for energy this week - more than last year's February storm - but the state power grid also has more energy reserves on hand and should remain online, officials said.
The demand this week, if ERCOT's projections hold, would easily surpass last year's winter peak and also rival the all-time peak demand of 74,820 megawatts, which was set in August 2019.
On Thursday, the state had about 20,000 megawatts in reserves, an "extraordinary supply of extra power," Abbott said. A single megawatt is enough to power up to 200 homes.
ERCOT CEO Brad Jones said the level of icing in the state has been "significant" but not as severe as expected, allowing wind operators and other generators to remain online.
As of noon Tuesday, no power generators had gone offline due to cold weather. Jones attributed the state's winterization requirements for power generators to helping keep operators online this week.
In November, ERCOT had projected a peak winter demand of about 62,000, "based on the average weather conditions at the time of the winter peak demand."
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Be careful! Cars sliding on U.S. 75 in Dallas
DALLAS — Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will suspend all bus and rail services at noon Friday through noon Sunday due to "untenable" icy road conditions in the area.
The precipitation from this week's storm moved out of North Texas on Thursday but freezing temps have kept roads slick and icy across the region. The temps were not expected to rise much above freezing, if at all, until Saturday.
"While road conditions across the region continue to remain extremely dangerous, DART recommends everyone avoid travel wherever possible," the agency said in the release.
RELATED: Every DART bus route is changing. Here's what you need to know
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Officer Penton's portrait now hangs at the Dallas Police Northeast Patrol Division. His family and colleagues were there for the unveiling ceremony.
RELATED: 'He's not supposed to be gone': Family friend, Lone Star Brahmas owner remembers fallen Dallas officer Mitchell Penton
During the ceremony, a portrait of Officer Penton was unveiled. It was painted in pastel by Dallas artist James Spurlock. Since 1986, he's worked on portraits of fallen officers for the Dallas Police Department. While painting, he immediately noticed Penton's smile, something many of his colleagues pointed out.
"They've got this image that nobody can forget now, and it's part of history," said Spurlock.
Penton's family watched as honor guards removed the navy blue cloth, unveiling the portrait. His wife, stepson and newborn, who never got to meet his father, were all there. The family took the portrait inside the building to hang on the wall.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said, "Every day patrol officers enter the station, they'll remember that sacrifice and they will honor our fallen, and they will honor Mitchell by going out and serving this community."
Penton's portrait joins the paintings of five other officers in the Northeast Division who died in the line of duty before him.
Mesquite police identify suspect who shot, killed officer outside grocery store
'He was just an amazing person': Brother remembers Euless detective killed by alleged drunk driver
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Havard and Tarrant County election workers have spent weeks preparing to serve more voters than ever before -- the Lone Star State has grown leaps and bounds.
"When you have more people, you're going to have more registered voters," said Havard.
"People are moving to Texas from other states. So, we're getting demographics from all over the United States, moving to Texas," said Havard.
Havard wants every voter to have the information they need to go to the polls. Election workers would love for Texans to prepare before early voting starts on Valentine's Day. That includes printing a sample ballot ahead of time.
"You can actually take that sample ballot with you to the polling location. Use that to make your choices as you vote," said Havard.
Havard said that will also cut down on how much time you spend at the polls. Election workers will use clean-pens between each voter, and they want residents to feel free to wear their masks, but it's not required.
"No one will be turned away from a polling location for not having a mask," said Havard.
"What the hours are for early voting, where the early voting locations are," said Havard.
"Any registered voter in Tarrant County can go to any polling location to vote. And it doesn't matter if it's a primary election or a runoff or a general election," Havard.
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The proceeds from the musical festival will help benefit local schools and the town of Henryetta, Okla., which is where Aikman grew up.
HENRYETTA, Oklahoma — The lineup for former Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman's recently-created musical festival was announced Tuesday morning.
“Henryetta, and that experience on the farm really taught me that what hard work meant,” Aikman said. “Now, I look back on it and I think, ‘man, if I had not come to Henryetta,' I'm not sure to be sitting with you here today.”
Now that's a lineup: @TroyAikman’s Highway to Henryetta featuring @blakeshelton, @joshabbottband, @WadeBowen, @stoneylarue, @GeorgeDunham & @BirdDogMusic, @mikaylalaneband & more…
📲Tickets on sale Feb. 11 at https://t.co/hmZIQDAkuU
🗓 June 11
🎸 #HWYtoHenryetta pic.twitter.com/QQVrgyvKjj
— Highway to Henryetta (@HWYtoHenryetta) February 8, 2022
Next June the Highway to Henryetta will be headlined by @blakeshelton - proceeds to benefit local schools and the town. Great work from the @dallascowboys icon. pic.twitter.com/bAd1W6pS1W
Henryetta is a small town 50 miles south of Tulsa, established in the early 1900s. Aikman's family moved there when he was 12. He went on to play both football and baseball at Henryetta High School.
The goal of Aikman's festival and the proceeds is to provide educational materials and resources to Henryetta's school district with an emphasis on STEM initiatives. The proceeds will also supply equipment and funding for athletic and after-school programming.
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As COVID cases and hospitalizations fall, restaurants and bars hopeful for busy Valentine's Day, Super Bowl weekend
Now, cases across the station - and the country - are falling.
“Clients that don’t want to go out, don’t go out - might still do curbside,” he said.
'A very strange symptom': Expert says more people are reporting this symptom of the Omicron variant
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Uptown leaders asking for greater police presence from DPD following man's shooting death
Early Monday morning, 42-year-old Jerriun Lamont Maxie was shot and killed following an altercation outside of 'Sidebar' club.
DALLAS, Texas — Leaders representing Uptown's Public Improvement District are now working with the Dallas Police Department to have a more significant presence of officers in the square-mile entertainment district after a man was shot and killed outside of a bar early Monday morning.
"It's been challenging and overwhelming," Stewart said. "And we need help, we can't stop this by ourselves."
Investigators with Dallas police said Maxie got into some sort of altercation outside of the bar 'Sidebar' just after 2 a.m.
In June, shots were fired outside Harris' House of Heroes, and a woman was struck.
In August, Stewart says shots were fired into Tate's bar.
In October, an innocent bystander was shot after two groups started firing at each other outside Rocco's Pizza.
"I think that's when there's a risk of violent behavior erupting," said Stewart.
However, when asked, the department didn't share a crime plan or tactical plan with WFAA.
Police fatally shoot man as he allegedly held woman hostage in Denton, officials say
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Kahlo’s art transcended generations and language. Her paintings identified as magic realism explored many topics - from birth, miscarriage and abortion, to death.
Through the years, she's become an icon for female empowerment.
“Frida is one of those pop-icons - she transcended being a painter,” Fosco said. “She was ahead of her time doing those kinds of things and living her life the way she did.”
'The Art of Banksy': La exposición itinerante más grande del mundo se dirige a Denver
Frida Kahlo's 'Diego y yo' painting sells for a record-setting $34.9 million
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Ashley Moore's body was found in the middle of nowhere off Clark Road in southern Dallas. A year later, her family is still searching for answers
It's filled with trash, now, a year after Ashley Moore's body was found in the middle of nowhere off Clark Road in southern Dallas.
“Every time I look up here, I can imagine her, hollering, 'daddy!'" Moore described.
Ashley's body was found in an empty field, filled with trash in Southern Dallas nearly a year ago.
Her father is a Vietnam vet who is now begging the public for help. " I can't sleep. Please tell me who killed my daughter."@wfaa at 6p pic.twitter.com/nEE52z4k8F
“They put her here, with no shoes on," Moore said. "They took her shoes off. That’s a human being right there. That’s our family."
“My prayer is, it was quick - no suffering - because it hurts to think about,” explained Michele Moore.
Now, they're asking for any one who may have information to come forward.
“She’s not trash," he cried. "Man, it hurts."
If anyone has information, they are asked to contact Dallas Police Detective Derek Chaney, who is handling the case. He can be reached at: 214-671-3650 or derick.chaney@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
40-year cold case solved ... partially. Where is 1-year-old Hollie Marie Clouse?
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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in Texas ruled in a report released Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
RELATED: Opening statements delivered, as trial begins for ex-Angels employee over role in pitcher Tyler Skaggs' death
Defense attorneys are trying to show that Skaggs could have gotten drugs from any number of people, because he wasn't the only Major League player using illegal drugs.
When Heaney was asked on the stand, "There are other guys in major leagues that take illegal drugs?"
He said, "Yes."
When they could not find him. The team's head of security went into the room and found Skaggs lying face down on the bed.
Prosecutors said the last person to see Skaggs alive was Kay, when he went to Skaggs' hotel room to provide him pills that had fentanyl.
Skaggs' mother took the stand to talk about the moment she learned about her son's death.
Defense attorneys on cross examination asked her if she knew her son's former teammate, Eric Smith with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He allegedly was her son's drug dealer when they played together in Arizona. She said, no.
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Mother of Tyler Skaggs testifies in trail against Eric Kay | wfaa.com
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Dr. Tariq Adwan's lab is one of those. Adwan is the chief scientific officer for GeneIQ. Thee labs are busy processing samples and delivering daily COVID test results.
In the "wet" lab, technicians are administering thousands of COVID-19 tests per day, in addition to a variety of other diagnostic tests. It’s a careful process that includes extracting samples from nasal swabs.
RELATED: Haven't gotten your free COVID tests in the mail yet? Here's what you need to do
Mail order COVID tests are free of charge: if a website asks you to pay, it's probably a scam
'I'm still emotional': Mom shares experience after 3-month-old baby girl hospitalized with COVID
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DALLAS — More than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, scientists' knowledge about the virus has changed dramatically and rapidly.
In a special conversation on WFAA, a panel of doctors from Baylor Scott and White discussed COVID-19's far-reaching impacts on our lives, answered questions about vaccines, and shared advice for managing mental health.
Guest: Stefanie McNeal, DPT - physical therapist
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COVID pandemic 2 years later: What's been the impact | wfaa.com
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"Then all of a sudden I heard a boom and I got heat,” said Saenz.
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Mabry was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and official oppression in Saenz' case and two other cases.
The affidavit goes on to say body camera footage also captured, "Officer Williams opening his 40 mm launcher and removing a spent cartridge from the launcher."
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"Did we make mistakes? Absolutely, we did. Did the mistakes we did rise to the level of criminal culpability? I guess we will soon see,” said Garcia.
"Where thousands of staff hours and hundreds of officers acted honorably in the defense of the city and defense of the people,” said Garcia.
"It’s life changing the injures that they are dealing with. They are injuries that they have to look at when they wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, and we want to thank District Attorney Creuzot."
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Texas Election Resources For Voters
Here are some important election dates you should know about ahead of the Texas primary
Early voting starts in mid-February before the primaries on March 1. Here are a few things you should know.
Texas will hold its primary elections March 1. Here are all the candidates who have filed for the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Everybody wants to talk about politics, but nobody is talking much about these down-ballot primary Texas races. That's not a good sign.
Travis County Judge Andy Brown says the changes are confusing voters, and he says this is not about election integrity - but voter suppression.
If you're denied a mail-in ballot, expect to get a call or letter from your county.
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Se acerca la fecha de límite para votar en las elecciones primarias en Texas
El 31 de enero es el último día para registrarse para votar el primero de marzo.
An unlikely creature has found itself at the heart of the much disputed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
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A Tarrant County Grand Jury Friday returned indictments Friday in the October 2021 shooting at Timberview High School that left four people injured. The shooting happened after a fight in one of the schools' classrooms.
Later in the day when the shooting happened in October, Simpkins' family said bullying played a part in his turning to violence.
As Simpkins was processed out of the Tarrant County Corrections Center in downtown Fort Worth, his family defense attorney Kim Cole said the school shooting wasn't random.
Said Cole: "This is not someone who was just out to go and shoot up the school and had made up their mind -- 'Hey, I am upset, and I am going to shoot anyone I see.' That was not the situation here."
That then led to Cole sending a message to the police chief, telling him that she wants him to stand down on his department's preliminary conclusion about what led to the shooting.
"With all due respect, I am not a member of law enforcement, but the role of law enforcement is not to steer an investigation to fit a particular narrative," Cole said.
15-year-old injured in shooting at Timberview High School released from hospital
Mansfield mayor says community is healing after school shooting
Multiple school shootings in Texas in a week shows 'no community is untouchable' to the violence, Mansfield mayor says
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Accused Timberview High School shooter indicted on 7 charges | wfaa.com
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The Texas election code prohibits voter registration cards from being pre-filled and the viewers asked Verify if the application was illegal.
DALLAS — Primary season has arrived and voters should familiarize themselves with the things they can and cannot do under the new Texas elections law passed during the 2021 legislative session.
Voting by mail could also become more popular during the pandemic and multiple WFAA viewers sent us photos of an application they received addressed from the Dan Patrick campaign. The application was partially filled-in with the recipients’ name, address, the reason they are voting by mail and the date of the election.
It is illegal to pre-fill ABBMs in Texas. (Applications for ballot by mail.)
-Texas Secretary of State
-Dallas County Elections Office
The viewers sent pictures of the ABBM and it came with instructions telling them some of the applications was already pre-filled with information obtained from the voter registrar. The application marks “65 years or older” as the reason for why the voter was applying to vote by mail. The instructions then ask the recipient to complete the application with their driver license number or Department of Public Safety ID number, sign and date the application, and mail to the Secretary of State office.
There is a key distinction between an ABBM and a voter registration application. Under Sec. 13.002 (c-1) of the Texas Election Code, it makes clear information on a voter registration application “must be supplied by the person desiring to register to vote.”
However, an ABBM does not fall under the same code. The Secretary of State Office told us they send guidance to campaigns in December 2021 advising them they could pre-fill certain fields on the ABBM including name, address, eligibility for voting by mail and the election for which they are applying to vote. The guidance added campaigns should not pre-fill any witness or assistant information, personally identifiable info, or any affirmations that must be made by the voter.
The Secretary of State said the guidance was to ensure that outdated or inaccurate info was not included on a pre-filled ABBM but nothing in the election code specifically says the info must be provided by the registering voter.
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A press release issued on Monday said that Gallagher would remain in place in his role in Little Elm -- located some 30 miles north of Dallas -- in the meantime "in order to assist the Board of Trustees with the transition of leadership."
"I wanted to announce my plans early to allow for our Board of Trustees to begin the planning process of hiring the next superintendent to lead this wonderful district," Gallagher said in the press release. "I am very proud of the work we have accomplished... and [I] look forward to assisting our Board of Trustees with a transition plan."
Little Elm ISD's Board of Trustees will begin discussing its search for Gallagher's replacement at a future meeting, the press release said.
The release also quoted Little Elm ISD Board of Trustees president David Montemayor as praising Gallagher and applauding "his ability to build a strong culture of collaboration both within the District and between the District and the community."
"[We] highly value the progress made in our District under Superintendent Gallagher’s leadership," Montemayor said in the press release. "Gallagher has been a tireless visionary for Little Elm ISD since becoming the Superintendent. Along with the Board, Gallagher has focused Little Elm ISD and its stakeholders on providing opportunities that align with our mission to Engage, Equip and Empower each student to realize their full potential. This vision culminated in the single focused goal for all of our students to achieve success beyond high school graduation.”
For all the praise Montemayor showered Gallagher with in Monday's press release -- the letter further congratulated the soon-to-be-outgoing superintendent on opening two middle schools, along with various new athletic and operations facilities, plus more -- controversies at Little Elm High School have kept Little Elm ISD in headlines in recent months.
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In a joint video statement that followed that incident, Gallagher and Little Elm mayor Curtis Cornelius blamed "misinformation" among the student body and the "crimes" of a few students -- including one student allegedly spitting on an officer -- for the police's heavy-handed response.
Public listening sessions between parents and administrators, a whole lot of angry finger-pointing and an internal investigation that found Little Elm ISD's response to claims of on-campus discrimination and Title IX violations were "not a systematic failure" followed.
Recent controversies at schools across North Texas -- including debates over vaccinations, masks and even books carried in libraries -- are considered likely contributing factors in high volume of burnout educators in the region are facing.
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Instead, the truck was carrying Arlene, her younger brothers and their parents. A bullet pierced the back window of the truck and struck Arlene.
Arlene's dad told KHOU 11 she was a 4th grader at De Zavala and a great big sister who loved her little brothers. He said Arlene also loved to do video blogs of herself doing her own nails.
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Houston, Texas shooting: 9-year-old dies; robbery victim charged | wfaa.com
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"Our demand is going up. And if our supply is not there the price will go up and it will continue to go up," said Jay Young with King Operating Company, an independent driller in Texas and Montana.
"Russia could potentially deprive Europe of almost 40% of its gas supply and 10% of its total primary energy supply while sacrificing gas revenues that will likely be largely offset by higher oil prices, assuming oil exports from Russia are not hindered," the report says.
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Birdie (formerly Elsa) is also a happy camper with her new family where she's been since last May. They moved to San Diego in December and Birdie is loving the beach life. She also loves cuddling in bed, stuffed animals and running.
Now he gets to stay inside with his family and loves going on camping trips and taking walks. (No photo available)
No update was available from Arctic's new family.
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8 dogs rescued during 2021 winter storm have been adopted | wfaa.com
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"This is not about Ukraine and Russia. This is about democracy, this is about freedom," said Geremesz.
Geremesz said Tuesday's warnings to Russia from President Biden did not instill much confidence.
"He said if Russian invades Ukraine...well, Russia already invaded Ukraine and hasn't left," she said.
Geremesz' nonprofit Ukrainian American Society of Texas is a source to educate people on the conflict and even a source to help. She's networking now for humanitarian aid and care packages to be sent to the area.
She's seen the pictures worldwide of children and the elderly taking up arms.
"That puts a smile on my face. Just that gut determination. That fierce Cossack blood in us, that no matter what we're going to fight because we have something to fight for," she said.
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Henry Dwight "Michael" Williams instead sold Akram a Taurus G2C pistol, according to the testimony.
DALLAS — Editor's note: The video above is from an earlier story, in which family of Williams spoke to WFAA.
The man accused of selling a gun to Colleyville hostage taker Malik Akram told law enforcement that Akram had requested a "machine gun" that could hold "a lot of bullets," according to testimony from an FBI agent in a hearing Wednesday.
Henry Dwight "Michael" Williams instead sold Akram a Taurus G2C pistol, the agent testified, according to Erin Dooley, spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The testimony from an FBI agent at the hearing also revealed that the gun sold to Akram had been stolen. The agent testified that Williams told authorities that Akram wanted a gun so he could "intimidate" someone who owned him money, Dooley said.
He later held four people, including the synagogue's rabbi, hostage in a standoff that stretched for nearly 12 hours. All of the hostages were able to escape unharmed. Akram ultimately died after a special hostage rescue team brought in from Quantico, Virginia moved in and killed him.
Officials said they first questioned Williams the day after the standoff, after an analysis of cellphone records showed he and the suspect had exchanged phone calls and text messages in the days leading up to the standoff. Williams said he recalled meeting a man with a British accent, but could not remember his name.
Agents questioned Williams again on Jan. 24, after he was arrested on an outstanding state warrant, and showed him a photo of Akram. That's when Williams confirmed he sold Akram the gun, officials said.
During testimony Wednesday, the agent testified that someone gave Akram Williams' number, as Williams was alleged to have brokered gun roughly a dozen gun sales in the past. During testimony, the agent said Akram took out $550 from a check cashing business to pay for the gun before taking the bus and biking to meet Williams.
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Parker was the fifth MLB player to take the stand in the trial, testifying that they received oxycodone pills from Kay. Pitchers Matt Harvey, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian and first baseman C.J. Cron - who all played for the Angels - previously took the stand.
Also on Wednesday, Kay's one-time colleague Adam Chodzko said Kay confided that he watched Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs do drugs the night before he was found dead. Chodzko said Kay told him he turned down an offer from Skaggs to do drugs with him.
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“This can be something just as quickly as grabbing your smartphone, putting on your video, and walking through your home and just recording each room and what's in it so that if something does happen, you have that to trigger your memory during an insurance claim,” said State Farm’s Gina Wilken.
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There are very specific things you should know before deciding to switch electricity providers
Energy bill paper forms
TEXAS, USA — Rewind to one year ago, and many Texans were still in the dark.
Despite clear weatherization weaknesses identified from a similar widespread blackout 10 winters prior, the Texas electric grid was woefully unprepared for the February 2021 winter storm.
So, once again, state decision makers cut the power to millions of Texans to protect the grid from a total collapse that would’ve taken weeks to repair.
Even if you kept your electricity through it all, you may have been one of many Texans who received enormous electric bills the month after, because it took so much power to keep homes warm in that deep freeze.
That may have been the first time in a long time that many people noticed the rate they paid for electricity. That’s one of those things we tend to forget about after establishing service -- until an unusually large bill focuses our attention.
Many Texans can choose electric rates and providers
Even after that huge power event, some still don’t know that the majority of Texas consumers (those who don’t receive service from an electric cooperative or a city-owned utility) can shop around for electricity rates and have the power to choose their electric provider.
In fact, that's the name of the state-run comparison site; powertochoose.org -- where utilities offer plans by ZIP code. It’s had past issues, including complaints that some rate offerings were deceptively low, and that wasn't immediately apparent unless you read the fine print.
Another complaint: That plans displayed the price if you used 500, 1,000, or 2,000 kilowatts in a month.
But they didn’t tell you that if you deviated just a little from those standard benchmarks and, for instance, used 501 or 998 or 2,100 kilowatts, the rates spiked considerably.
Things to know when shopping for an electricity plan
Even after those complaints, the site still uses those thresholds of 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kWh for rate comparisons.
If you are comparing plans on the state site, in the ‘plan details’ column, pay attention to the term. How long is the service contract? Whether you sign up for three months or 36 months, set a reminder close to the end of that time period, to shop again. Otherwise, you may be automatically kicked to a much higher rate when the term ends.
Particularly with longer terms, check the cancellation fee just in case you become dissatisfied with the service or with the cost of your plan. The cancellation fee information is in the ‘pricing details’ column. This metric varies by plan.
There are plenty of them that offer free cancellation. But the fee can sometimes be a hefty flat fee, or it might even be a charge for each month remaining in your contract.
Once you find a plan you like, look in the ‘pricing details’ column for the ‘fact sheet’. Open that link and read it carefully. In the box labeled ‘electricity price’, you can see if there are additional base charges, subscription charges, or minimum usage fees. Also listed there are more standard add-ons.
Further down in this fact sheet you will also see the cancellation fee that is charged if you terminate the service contract before then end of the term.
If you like a plan, but want to verify the details before signing up, it may be a good idea to look up the same plan on the electric provider’s website just to make sure the terms match up. Or you can call the provider and ask what that plan would charge based on your actual usage.
Finally, just to make sure that choosing a new plan will benefit you, compare the plan details to your current electric plan.
Electricity broker sites
Finally, Texas allows electricity brokerages. This is in no way an endorsement of the brokers below or any brokers, but since some Texans sign up for electricity this way, it is a part of this story.
On broker sites, like this one and this one, you may see similar offerings you can find on the state site. The brokers may also have listings for less expensive rates than the ones listed on the state site.
ComparePower boasts, “We often get plans that aren't always available on other sites.”
Another difference you may see on these sites, they allow you to get a more exact idea of your rate than the standard 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kilowatt benchmarks. You can enter your actual usage when shopping and get an estimated monthly charge based on those numbers.
You can also still confirm details with individual providers.
Both sites insist the plan details you see come from the electric providers, and that the sites do not add a ‘markup’.
ElectricityPlans says, “With some companies, we’ve even negotiated rates that are lower than what’s shown on their own web sites."
Just understand that brokerages do differ from the state-run website in that they don’t have to show you every plan that is on the state site. Often times, the brokers are paid a referral fee by the electric provider if you sign up with them through the broker site. And they may not show you plans from providers that don’t pay them referral fees.
ComparePower explains, “There is a reason why. There is a significant cost to integrate our technology with our providers, and to maintain the technology stays up to date for real time pricing and enrollment capabilities. Also, providers cannot just pay to get on ComparePower. We turn down suppliers frequently who are willing to pay significant fees just to be listed. We have a very extensive vetting process that ensures we only list top providers that Texans recognize, and have demonstrated their ability to bill timely and accurately, have good customer service, and can deliver the power on time.”
As with any financial decision, if you are shopping for an electric plan, it pays to do your homework, ask questions, and read the fine print before signing up, no matter which site you use.
How 2 in '22: Are you an amateur investor who keeps obsessing over when it's time to sell? Consider these various types of trades
As rates rise in Texas, here are ways to pay your mortgage off early and how you could save you thousands of dollars
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The sheriff's office says the suspect shot at deputies first before they returned fire.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Two Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies were injured Tuesday night when investigators said a suspect "ambushed" them.
“They shot him ... they shot him. He’s dead,” said Robert Huaracha, Adam's dad.
"They approached the residence as they should have, as they are trained to do, and basically they were ambushed,” said HCSO deputy chief Edison Toquica.
Image taken from neighbor's surveillance camera of officer-involved shooting
"That’s what I asked him one time, 'where did you get the gun?'" said Robert Huaracha. "He would not tell me, he just kept quiet and silent, nothing."
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Suspect who shot at HCSO deputies identified as Navy vet | wfaa.com
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FORT WORTH, Texas — After just over a week, a Fort Worth jury has begun deliberating on the case of a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing the drugs that killed pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Kay faces drug distribution and drug conspiracy charges faces 20 years to life on one of the drug charges, if convicted.
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Trial for Tyler Skaggs' death: Jury receives case | wfaa.com
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Since 1985, Texas Can Academies' mission has been to provide a quality education for all students, but especially those who've struggled in traditional settings
At Thursday's event, that mission manifested itself in the form of the nonprofit handing an oversized check over to the Texan Can Academies, which likewise serves to provide the highest quality education it can for all students -- and especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting -- in order to help ensure their economic independence as adults.
This latest donation from Cars for Kids comes at a critical time given COVID-19's effect on the educational system, Texas Can Academies superintendent Dr. James Ponce said while expressing his gratitude for the ongoing relationship between the two organizations."
"[Cars for Kids] is a longstanding partner – our best partner – so they understand what Texas Can is all about," Dr. Ponce said at Thursday's ceremony. "So, when we receive that [donation from them] knowing that this is going to go toward efforts around our college-, career- and military-readiness, our parent centers, and the psycho-social and social emotional learning aspects of our organizations, I think it gives that much more hope to our students that come to Texas Can."
Cars for Kids presents a $1 million check to Texas Can Academies
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Only 17% of registered voters – about 15.2 million – cast ballots in the last midterm election in 2018. Both party chairs said it's important to vote in this primary
DALLAS — This week, as voters head to one of 47 different vote centers in Dallas County – Democrats and Republicans side-by-side in a joint primary for the first time – you can get the opposing county chairs to agree on one thing.
“We've had some kinks, here and there," said Dallas County Republican party chair Jennifer Stoddard-Hajdu.
“You know, I think we've had a few kinks here and there," Kristy Noble, the Dallas County Democratic party chair, said.
They both believe those procedural "kinks" are being properly ironed out. So, the next concern? Which side has the most motivated voters.
Dallas County elections, in raw numbers, shows that 8,687 Democrats cast ballots the first two days of early voting, versus 5,060 Republicans who cast theirs.
For Stoddard-Hajdu, though, "we have seen much more enthusiasm in the (Republican) party than we have in quite some time."
For both parties, there’s plenty of voter enthusiasm for at least one race: District 30, which is being vacated by longtime serving U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson.
There are six candidates on the Republican side. Nine Democrats on the other.
“But with nine candidates in that race, it's a great time to be touching and getting voters out there who haven't voted in the past,” Noble said.
There is disagreement over the impact of SB1.
“I am very pleased with the changes in the mail-in ballot system,” Stoddard-Hajdu said.
But those changes to mail-in voter requirements has so far resulted in high rejection rates. Dallas County has reported approximately 28% of mail-in ballots rejected so far. Noble flagged that as an issue of concern for the Democratic party, leading Dems to post a warning about it on their website and to offer rides to the polls to vote in person instead.
RELATED: Mail-in ballot application rejection rate worrying county elections officials
But in a state with historically low voter turnout, only 17% of registered voters – about 15.2 million voters – cast ballots in the last midterm election in 2018, according to nonpartisan, nonprofit The Texas Tribune.
Despite that, both party chairs – in agreement again – are encouraging voters, regardless of party, to "just please get out and vote,” Stoddard-Hajdu implored
“Let your voice be heard,” Noble said.
Early voting lasts through Feb. 25. Primary Election Day is March 1.
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Since 1985, Texans Can Academies' mission has been to provide a quality education for all students, but especially those who've struggled in traditional settings
At Thursday's event, that mission manifested itself in the form of the nonprofit handing an oversized check over to the Texans Can Academies, which likewise serves to provide the highest quality education it can for all students -- and especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting -- in order to help ensure their economic independence as adults.
This latest donation from Cars for Kids comes at a critical time given COVID-19's effect on the educational system, Texans Can Academies superintendent Dr. James Ponce said while expressing his gratitude for the ongoing relationship between the two organizations.
"[Cars for Kids] is a longstanding partner – our best partner – so they understand what Texans Can is all about," Dr. Ponce said at Thursday's ceremony. "So, when we receive that [donation from them] knowing that this is going to go toward efforts around our college-, career- and military-readiness, our parent centers, and the psycho-social and social emotional learning aspects of our organizations, I think it gives that much more hope to our students that come to Texans Can."
Cars for Kids presents a $1 million check to Texans Can Academies
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The boy's mom said they were set to celebrate his birthday when he exited a school bus and was attacked by a dog.
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Police said the dog's owner, identified as 31-year-old Daneka Black, "failed to secure" the animal. Police said Black was arrested and charged with attack by a dangerous dog resulting in serious bodily injury, a felony.
RELATED: 6-year-old seriously injured after bitten by dog in Dallas; dog's owner arrested, police say
“She has the weight of the world on her. She doesn’t want press, appreciates the prayers and asked me to give update. Their life is forever changed," Mendehlson said of Kavaughn's mom.
HPD: Woman possibly attacked, killed by her own dogs in SW Houston
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office said Friday that a grand jury indicted Jason Alan Thornburg, 41, on charges of murder and arson in the death of 61-year-old Mark Jewell. The incident happened on May 21, 2021.
Jason Alan Thornburg, 41.
According to a warrant, Jewell was found dead in a gas explosion that happened minutes after Thornburg left the home for work. The warrant stated that Thornburg admitted to "sacrificing" his roommate before he uncapped a natural gas line and lit a candle.
Because of the explosion, Jewell's cause of death could not be determined by the medical examiner's office.
In October, a Tarrant County magistrate judge ordered a mental health evaluation for Thornburg, stating there was "reasonable cause to believe [Thornburg] has a mental illness or is a person with an intellectual disability."
The parents of Reyes-Mathis told WFAA in October that they don't believe she knew Thornburg.
Man indicted in killings of 3 people found in burning dumpster in Fort Worth
'I just knew in my heart something was wrong': Parents of 3rd victim found in burned Fort Worth dumpster devastated
Timeline, criminal history: Here's what we know about Jason Thornburg
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Police say in both incidents the suspects were armed. One ended with a man dead.
"When they are walking up, they really don’t know what they are walking up into,” said Mesquite police spokesperson, Lt. Brandon Rickers.
Officers chased him.
"To them it started just as a foot pursuit and once the gun fell from where it fell on the pavement, they immediately recognized there was a problem and within seconds, they had to use deadly force,” said Lt. Rickers.
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"Just shock, you know, shattered dreams, you know," said owner Scott Mann.
Mann said, "They left the hammer behind, and the police confiscated the hammer."
Mann's father discovered the break-in after finding the front door's glass broken.
"I know for sure some of the cards that they found at the other card shop last night, those are my cards," said Mann.
A sports card colleague called Bedford police about a woman who allegedly tried to sell him Scott's stolen cards.
It's somewhat of a relief for Mann who will get some of his cards back. But based on what's missing from the store there are still plenty more unaccounted for right now.
"During COVID, we started doing online box breaks, live breaks online, and our card shop really took off at that point," said Mann. "My favorite card of all time, and my girlfriend's going to laugh about this, is a Josh Allen one of one black 2020 mosaic, that's my favorite and luckily they didn't get that but the case was cracked so I sent it off to get a new grade on it."
"I'd love to have a Mickey Mantle rookie," said Scott Mann. "I plan on having a Mickey Mantle rookie before it's all said and done."
"If they want to anonymously return them, that's fine by me," said Mann. "I just want the cards back."
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Police said the victim was meeting a seller who had "expensive jeans" listed on an OfferUp ad.
Police said the incident began around 11:30 p.m. when the victim, a resident of Dallas, went to a Haltom City apartment complex in the 5600 block of Coventry Park Drive to buy "expensive jeans" that were on an OfferUp ad.
The victim was "initially suspicious" of the meetup but decided to continue with the transaction despite the time of day, police said.
According to police, the victim noticed the jeans "were not as described" and decided to drive away without purchasing them. Police said as the victim drove off, gunshots were fired by the suspect at the victim's vehicle.
Police said the victim was hit but that the bullet "lost enough velocity" and became lodged in the victim's jacket, leaving only a bruise.
"We want to remind everyone that buying and selling online has potential and sometimes significant risk. Take precautions to ensure your safety and pay attention to clues that the seller or buyer may have other intentions," the Haltom City Police Department said in news release.
Don't share your phone number. Chat through the respective apps.
Check out the other person's profile. What do others say about them?
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Kennedale ISD said the broken water pipe caused "extensive damage" at James A. Arthur Intermediate school
One of the flooded classrooms at James A Arthur Intermediate school in Kennedale ISD.
In a statement, Kennedale ISD said the broken water pipe caused "extensive damage" at James A. Arthur Intermediate school, which teaches fifth and sixth grades.
The district's superintendent, Chad Gee, told WFAA that the pressure from the broken pipe was so intense that it blew out bricks from the side of the building, cracked walls and shifted doors.
Gee said 10 classrooms were heavily damaged.
The district said officials will be holding an emergency meeting on Monday to determine what the next steps are. Kennedale ISD did not say immediately if the school be will be shut down past Monday.
"We are going to figure out what to do with our students... how do you educate those students that have been displaced from here," Gee said.
The district is urging parents to keep checking emails and the district's social media channels for updates on the school and when to expect classes to resume.
Debbie Villagomez, who is on the district's school board, posted a video on Facebook Saturday night from inside the school as it was flooded.
"This is absolutely heartbreaking to see," she wrote in the post.
"This is after water had been pouring out and was still pouring out (you can hear the waterfall behind me pouring out of the school). It's coming out of multiple locations," she added.
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Why Texas A&M coach Sydney Carter isn't listening to the 'cyber bully' critics
The 'poo' is made out of hay, bedding and the manure from the zoo's herbivores like giraffes, elephants and hippos, and it could help your garden grow.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo and a Fort-Worth-based company have teamed up to create a new product for your backyard: Zoo Poo.
Yes, Zoo Poo.
The new 100% organic product is available for sale in the Dallas Zoo's gift shop. The "poo" is made out of hay, bedding and the manure from the zoo's herbivores like giraffes, elephants and hippos.
Fort Worth-based Silver Creek Materials is a composting facility and is helping create the new compost product that can be used in home gardens.
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Zoo Poo is rich in nutrients and is good for potted plants, growing gardens and landscaping. Animal mature provides primary nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium as well as micronutrients for plant growth.
A portion of the proceeds from Zoo Poo goes directly towards conservation efforts here in Texas and across the world, according to the Dallas Zoo.
By selling this Zoo poo, the Dallas Zoo said it was able to divert one million pounds of herbivore waste from the landfill in 2021.
You can buy a 4-quart bag for $19.99 or a 1-cubic-foot bag for $12.99.
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GARLAND, Texas — The FBI and police are investigating hate speech flyers distributed across Garland and Colleyville over the weekend.
Skyler Ray first spotted them Saturday morning on a walk in Garland’s Spring Park neighborhood. He first thought the bagged-up flyers he kept seeing in every driveway were advertisements until he picked them up.
“I noticed the Star of David on it first,” he said. “They kind of outline a lot of the anti-Semitic stuff.”
The flyers he found in Garland contained anti-Semitic writings, links to a site with hate speech videos and they’re critical of the Biden administration. He picked the ones he saw and reported it to the police.
“This is just ugly and simple hate,” Anna Salton Eisen said.
Eisen is the founding president of Congregation Beth Israel. The congregation in Colleyville was recently attacked and had congregation members and its rabbi taken hostage.
Sunday morning, Colleyville police said resident in the city also found flyers at their homes and in their driveways that included white nationalist propaganda.
RELATED: Colleyville police investigating hate crime after anti-Semitic flyers found in neighborhoods, department says
“Hopefully, they will find the people who are putting these out and they will be prosecuted,” Eisen said. “We have to address the hate where it begins, which is with words.”
The FBI said the effort appears coordinated with flyers showing up in San Francisco, Denver and Southern Florida and possibly other states as well.
Monday, while WFAA was speaking with Ray, he discovered new bags had been tossed out in the same area of Spring Park.
“It’s upsetting to find them again today,” he said.
Police picked up the new bags as evidence in the investigation. The FBI said while the flyers are clearly hate speech, they are not a hate crime. Police added, the bags were distributed randomly and not targeted, which a hate crime would need to be.
Law enforcement in both cities are investigating.
“I feel strong and resolute that this needs to be addressed,” said Eisen.
The charges though, would likely be enhanced versions of littering, trespassing or criminal mischief depending what detectives discover.
“It just takes one person reading this and kind of running with it to cause havoc and to really tear a community apart,” said Ray.
Carroll ISD reaches agreement with teacher reprimand over anti-racism book
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“Over the last several years in North Texas, we’ve seen persons who are aggressive driving increase rapidly,” Irving officer Robert Reeves said.
IRVING, Texas — After several deaths across North Texas due to road rage and aggressive drivers, Irving police announced additions to their aggressive driving unit.
The police debuted two new vehicles that will specifically focus on aggressive drivers.
“Over the last several years in North Texas we’ve seen persons who are aggressive driving increase rapidly,” Irving officer Robert Reeves said. “They obviously look a little bit different than our marked patrol squad cars and the purpose behind that is so they can blend in to the highway traffic.”
In 2021, Irving had 21 fatal crashes in the city, up from 13 in 2020.
“We haven’t had a death related to road rage in our city, most of our deaths are related to DWI accidents, but this type of behavior is only increasing,” Reeves said. “We’re going to be looking for persons who are driving extremely fast, swerving in and out of traffic, trying to possibly break check somebody, driving very closely to their rear bumpers.”
Reeves said potential punishment may be severe.
“Persons in our community should know that if you get pulled over for being one of these suspected aggressive drivers your car may be looking at getting towed to the pound,” he said. “You might be looking at going to jail for a Class C offense that you might have gotten a ticket for, and you’re going to be getting probably more than one or two tickets.”
The announcement from Irving comes just days after a 29-year-old woman in Dallas was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian.
It’s also happening at a time Euless police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a young person in critical condition.
Irving police will be looking for all forms of aggressive drivers -- from hit-and-run crashes to road rage.
“You need to just have that little extra bit of patience, maybe leave a little bit earlier, plan ahead,” Reeves said. “We’ve all seen someone lose their patience and become hostile on the roadway and that puts everybody at risk.”
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Coppell's roster features seven sons of immigrant parents.
COPPELL, Texas — At first glance, the boys basketball team at Coppell looks like any other.
More than a dozen sweaty teenagers hit the court Monday morning in preparation for their playoff game versus McKinney.
Coppell has won the district title three of the last four years.
A squad laden with seniors hoping their high school hoops career lives past Tuesday night.
"It's special, it's a special team," explained sophomore Alex Tung. "You don't really see a team like this anywhere else."
Not only are the Cowboys talented, but their team photo is reminiscent of a classroom poster for diversity.
"I think by far we're the most diverse team in Texas," Tung asserted.
Seven players are the sons of immigrant parents including seniors Devank Rane and Stanford commit Ryan Agarwal.
Rane and Agarwal, both born and raised in Coppell, have known each other their entire lives.
"Our parents have known each other since before we were born, so we have pictures together from one month old," Rane elaborated, as they have older siblings who knew each other too.
Agarwal's mother and father hail from India, along with the parents of sophomore Arhan Lapsiwala and senior Devesh Lahoti. The father of Alex Ninan, a junior, is also from India.
"We're probably one of the only teams in the country with five Indians on the team," remarked Lapsiwala.
Noel Berhe, a senior, is the son of two parents from Eritrea in eastern Africa.
Sophomore Alex Tung's father is from Rhode Island, while his mother is from Hong Kong, China.
"You don't really see many Asians playing basketball, so you got to represent," Tung smiled."
Four members of the starting lineup have at least one immigrant parent.
The only player with both parents born in the United States is senior guard Naz Brown.
"I share my music with them and put them on new stuff," Brown joked. "And they teach me about their culture, their foods and everything."
Brown, who claimed to have the top sneaker collection of the group, has coached his teammates up on the musical stylings of Snoop Dogg and Tupac.
"It's not hard," Brown continued, referring to getting along with people from different backgrounds. "With these guys, they just want to let you in. They're friendly and good people."
The common theme throughout the team -- sons of immigrants or not -- is the appreciation for each other's cultures.
"It's been really fun," said Berhe. "You just learn a lot more about other people."
"You learn what other people go through," Rane echoed.
For minorities, experiences on the court or in day-to-day life can include people with less tolerant or accepting views.
"I know a couple guys on the team have been called certain slurs because of their race," Agarwal recalled. "But at the end of the day, they know that they have teammates going through it. And if we can all fight through it, they can fight through it, too."
Brown arrived at Coppell for his junior year but has adapted seamlessly.
"When you have the respect we all have for each other -- and getting to know each other's culture -- we can all coexist," Brown said. "We can all succeed like we all do on our team. No matter your skin tone, your background, it doesn't matter where you come from."
When head coach Clint Schnell returned to Coppell to be head coach four years ago, he had an idea the team would look unique. After all, he was an assistant for the Cowboys a decade ago and has witnessed Coppell's cultural infusion.
"I think the pride instilled in me is not that they see each other for their differences, but it's how much they embrace the uniqueness each one brings to the table."
The world could learn a thing or two from a bunch of sweaty teenagers in Coppell.
North meets South in inaugural Texas Showdown boys junior golf tournament
From India to Eritrea, high school basketball team finds unity in each other's differences
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McKinney Fire officials said the fire was in a vendor building on the north side. As of Tuesday morning, fire investigators are on the scene determining the cause.
Credit: McKinney Fire Department
MCKINNEY, Texas — A fire broke out Tuesday morning at a former Third Monday Trade Days business, according to the McKinney Fire Department.
Smoke could be seen from a distance as the fire spread through the Trade Days location on University Drive in McKinney, fire officials said.
This is located just south of the Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir and east of McKinney's Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital. Drivers can also see this location from Highway 380.
Photos from the scene showed a destroyed structure that was badly burned.
The location just west of Central Expressway has a storied past. It was land once claimed by the Kiowa Indians and a former base and training ground for the Mexican-American war. It was one of the last and oldest trade markets in all North Texas.
RELATED: Third Monday Trade Days finds new life at an iconic North Texas location
Did you see the smoke? A fire broke out early this morning at the former Trade Days location on University. The fire was in a vendor building in the north side. Fire investigators are on the scene determining the cause. pic.twitter.com/ePMVhHxYLF
— mckinneyfire (@mckinneytxfire) February 22, 2022
Darrell Lewis, a long-time history teacher, took an interest when he and his family purchased the 30-acre property in 1995.
In December 2021, Lewis decided to close up the market for good. Dec. 17-19 were the last trade days in McKinney. A similar trade days format started in January at a new location, the Southfork Ranch in Parker, home of the iconic "Dallas" television show.
"The only thing permanent in the world is change," Lewis said.
Third Monday Trade Days finds new life at an iconic North Texas location
As historic trade market shuts down, the owner reflects on 'everything I built'
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Tuesday the committee decided to send the issue to full city council to get more input and iron out the details
DALLAS — All of Dallas City Council will now weigh-in on the future of short-term rental properties in the city.
City leaders have debated how to manage STRs, like Airbnb and Vrbo for nearly three years.
Tuesday, the Quality of Life, Art and Culture Committee spent nearly three hours debating how to move forward.
“We’re at a pretty good stalemate,” Councilman Adam Bazaldua said in the meeting Tuesday.
Bazaldua leads the committee trying to sift through the recommendations. A task force suggested requiring the estimated 5,000 STR properties in the city to register and pay a licensing fee, set an occupancy limit of three people per bedroom and require parking in non-single-family areas.
“We have to get something in place to provide some accountability,” Bazaldua said.
Community groups opposing SRTs aren’t on board with the recommendations, which they say were written by industry lobbyists and investors.
“They are wholly inadequate,” Tom Forsyth, president of the Oak Park Estates Neighborhood Association said. “They are a very minimal set of regulations.”
Forsyth said the neighborhood has a problem with an absent property owner and constant parties.
“They’re being kept up all night,” he said. “They wake up in the morning and there’s trash everywhere.”
Three of the seven committee members pushed back as well, arguing the recommendations don’t go far enough and lack enforcement measure.
Councilman Paul Ridley advocated for safety inspections, parking requirements in residential neighborhoods and that repeat violations be grounds to revoke a permit to operate.
The group also pushed for a planning commission and zoning solution to the problem, but that could take time.
RELATED: Neighbors argue over restricting short-term rentals to commercial areas, as Dallas council considers regulations
The issue is STRs that continue to pay hotel occupancy taxes could argue they be allowed to remain in operation even after a change is passed. Ridley feared many of the STRs would begin paying that tax immediately to be grandfathered into operating, because they fear regulation is coming soon that could prevent them from registering in the future.
“There’s a reason that we do not allow you to have a hotel in the middle of a single-family neighborhood,” Councilman Omar Narvaez said.
Bazaldua said there have been 79 complaints against properties since October 2020.
“What we don’t want to do is penalize the good actors,” he said. “That problem is a minority of the entire model.”
After nearly three hours, the decision was to send the recommendations to full city council to discuss but not make a vote one way or another on the rules.
Nearly three years later, the debate continues.
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Photos: Search for missing Dallas woman, Kyaira Williams
Bridges, overpasses winter prep takes priority as wintry mix heads for North Texas
Car thefts are up, and Dallas police released the No. 1 type of vehicle stolen this year
Dallas Police say a chip shortage is making it difficult for car makers to make new cars, and that is leading to an increase in auto thefts.
DALLAS — Rudy Villar woke up this morning to an alarm on his phone saying his motorcycle was being stolen.
”When I got down, there was about two or three guys stealing my motorcycle and I started tracking it down right away and it led me to this location,” Villar recounted.
He used a $200 tracking device to find his bike. WFA went with the Dallas Police Department’s auto theft squad when they recovered it.
DPD said fast vehicles are among the most popular for auto thieves, especially Dodge Charges and Challengers.
”These vehicles are being used for street racing and what not,” explained Lt. Julio Gonzalez with the Dallas Police Auto Theft Squad.
Dallas police’s impound lot is full of stolen vehicles they’ve recovered.
They said the No. 1 vehicle being stolen in Dallas this year is the Chevy GMC pickup with model years between 2016-2018. They said it’s because they are easier to steal.
“The bad guys have found a way to swap out the computers to make them turn on,” Gonzalez said.
DPD said this year, they’ve seen a 31% increase in auto thefts. They said part of the reason is there’s a chip shortage for new car computers.
”There is a chip shortage, and that is leading to a very low supply in new cars, and so what that does is, it creates a demand for parts on used vehicles, so we have a significant number of vehicles stolen and taken to be chopped up,” Gonzalez explained.
DPD also said thieves have been switching out VIN numbers. They will buy a salvage vehicle for a few hundred dollars, take the VIN number off and put that on a stolen vehicle so it’s difficult for police to track. They also request a license tag from the DMV using the VIN number off the salvaged vehicle. So, if police pull over the stolen car, it looks like it has legitimate license plates.
Police said half of their auto thefts are due to people leaving their cars running, especially in cold weather. They said it only takes seconds for a thief to drive off on it.
Rudy Villar is one of the lucky ones who got his stolen bike back, but others won’t be so lucky. So, police said take those extra precautions to make sure you don’t become a victim.
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"I opened up the front door at one point and I saw hail probably a little bigger than golf balls, and they were coming down thick and heavy," said Vaughn Cambridge.
WISE COUNTY, Texas — The remaining rainwater is just one of the signs around homes in Wise County, where neighbor after neighbor is trying to recover from Monday's hailstorm.
Vaughn Cambridge and his family live in Decatur on a couple of acres. They knew a storm was on the way because Cambridge pays attention to the forecast.
"I know Pete had said something about hail," Cambridge said. "Maybe some golf ball size or a little smaller."
Cambridge relocated to Decatur, Texas several years ago after retiring from the United States military and his law enforcement job. He and his family have fallen in love with what he describes as country living. Their home sits on about two acres, where he and his neighbors look out for each other and their homes, even though they are football fields apart in some cases.
Cambridge believes Pete was right and then some, after witnessing the damage the hail left behind. He even found real golf balls outside his home, which seemingly came out of nowhere but didn't compare to the hail outside his home.
"I opened up the front door at one point and I saw hail probably a little bigger than golf balls, and they were coming down thick and heavy. They were bouncing on the ground, hit and bounced six to eight feet back up," said Cambridge.
Hail left dents all over his pickup truck. The skylights on his detached garage are broken. Windows under the tarps around his house are shattered, electrical outlets busted, his line of driveway lights are broken, the roof is damaged and so are the gutters.
Cambridge noticed roof repair sales representatives from different companies in their neighborhood as early as 4:00 a.m. Tuesday after Monday's hailstorm.
Almost every neighbor has a roof repair sign in the front yard, which indicates the homeowner has had a visit with a sales representative from that particular company.
The last major storm that rolled through their area spared several houses, including Cambridge's home. But this time he believes everyone suffered property damage, even if just a few windows were broken.
During the storm Cambridge and his family also witnessed what looked like the winds carrying the hail sideways, crashing into his neighbors' homes. Just like Cambridge's family, the community realizes more winter weather is on the way.
"When you live out here it's kind of what you do. I call it Decatur storm season," said Cambridge.
Fortunately, despite the widespread damage in pockets of Wise County, Cambridge has not heard any reports of anyone being injured in the storm.
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Paul and Rachel Elliott have an elementary school daughter within MISD and told WFAA Tuesday that most of the books they're challenging are sexually obscene.
MCKINNEY, Texas — Passionate and fiery comments were made by parents Tuesday night at McKinney ISD's regularly scheduled board meeting. The contentious debate surrounded 282 book challenges/library removals a couple had filed with all of the district's campuses last week.
McKinney ISD has 31 schools.
A district spokesperson told WFAA Tuesday night that the couple had won none of the challenges yet and that the district had removed no books.
The district has had a path in place for parents to challenge books that they think are inappropriate, but the spokesperson said that few rarely use it, saying the district averages one to two challenges per year.
Each school campus has a committee made up of administrators and teachers, and that committee reviews book challenges.
Parents who challenge a book must have read it in its entirety and must prove they've read it by detailing why it is inappropriate and where.
Paul and Rachel Elliott are the two parents who filed the challenges. They told WFAA that they read all 282 books they're challenging and said each book is also on the 'Krause List.'
The Krause list is a compilation of roughly 850 books made by Republican State Rep. Matt Krause, of Fort Worth.
In his role as chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, Krause notified the Texas Education Agency in October that he is "initiating an inquiry into Texas school district content" and sent the list to superintendents to see how many are in school libraries and classrooms across the state.
In November, Governor Greg Abbott also told state agencies to develop rules and regulations to block sexually explicit books within Texas public schools.
Per the Texas Tribune, Abbott’s directive to the Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and State Board of Education came days after the governor told another entity — the Texas Association of School Boards — to determine the extent to which “pornography or other inappropriate content” exists in public schools across the state and to remove it if found.
RELATED: Amid Texas school library controversy, here's a list of books in question
The Elliotts told WFAA they began reading books on the Krause List after it became public.
"It took some time, but I love my daughter, and I love the 23,000 other students within this district. I believe they're all worth it," Rachel Elliott said.
"I love reading, and I truly want students to grow in a healthy environment, and the books contested don't promote a healthy lifestyle."
Both parents said that the majority of books that they have an issue with are sexually explicit.
"There are obscene sections of texts within many books. Those scenes are sexual; they deal with pornography, deviants, pedophilia, instances of rape, bestiality, and sodomy. So if that isn't obscene, then I don't know what is," Paul Elliott said.
But both parents said they're not 'book burners' or for censorship of books.
They only ask that parents buy these books with their own money and not taxpayer dollars.
"If they as parents want to buy them -- go ahead. I stand for that freedom and liberty, and I'm just asking that they be removed from the library. They're not being watched over -- children can check out books without their parent's permission," Rachel Elliott said.
A source within the district told WFAA that the Elliott's challenges were broadly stated within their paperwork and copied and pasted for each book. They added there were no detailed explanations of why each unique book should be banned.
"We wanted to make sure that the district fully understood our statements. I wanted to make sure they heard us and understood our issues with the books," Rachel Elliott said to WFAA.
The meeting drew roughly 30 people to speak before the board during public comment. There was no agenda item regarding the Elliott's challenges.
Supporters for removing the books wore green in the meeting, and those against wore yellow since signs aren't allowed in the board's chambers.
At one point, a man had to be escorted out of the meeting for heckling a high schooler who was speaking against the removal of the books.
FIERY BOARD MEETING: we’re in McKinney tonight where board members face a lengthy public comment section.
Two parents have asked that 282 books from district libraries be removed due to obscene sexual content.
Here a high school student speaks against it. pic.twitter.com/2D0N0FeC0p
Board members reduced speaking times from 3 minutes to 1 minute, and when the high schooler went beyond her time, the man began interrupting the meeting.
But after going over her 1 minute allowed—a member of the audience in support of removing the books heckled the student.
Parents wearing green support the removal—parents in yellow are opposed.
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Police eventually approached him and took him to the parking lot.
The man was then removed from the audience by police.
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Kelly Roberts spoke against removing the books and has been a longtime PTA/PTO leader within the district.
Her son is a student at McKinney Boyd High School.
"First and foremost, I find it hard to believe that they read all of those books," Roberts said. "I'm actually in disbelief that this is even happening."
Critics of these statewide content battles within libraries argue that most of the books in question center around important topics like sex, pregnancy, abortion, and LGBTQ values. Others include topics like race after lawmakers ousted any teachings of critical race theory statewide.
Controversy over children's books in Texas schools continue, as one author says her books are not 'pornographic'
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Here are the latest updates from around North Texas as we move through the day.
Winter weather has returned to North Texas, with sleet and freezing rain a threat to cause issues on the roads on Wednesday and Thursday.
Check the latest weather here, and watch live radar above.
A Winter Storm Warning was issued for most of North Texas on Wednesday morning, including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton Counties. Counties to the south of Interstate 20 remained under a Winter Weather Advisory at 4 a.m.
Sleet, including thundersleet, was being reported in parts of North Texas. The sleet was mostly light and scattered across the area, moving into Tarrant County around 4 a.m.
This will be an ice and sleet event for us, not a snow event.
Accumulations of 0.10" to 0.20" of ice are possible between Wednesday and Thursday.
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Latest school closings
Several school closings near North Texas had been announced early Wednesday morning, including Gainesville ISD, Decatur ISD, and Alvord ISD.
Others, like Aledo and Weatherford, were planning to have a two-hour delay.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Mesquite ISD were among the larger districts not planning a delay or closure. Classes there will remain on schedule, officials said.
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Traffic was slow-moving, and several accidents were being reported across North Texas early Wednesday, including a crash involving 18-wheelers on Interstate 30 in west Fort Worth at Linkcrest Drive.
Grapevine police tweeted that bridges and overpasses in the city were "covered in ice," and that officers had already responded to four accidents along Texas 114 and Texas 121.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has suspended all rail service for Wednesday and put the bus routes on a Sunday schedule. DART will provide shuttles between stations to help make up for the lack of rail service, as winter weather moves into North Texas.
Abbott orders storm preps
Gov. Greg Abbott late Tuesday ordered the Texas Division of Emergency Management to increase its readiness to "Level II," meaning an escalated response for expected winter weather across the state.
Starting 7 a.m. Wednesday, state agencies involved with the Texas Emergency Management Council will report to the State Operations Center at 7 a.m. to help with any winter weather response. The agencies include the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
"The State of Texas is taking action to prepare our communities and equip first responders and local officials with necessary resources to respond and address severe winter weather in the coming days," Abbott said. "As we continue to monitor weather conditions, Texans are encouraged to heed the guidance of local officials and stay mindful of changing weather conditions to keep themselves and their loved ones safe."
Check back for more updates throughout the day
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The Dallas Cowboys improved mightily on defense under Dan Quinn, which could give them a leg up to re-sign safety Jayron Kearse.
Dallas Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse (27) plays against the Las Vegas Raiders in an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov, 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys had one of the best defensive turnarounds in the NFL last season. The defense was one of the worst units in the league – and team history – in 2020, only to improve to become one of the better groups in the game in 2021.
There were a few reasons for such a quick reversal for Dallas on defense, and two of them were obvious to see. One was replacing head coach Mike McCarthy’s first choice of defensive coordinator Mike Nolan with Dan Quinn, who worked wonders in McCarthy’s sophomore campaign.
Another was drafting linebacker Micah Parsons, who was one of the best defensive players in the league as a rookie. The pairing of Quinn and Parsons became a strong combination that wreaked havoc on offenses.
However, one of the more underrated moves that helped Dallas bounce back on defense was signing safety Jayron Kearse in late March. The Cowboys inked Kearse to a one-year deal in the third wave of free agency for depth at the position, but mostly for special teams purposes.
Kearse wasn’t a standout during his first five years in the league with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, but he was put in a position to succeed with the Cowboys. The former Clemson Tiger responded to the opportunity with his best football.
Early on in training camp, it felt like Kearse would be buried on the depth chart, and many roster projections didn’t even include the veteran on the 53-man team. The team did have other options who were more prominent players throughout their careers at safety. Quinn brought in a few safeties that he was familiar with in Damontae Kazee and Keanu Neal to pair with incumbent Donovan Wilson. Dallas also added Malik Hooker later in the summer, so it was difficult to find a place where Kearse would fit.
As the season arrived, Kearse found his way. Quinn utilized him in a hybrid role, where he was a force playing at the line of scrimmage and eventually became someone who had the difficult task of locking down opposing tight ends.
2021 proved to be a career year for Kearse across the board, who led the Cowboys in tackles with 101.
Jayron Kearse broke out this year in a big way:
33 stops, 11 pressures, 10 PBU, 2 INT and a sack. Missed four tackles in 1073 snaps. pic.twitter.com/RdAuPsxfFq
— Eric Eager 📊🏈 (@PFF_Eric) February 20, 2022
Kearse filled the stat sheet every game and led all safeties in the league with 10 pass breakups, doubling his career total in his first year with the Cowboys. This wasn’t expected but was a pleasant surprise, and Kearse can be credited with being a big reason for the defensive resurgence in Dallas.
If the Cowboys want to continue to play solid defensive football in 2022, they must be thinking about re-signing Kearse. Luckily for them, it appears as though Kearse is more than willing to stay with the Cowboys, especially with Quinn returning.
Speaking with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Kearse sounded like a player who prefers to be back with the Cowboys despite his impending free agency.
“Getting Dan Quinn back was a huge win, and it was much-needed just to try your best to keep this group together. Because the strides we made in Year 1, it can give us a lot of upside going into Year 2, with guys being together.”
Here are the most and least versatile safeties in the league measured using their Shannon Entropy score based on their pre-snap alignment. Adrian Phillips is Belichick's new swiss army knife, while the Raiders drafted Trevon Moehrig for one reason and position only pic.twitter.com/x3BxESFP1k
The Cowboys do have a high number of free agents to consider re-signing and a very limited budget. As good as Kearse played in 2021, his cost shouldn’t preclude the team from bringing him back and reuniting him with the coach and system that helped him excel.
There will be some big name safeties available in free agency but the Cowboys aren’t expected to be bidding for their services. Kearse likely won’t command a top salary at the position, so he fits with what Dallas looks for in a free agent.
Everything appears to be trending in the direction of the Cowboys and Jayron Kearse continuing their successful relationship. Kearse may have let the cat out of the bag a tad early, but it’s easy to see that his preference is to continue in Dallas with the defense trending up.
Are you hoping to see the Cowboys retain Jayron Kearse next season? Share your thoughts with Ben on Twitter @BenGrimaldi.
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This is the fourth straight day hospitalizations have remained below 400 in Tarrant County.
Health officials also announced there were 11 new COVID-19 deaths. These ranged in age from a Grand Prairie woman in her 30s to a Fort Worth man in his 90s.
There were 415 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday. There have been 555,860 total cases since tracking began in March 2020.
This is now the sixth consecutive day there have been fewer than 200 hospitalizations in the county.
Denton County Public Health reported there are currently 56 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county. There were 62 on Tuesday.
This is now the seventh consecutive day there have been fewer than 100 hospitalizations in the county.
There are currently seven ICU beds available in the county's hospitals.
There were 91 new COVID-19 cases added in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities Wednesday, state health officials said.
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Author: MANDI CAI (SNEHA DEY The Texas Tribune)
DALLAS — Texans are heading to the polls for the 2022 primary, and voters will choose party nominees for statewide seats, including governor, and district-based congressional and legislative seats. Early voting lasts through Feb. 25, and election day is March 1. Historically, voter participation in midterm primary elections is dismal in Texas, with less than a quarter of registered voters casting ballots most years.
Go to wfaa.com/vote for more election resources.
LOOK UP YOUR COUNTY: Head to WFAA's news partners at The Texas Tribune to see your county's turnout thus far in the 2022 primaries compared to previous primaries.
Collin County:
2018: 18.3% of 551,400 registered voters
2022: 4.4% of 671,662 registered voters (as of Feb. 21)
2018: 15.9% of 1.3 million registered voters
2022: 3.4% of 1.4 million registered voters (as of Feb. 21)
Denton County:
Tarrant County:
Texas has new political maps. Go to The Texas Tribune to see which districts your home is in.
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Kyaira Nicole Williams had gone missing Monday evening in far northeast Dallas.
Kyaira Williams
DALLAS — A missing 25-year-old woman was found dead in Dallas, and her husband was arrested on a murder charge, police announced Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, her husband, Brannon Williams, 26, was arrested in the case, police said.
Authorities on Tuesday had issued a CLEAR Alert as they tried to find Kyaira Williams.
The CLEAR Alert was later cancelled, and police found Williams dead shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday along Interstate 45 in southeast Dallas, police said.
RELATED: CLEAR Alert canceled for 25-year-old woman reported missing in northeast Dallas, police say
Williams was beneath a freeway bridge, between Simpson Stuart Road and Texas Loop 12. She had been shot multiple times, according to police.
Police said the investigation led detectives to Williams' husband. Brannon Williams, on Wednesday, was taken to the Dallas County jail, where his bond was set at $250,000.
Police have not released more information about Brannon Williams' involvement in the case.
On Tuesday, Dallas police said a CLEAR Alert was issued for Kyaira Williams because they believed she posed a credible threat to her own health and safety.
CLEAR Alerts, or Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue Alert, was created by 2019 Texas legislation, and was "designed to close the gap between missing children and senior citizens" and is issued to help law enforcement in "finding and rescuing missing, kidnapped or abducted adults or adults who are in immediate danger of injury or death, as well as aid in locating any potential suspects."
WFAA crews on Tuesday were on the scene near Cedardale at Bonnie View, not far from where Williams' body was found, where it appeared law enforcement was conducting a search.
Dallas police confirmed their canine and helicopter are assisting with the search. Video from the scene also showed Dallas mounted police searching in what appeared to be an empty lot.
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The Dallas Cowboys made the grade with a class that featured the Defensive Rookie of the Year Micah Parsons and contributions all over a revitalized defense.
DALLAS — Want to score a high draft grade? Simply select the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
That’s what the Dallas Cowboys pulled off in 2021 when they grabbed Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with the No. 12 overall pick in Round 1. Parsons became the Cowboys' best defender almost immediately and ended his year with 84 combined tackles, 13.0 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 30 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and three pass breakups.
With that big of a boon with their first selection, it helped the Cowboys earn an A-minus grade from NFL.com's Nick Shook, who ranked all 32 teams' draft classes with the season in the books. Said Shook:
"Dallas hit a 450-foot home run with its selection of Parsons, going best player available over clear need at 12th overall and reaping the rewards. Parsons won Defensive Rookie of the Year and earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors, completing a trifecta that has him entrenched as a key defensive star for years to come. Most of Dallas' positive grade is built on the massive success of the Parsons pick, as it's more of a 'B' class without the star linebacker."
Therein lies the rub for the Cowboys' 2021 class as a whole. Absent the Parsons pick, how good of a draft was it?
Defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa provided interior penetration with 36 combined tackles, six tackles for loss, and 11 quarterback hits through 16 games, 12 of which the third-round pick started. Odighizuwa's production was better than that of second-round cornerback Kelvin Joseph, who played in 10 games, starting in two, and generating 16 combined tackles, a tackle for loss, and a fumble recovery.
Defensive end Chauncey Golston and cornerback Nahshon Wright, both third-round picks, were players who saw snaps towards the end of the year, with Wright also contributing in special teams.
RELATED: Super Bowl resemblance? Cowboys share similarities with Rams and Bengals
Sixth-round defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna played 14 games for Dallas, and his 6-4, 360-pound frame was utilized on the interior for Dallas.
What ultimately is going to determine the true grade for the 2021 class in the long run are players who didn't see the field or were extremely limited such as fourth-round tackle Josh Ball, fifth-round receiver Simi Fehoko, sixth-round cornerback Israel Mukuamu, and seventh-round guard Matt Farniok.
If the Cowboys are able to get starter-level production out of one or more of these players on their rookie contracts, it could be the reloading that the roster needs to stay competitive.
Stanford WR Simi Fehoko is the ninth Cardinal the #Cowboys have ever drafted.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) May 1, 2021
The Cowboys' playoff pushes from 2006-09 were fueled by one good draft in 2005. Dallas took outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware (Round 1), running back Marion Barber (Round 4), and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff (Round 7), all of whom became Pro Bowlers. Dallas also added starters with defensive end Marcus Spears (Round 1) and defensive end Chris Canty (Round 4). If not for that productive draft, the path to the playoffs would have been dire for Dallas.
Dallas' philosophy has been to build through the draft and use free agency to fill holes. For the 2022 roster to be competitive, the Cowboys have to believe that they answered some of their upcoming roster questions in the draft a year ago.
Do you agree that the Cowboys earned an A- grade for their 2021 draft class? Share your thoughts with Mark on Twitter @therealmarklane.
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Arm, wrist, head and chest injuries are among some of the most common ice-related slip and fall injuries during frosty weather.
DALLAS — Icy conditions on the street and sidewalks caused quite a bit of concern for residents across North Texas this week.
Video and images from home security cameras, catching some of the falls and stumbles on ice are being shared across social media.
Veronica DeSelms, of Kansas, shared a photo of the unfortunate face injury her daughter Clara suffered after a slip and fall on the ice.
“She couldn’t catch herself with her hands. She landed straight on her face,” said DeSelms.
The worried mom said she quickly jumped into protective mode to make sure Clara was OK.
“I asked her what her name was. She knows her address, so I asked her address," said DeSelms.
WFAA was also sent the following video from a Dallas man who slipped and fell while walking outside his front door. He's okay, and wanted to share for laughs Thursday.
Ice-related accidents and falls were among issues keeping emergency workers and some emergency rooms busy too.
“Anything from car accidents, to falls and concussions. This is the time of year where we see the majority of them,” said Dr. Gilberto Salazar, an emergency physician with Parkland Health and associate professor of emergency medicine at UT Southwestern.
The most common types of injuries emergency rooms see during frost events are injuries to the arms, hands and wrists, according to Dr. Salazar. He recommended anyone who notices pain and swelling to get it checked out.
Sprains, fractures, head injuries and chest injuries are also possible from ice-related slip and falls.
Dr. Salazar suggests being mindful of warning signs, including ongoing headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness or passing out.
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Russian invasion: Ukrainian mother shares the heartbreaking question her 8-year-old is asking
DALLAS — A video of this package will air tonight on WFAA News at 10.
A former colleague called frantically to tell me that she has a friend in Ukraine who is willing to speak to an American journalist.
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The three firefighters were hospitalized with severe burn injuries after an explosion at the Highland Hills apartment complex, following a gas leak.
DALLAS — Note: The video above is from a report on Nov. 18, 2021.
Three Dallas firefighters who suffered severe burns in a gas explosion at an apartment complex in September have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages.
In a news release, attorneys for the firefighters said the lawsuit is against the apartment complex, its management company and Atmos Energy. The attorneys claim the explosion happened due to "negligence" by the complex and the gas company.
The explosion happened on Sept. 29, 2021, at the Highland Hills apartment complex near Bonnie View and Simpson Stuart roads in southern Dallas.
Firefighters were initially called around 10:30 a.m. to investigate a natural gas leak. While investigating the source of a smell of gas, the explosion happened.
Dallas Fire-Rescue Capt. Christopher Gadomski, driver engineer Ronald Hall and department officer Pauline Perez were hospitalized with severe burn injuries. According to the lawsuit, the three firefighters were "permanently injured."
A fourth firefighter, officer Andrew Curtis, also suffered a foot injury in the incident. Three apartment employees were also injured and have recovered.
An investigation found that the gas leak was triggered after a suspect fired gunshots into an apartment, which hit a stove and severed a gas line.
Philip Dankins, 28, was arrested and faces seven deadly conduct charges regarding the shooting and explosion. Police said the shooting was connected to a domestic dispute between Dankins and his girlfriend.
The attorneys for Gadomski, Hall and Perez place the blame for the explosion on the apartment complex and Atmos.
"While the bullet may have caused the initial gas leak, the bullet did not cause the explosion," the attorneys said in the news release.
According to the lawsuit, the gas supply to the complex was not shut off and the apartment building that exploded was not evacuated.
The lawsuit stated that Perez had entered the unit where the gas leak was to see if anyone was inside, while Gadomski and Hall were outside trying to shut off the gas supply. Then, the explosion happened.
According to the lawsuit, the apartment's management company also "operated an unregistered natural gas master meter system that failed to meet minimum federal and state standards."
The lawsuit claims Atmos Energy wasn't aware of the "unregistered" system and had continued to make "numerous repairs" to it due to previous leaks.
The three firefighters are seeking more than $1 million for medical expenses, lost wages and their injuries from Atmos and the complex. They are also seeking $100 million from the energy company and the complex and its management company for gross negligence.
"As a result of years of ignoring safety, ignoring crime, and failing to comply with the minimum state and federal requirements, the Highland Hills Apartment complex and its gas system became a ticking time bomb waiting to explode," the firefighters' attorney said in a statement.
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Nine North Texas restaurants and chefs have been named as semifinalists for prestigious national food industry honors in this year's James Beard Awards.
Author: Dallas Business Journal
DALLAS — This story originally appeared in the Dallas Business Journal. The interview at the top of this article originally aired on July 12, 2021.
Nine North Texas restaurants and chefs were named semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, which is returning this year after taking a COVID-related hiatus in 2020 and 2021.
Roots Southern Table, located on 13050 Bee St. in Farmers Branch took two spots on the prestigious list. The restaurant made the national semifinalist list in the Best New Restaurant category. Chef Tiffany Derry, an alum of the popular reality cooking competition Top Chef, was also named a semifinalist in the Best Chef Texas category.
We profiled Derry and her business partner, Tom Foley, last February. Their business, the Irving-based T2D Concepts, is behind chicken brands Roots Chicken Shak — which has two locations in Plano and Austin — and Roots Southern Table, which opened last spring.
At the time, they said Roots Southern Table will be different from Roots Chicken Shak in the fact that it’s a full-service, full-menu restaurant that will eventually serve brunch, lunch and dinner.
“It's the idea of inclusivity. And equity is something that really brought Tiffany and I together, from a mission perspective. Our drive is to deliver great food, great service, great conversation and great impact,” Foley said. “The theme that we're driving at, particularly with Roots Southern Table is to say everyone is invited to our table, the idea that it's a place of psychological safety, a place of emotional safety.”
There were five other North Texas chefs in the Best Chef Texas semifinalist category:
Matt McCallister, Homewood (4002 Oak Lawn Ave.), Dallas
Misti Norris, Petra & the Beast (601 N Haskell Ave.), Dallas
Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman, José (4931 W Lovers Ln.), Dallas
Regino Rojas, Revolver Taco Lounge (2701 Main Suite 120), Dallas
Koji Yoshida, EBESU Robata & Sushi (1007 E 15th St.), Plano
The Dallas restaurant José was also named as a semifinalist in the national Outstanding Hospitality category.
Maricsa Trejo of La Casita Bakeshop (580 W Arapaho Rd.) in Richardson was named as a semifinalist in the Outstanding Baker category.
In addition, Las Almas Rotas (3615 Parry Ave.) in Dallas was a semifinalist in the Outstanding Bar Program category while Sachet (4270 Oak Lawn Ave) in Dallas in the Outstanding Wine Program category.
The New York-based James Beard Foundation runs the food industry awards program. The awards recognize exceptional talent in the culinary and food media industries, as well as a demonstrated commitment to racial and gender equity, community, sustainability and a culture where all can thrive.
The finalists for the James Beard Awards will be revealed on March 16 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The winners will be announced on June 13 in Chicago.
The 2022 James Beard Awards will be the first in two years, after a COVID-related hiatus. Over the last two years, the awards underwent a full audit of its policies and procedures in order to remove bias, increase transparency and accessibility, and make the program more aligned with the foundation’s mission and values.
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Here's the latest on what you need to know before you head out the door Friday morning.
The winter precipitation has come and gone in North Texas, but the icy conditions remain in parts of the area.
Lingering ice from the freezing rain and sleet this week could still cause some traffic woes along roads, bridges and overpasses.
Scroll down for the latest updates as you head out the door Friday.
Even though freezing rain is over, temperatures will stay below freezing and anything that melted during the day on Thursday will refreeze into Friday morning. Slick roads, bridges, and overpasses will be possible. Use caution while driving.
Temperatures will go above freezing Friday morning and well-above freezing in the afternoon. That, mixed with some sun, will help melt and dry out North Texas roads. We will see big time improvements Friday afternoon.
There could still be some lingering ice on roads, bridges and overpasses Friday morning. Make sure to check conditions and give yourself plenty of time.
Check the latest road conditions here.
Many North Texas schools will reopen Friday but at delayed start times. Be sure to check what time your school will open.
Click here for a full list of school closures and delays.
DART extends suspended rail, limited bus services through Friday
DART rail operations remain suspended and DART bus routes will operate on a Sunday schedule on Friday, from 5:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
DART said it will continue to operate 14 shuttle bus routes between rail stations, and service will be available every 45 minutes. However, DART said delays would be possible until temperatures get above freezing.
DART operations teams are working to complete inspections and make any necessary repairs to the light rail right-of-way. The goal is to return to regular service on Saturday morning. Final determination of the service schedule will be confirmed Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will operate regular weekday service.
Winter-related airport woes could take several days to unravel
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The Dallas Cowboys will have to make a decision about pending free agent Dalton Schultz after the tight end spent the 2021 season as a top target for Dak Prescott.
The NFL offseason kicked off this week and, while nothing becomes official until the league year starts next month, teams can begin to use their franchise tags. With 21 free agents to sign, the Dallas Cowboys might be in a pinch financially, which could lead to them bypassing the tag altogether.
Of course, not all 21 players are worthy of the franchise tag and the cost that comes with it, but the Cowboys do have a few options to keep their talent in house.
The first possibility is defensive end Randy Gregory.
The projected cost – the salary cap isn’t set yet, so tag prices won’t be finalized until then – for tagging a DE in 2022 is $17.8 million. That’s probably too much for the cap-strapped Cowboys to consider and they’ll likely try for a long-term deal with Gregory to spread out any of the high-end money that they’ll have to pay to retain him.
Michael Gallup is also a top talent that Dallas wouldn’t be happy to see leave, but the franchise number for a wide receiver is projected to be over $18.4 million. Count Gallup as another option that has likely priced himself out of a tag.
The Cowboys could franchise punter Bryan Anger, who had one of the best seasons at the position in recent memory at a reasonable cost, but that seems unrealistic.
The team hopefully recognizes the importance of Anger and tries to re-sign him without using a method usually meant for cornerstone players.
The #NFL franchise tag window opened today, and while #Cowboys TE Dalton Schultz's name has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the tag, league sources do not expect Dallas to use the tag.
Dallas opens the offseason $21 million OVER the cap. The TE tag is set at $10.9M.
With Schultz on the rise, the former Stanford standout responded with one of the better seasons by a Dallas tight end since the height of the Jason Witten era.
RELATED: Notable NFL franchise tag candidates: Tag them or let them walk?
Schultz set career-highs in catches (78), yards (808) and touchdowns (8), all metrics that hadn’t been reached since Witten’s 2013 season.
Since then, no tight end for Dallas had surpassed 77 catches or 715 yards, and Schultz’s eight scores had only been reached by a Cowboys tight end two other times in the last 25 years, both by the future Hall of Famer Witten. Schultz’s surge also landed him second overall in catches and tied for first in touchdowns on the team in 2021.
As an ascending player, Schultz has improved in each of the last two seasons when he’s gotten the opportunity to play.
#Cowboys TE Dalton Schultz
78.1 PFF grade (7th among TEs)
78 receptions (3rd)
808 yards (6th)
8 TD (5th)
63.2 contested catch % (8th)
122.1 passer rating (4th)
great pass catcher and solid blocker that broke out to become a crucial piece of Cowboys’ #7 offense in EPA/play pic.twitter.com/Kzy655CWeD
— Jack O’Brien (@JackOBrienNFL) January 11, 2022
Therein lies the conundrum for the Cowboys. Schultz has surpassed Jarwin as the top threat at TE, but Jarwin is a more explosive player, and the team has already paid Jarwin to be their playmaker at the position.
Dallas could release Jarwin or ask him to take a pay cut, but either of those options might not work. Releasing Jarwin would put dead money on the salary cap, which the team might have a hard time justifying, and the veteran can say no to any contract alterations.
Yet paying Schultz when they already have a solid option in Jarwin, even if he struggles to stay healthy, might be something that the Cowboys cannot afford right now. The team also has a promising tight end in 2020 undrafted free agent Sean McKeon, who was one of the team's more improved players in training camp before a high ankle sprain set him back.
If the team believes that McKeon can combine with Jarwin to do the same things as Schultz, they might be hesitant to use a pricey franchise tag.
RELATED: Do the Cowboys deserve high marks for their 2021 draft class?
The Cowboys can also try to re-sign Schultz at a cheaper cost or let him leave and re-invest elsewhere on the roster. Given that the team has been loud about their financial conundrum, and with Schultz likely able to command a large deal in free agency, not using the franchise tag brings a significant risk that he’ll be playing in another uniform next season.
Knowing team Executive Vice President Stephen Jones’ love for the compensatory draft picks that the team receives for departing free agents, this could be the preferred path for the Cowboys.
Nevertheless, It’s going to be an interesting offseason for the Cowboys, and whether or not to tag Dalton Schultz remains one of the biggest early question marks. Time is already running out to make that decision.
Do you think the Cowboys should bring back free agent tight end Dalton Schultz even if they have to use the franchise tag? Share your thoughts with Ben on Twitter @BenGrimaldi.
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Open up your life at Keystone Church
This segment is sponsored by Keystone Church.
Despite a global pandemic, Keystone Church leaders say they were able to do even more good for their community, including building a new campus location. And they want you to attend their grand opening!
For more information, visit KeyStoneChurch.com.
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A judge said a strike would arguably hurt "every single American” because of the damage it could do to the economy.
Author: By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge has extended an order preventing the two largest unions at BNSF from going on strike over a new attendance policy the railroad imposed this month.
BNSF, headquartered in Fort Worth, is one of the largest railroads in the United States, and it operates 32,500 miles of track in 28 western states.
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This is the sixth day in a row hospitalizations have remained below 400 in Tarrant County.
TEXAS, USA — Tarrant County Public Health reported Friday there are currently 261 people hospitalized with COVID-19. There were 278 hospitalizations the previous day.
Health officials also announced there were 17 new COVID-19 deaths. These ranged in age from a Fort Worth man in his 30s to an Arlington woman in her 90s.
There were 452 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday. There have been 557,299 total cases since tracking began in March 2020.
There were 59 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County Friday, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. There were 153 cases reported Tuesday.
Collin County health officials said the county currently has 138 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Friday.
This is now the eighth consecutive day there have been fewer than 200 hospitalizations in the county.
Denton County Public Health reported there are currently 50 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county. There were 55 on Thursday.
This is now the ninth consecutive day there have been fewer than 100 hospitalizations in the county.
There are currently six ICU beds available in the county's hospitals.
On Friday, state health officials reported there are currently 4,211 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas. This is down from 4,474 the previous day.
State health officials reported 4,693 new cases of COVID-19 Friday. There were 3,805 on Thursday.
This is now the sixth straight day officials have reported fewer than 5,000 new cases.
There were 23 new COVID-19 cases added in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities Friday, state health officials said.
This is now the 3rd day in a row the state has reported fewer than 100 new cases.
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Wednesday's Child: Brothers 9-year-old Johnny and 10-year-old Mark want parents who love them and keep them safe
Wednesday's Child: They've had a life full of rejection. Now 9-year-old Johnny and 10-year-old Mark just want a family to love them forever
RJ Construction spent 11 days, working an around-the-clock emergency schedule to try to dry a 450,000-square-foot high school -- and says it still hasn't been paid
Robert Jordan stands in front of a number of fans used to dry out Sam Houston High School.
Author: Mark Smith, Matt Howerton
ARLINGTON, Texas — Watch the full story tonight on WFAA News 8 at 10.
The record cold of Winter Storm Uri caused pipes to burst last year in Arlington’s Sam Houston High School, leaving water to flood much of the building.
Arlington ISD officials asked Robert Jordan and his company, RJ Construction, to put an end to the damage – and to keep any more tax dollars from being wasted.
“Imagine a bunch of dirty diapers sitting for a week in a sopping wet mess...” Jordan told WFAA.
Jordan said he and his 37 employees spent 11 days, working an around-the-clock emergency schedule to dry and dehumidify the 450,000-square-foot school to prevent the moisture from causing further damage.
Credit: RJ Construction
A video taken in February 2021 shows the damage Uri caused at Sam Houston High School.
The emergency work, he said, would allow students to return to school as soon as possible.
“We were finding rooms that were wet that no one knew was wet that sat there for a week,” Jordan said.
Jordan, an Arlington school district graduate himself, told WFAA the emergency work could have cost $2 million, but he gave the district what he calls a “sweetheart price.”
Employees with RJ Construction work to get Sam Houston High School back open.
“I gave you a hometown discount,” said Jordan, who built his multi-million-dollar company in Arlington out of the back of his truck.
But a year later, Jordan, still has not been paid for the full job.
It’s a paycheck worth more than $1 million.
Arlington ISD officials do not claim the work was not completed satisfactorily.
Photo of RJ Construction employees working inside Sam Houston High School.
Instead, Arlington school officials told Jordan that because his company was not on the school district’s approved bid list, any payment would require AISD Board approval.
Without AISD Board approval, school officials argue they do not have to pay.
The district also argues private companies cannot file suit and collect damages from the district, citing the legal defense of “sovereign immunity.”
Robert Jordan, owner of RJ Construction, speaks with WFAA.
WFAA has aired a series of stories in which governmental agencies have cited “sovereign immunity” from property damages or even deaths.
It’s a doctrine from Medieval Times, meaning the “King can do no wrong.”
In Texas, the state cannot be sued in its own courts without the consent of the state Legislature.
WFAA has found sovereign immunity has allowed police departments to bust down doors without asking, and cities and public hospitals able to avoid liability and dodge lawsuits, preventing Texans from gaining compensation for damages.
RELATED: 'You will get nothing. You have to walk away': Governmental immunity blocks Texans from protection
“They’re saying in the courtroom that they’re sovereign immunity, that they’re the government, they don’t have to pay their bills,” Jordan said. “And that this is frivolous, and that we should be paying their attorney’s fees because we sued them for nonpayment of the work we completed.”
Despite the immunity claims, Jordan told WFAA he was forced to file a lawsuit. Courts have ordered mediation. Jordan also has received an estimated $179,000 check from AISD, but says he never cashed it because it was insufficient and not what he agreed to.
Credit: Matt Howerton
Employees with RJ Construction protest the company's non-payment at an AISD board meeting in October of 2021.
AISD attorneys argue that a written agreement with Jordan was never brokered. Officially, AISD said in a statement, they need more “submitted documentation to confirm the value of services being performed.”
The district has since provided a fact sheet for the public, adding that Jordan billed the district for drying out the entire school but in reality only worked on less than half the square footage of the campus.
That fact sheet can be found here.
Jordan and his attorney argue that, during the emergency, AISD only asked for help and an invoice, which he provided.
“At no point during the time services were being rendered by RJ Construction was there any claim or complaint that RJ Construction had failed to provide adequate paperwork,” said Jordan’s attorney Michael J. Hammond. “To the contrary, the AISD was primarily concerned with getting students back into Sam Houston High School.”
“The District has been provided documentation from RJ Construction,” Hammond added. “The problem is that the District’s alleged need of additional paperwork is nothing but a bad faith excuse to avoid paying what it owes. The 'we need additional documentation' narrative is a false flag to try and cover the District’s ultimate goal, that is, to negotiate a settlement for pennies on the dollar of what was agreed to.”
An attorney representing AISD called Jordan’s public statements criticizing school officials a “public smear campaign.”
“His attorneys have defended these extra-litigation tactics as 'free speech' and have indicated he has no ethical limitations on his conduct,” attorney Dennis J. Eichelbaum said in an appeal. “Appellants cannot engage with Robert Jordan if anything they say in mediation is likely to end up in his next video.”
Jordan, for his part, said he simply wants to get paid.
“We have nothing to hide,” Jordan said.” There's nothing to hide here. We were asked to do a job and we did the job.”
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These brothers have spent five years in foster care. They have a tight bond that is unbreakable.
THE COLONY, Texas — Are you ready to put the pedal to the medal? Our two stars of the day are a pair of brother who will race their way right into your heart.
Meet Mark and Johnny.
"I'm kind. I'm encouraging, and I'm funny," said 10-year-old Mark.
His little brother Johnny is 9.
They're both intelligent and athletic.
"I like to play soccer, football, baseball, tennis or basketball," said Johnny proudly.
Wednesday, Mark and Johnny got to live life in the fast lane! Andretti Karting and Games in The Colony invited the boys for a visit.
The boys drove up from Houston for this adventure, and it was everything they had hoped for and more.
"We got to wear these microphones. We got to get T-shirts. We got to talk to the news person," said Johnny, about how much fun he had racing and taping the segment.
"Whenever I'm getting bullied at school, sometimes he'll tell them to leave me alone," said Mark, about his little brother.
"He helps with my homework. He helps me get my clothes ready and he plays with me," said Johnny, about his older brother.
Driven to be the best they can, both Mark and Johnny rely on one another to navigate some tough circumstances in their lives.
Johnny says he wants to feel safe with his parents, adding this: "Don't hit me or nothing. Like don't abuse me. Don't whoop me."
Mark doesn't ask for anything more than a family who will provide love. He knows that love takes care of the rest.
"Well, like feeding us every day and giving us a roof over our head, and giving us a bed to sleep in," he said.
These brothers need a forever family who will help them overcome what their CPS caseworker says is a life full of rejection.
Johnny and Mark are both shining stars who will, no doubt, go the distance in life!
For more information on how to adopt Mark and Johnny, please send all approved home studies to LaQueena Warren at LaQueena.Warren@dfps.texas.gov. Remember to include Mark and Johnny's names within the subject line.
If you're not licensed, visit adoptchildren.org to find out more information on how to become licensed to foster and/or adopt or contact LaQueena Warren at 817-304-1272.
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Joe Jaworski, Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general
DALLAS — Attorney Joe Jaworski says he’s been working on a list he calls “Day One.” And the former mayor of Galveston says there are a number of to-do items should he become Texas attorney general.
“Number one, we’re going to reverse the pleadings on some of these intractable lawsuits that Mr. Paxton has brought. For example, suing on the Affordable Care Act. Not under the Jaworski administration. I’ll dismiss those lawsuits,” Jaworski said on Inside Texas Politics. “I think also Senate Bill 8, the Heartbeat Act, facially unconstitutional. Roe v Wade is the law of the land. I’ll reverse that.”
Jaworski also supports legalizing recreational use of marijuana. And even though it would take legislative action to change cannabis policy, Jaworski says the attorney general still has a role to play.
“As a statewide, constitutional executive candidate, I’m making the case that we remove this wasteful, petty prosecution and let’s make some money, let’s help our veterans and let’s let police and prosecutors fight real crime. I’ll make that case before the Senate,” said the Democrat.
All of the Democratic candidates for attorney general have also said they would make voting rights a top priority.
The latest University of Texas poll shows Rochelle Garza leading the Democratic field, with Jaworski second and Lee Merritt third. Jaworski says while he’s familiar with those numbers, his campaign has seen other polls that show him leading.
But none are above the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff. And the Democratic nominee will face a well-funded Republican opponent, no matter who wins that party’s nomination.
“The magic is going to be that we’re no longer a straight-ticket voting state,” he said. “And so I think that moderate Republicans who clearly agree with me that Paxton has got to go, are going to be sore when their racehorse, be it George P. Bush or Justice Guzman, lose.”
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Substantial means Tarrant County is averaging 50-99.99 new cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days.
TEXAS, USA — Tarrant County Public Health officials lowered its COVID-19 community spread level from "High" to "Substantial" on Monday.
Health officials follow indicators and thresholds created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine the level of COVID-19 community transmission in the area.
The four levels include:
Substantial means the county is averaging 50-99.99 new cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days.
Tarrant County Public Health also reported there are currently 262 people hospitalized with COVID-19. There were 258 hospitalizations the previous day.
There were 509 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday. There have been 557,808 total cases since tracking began in March 2020.
RELATED: Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
There were 28 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County Monday, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. There were 15 cases reported Tuesday.
Collin County health officials said the county currently has 99 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday.
Denton County Public Health reported there are currently 47 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county. There were 57 on Sunday.
This is now the 12th consecutive day there have been fewer than 100 hospitalizations in the county.
State health officials reported 2,227 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. There were 909 on Sunday.
RELATED: Dallas County drops mask requirement for most residents and indoor buildings
There were 78 new COVID-19 cases added in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities Monday, state health officials said.
This is now the 4th day in a row the state has reported fewer than 100 new cases.
Texas health officials report 10 new cases in child care facilities
Texas child care centers reported 10 new daily cases, including children and employees, in facilities Monday, according to statistics from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. This includes six children and four employees.
The addition of these 10 new daily cases is the lowest number the state has reported since health officials added eight new cases on July 5, 2021.
There have been fewer than 100 reported daily cases every day they have been reported since Feb. 8, 2022. The record-high single-day total happened on Jan. 18, 2022 when state health officials added 2,213 new cases.
Child care centers, along with before-school and after-school programs, have to report COVID-19 cases to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Those cases are reported daily here.
The current 14-day average is 38 new cases a day. The record-high 14-day average happened between Jan. 10-23 when it was 726.
Texas entrepreneur working to support Ukraine orphanages
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Neighbor receives award after her quick-thinking saved a 7-year-old Parker County boy's life in dog attack
'Black Lives Matter' went viral on TikTok after winning a race last month at Louisiana Downs.
TEXAS, USA — Members of a north Texas family believe they have made history as the first Black family in the state to race Quarter Horses.
The Hatley family has been getting a lot of attention thanks to their horse named 'Black Lives Matter.'
They won their first race at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, but they say the best part is hearing the name called over the loudspeakers. That moment soon went viral on TikTok.
"The horse and the name has really set a tone for what's going on in the world," Gregory Hatley said. "And people have to hear it, no matter, everywhere you go, now social media."
For his next race, Black Lives Matter will take to the track next in Houston on April 30.
If he does well in that race, he will qualify to run in the finals this upcoming May.
Russia invades Ukraine: The latest on troop advances, fleeing efforts, sanctions and vodka boycotts
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The Dallas Cowboys landed the league’s top rookie defender when they selected LB Micah Parsons at the NFL Draft in 2021. Could they go for round two in 2022?
Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Micah Parsons (11) defends against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are picking No. 24 overall in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL draft. Such is the reward for finishing 12-5 and winning the NFC East.
With the Cowboys picking so late in the first round, it limits their access to impact players. What does help the Cowboys is the fact so many key roster spots are already filled, such as quarterback, left tackle, edge rusher, and cornerback.
According to NFL Network lead draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who spoke with the media on a conference call on Feb. 25, if defensive coordinator Dan Quinn gets to have say in the draft once more, the Cowboys' targeting of "urgent athletes," a term Quinn and former Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff used from 2015-20 with the NFC South club, may lead to Dallas picking another linebacker in Round 1.
"They were looking for guys that were just sudden, explosive, and pretty dynamic," Jeremiah said. "Micah Parsons definitely fits the bill when you're thinking about those traits."
#Cowboys' Stephen Jones tells @1053thefan they have a great nucleus to build on with young players. Says they added to it with a player like Micah Parsons. Also says Kelvin Joseph, Osa Odighizuwa, and Chauncey Golston played well this year.
Aside from linebacker, Washington's Kyler Gordon is a defensive back that Jeremiah would like to see paired alongside Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs.
"Gordon from Washington is somebody I think would be a fascinating fit there because he's got the size and length that you love," Jeremiah said. "He's big time explosive. When you get to the combine he's going to jump over 40 inches. He's going to run in the 4.3s. He's a dynamic athlete. It would be fun to see him on the other side of Diggs. I think he would be a great fit there."
However, Jeremiah had the Cowboys taking Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean in his second mock draft for NFL.com.
"I believe I've had Nakobe Dean going in there in some of these mock drafts who's the definition of an urgent athlete. He might not have the big-time size that you look for, but in terms of just playing with your hair on fire and playing fast from snap to whistle, he fits that," Jeremiah said. "And then also the added bonus is you have all the intelligence and all the leadership, and I think you could take some stuff off of Parsons' plate, maybe free him up a little bit more to do some stuff off the edge. I would love to see that fit with Dan Quinn."
The last time the Cowboys went with the same position group with consecutive first-round picks was in 2005 when they took DeMarcus Ware and Marcus Spears in 2005. Both were defensive ends coming out of Troy State and LSU, although Ware was moved to outside linebacker in the Cowboys' new 3-4 scheme that season.
In a similar vein, if the Cowboys were to take Dean as their "urgent athlete," his role would be more than just playing linebacker — same as it was for Parsons during his stellar rookie season.
Would you be happy to see the Cowboys take a linebacker with their first-round pick at the NFL Draft? Share your thoughts with Mark on Twitter @therealmarklane.
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3 Tarrant County suspects out on probation, bond accused of committing more crimes in same week
With all these examples, WFAA is digging deeper into the conditions of how a bond is set and how a judge makes the decision.
FORT WORTH, Texas — In the last week alone, three violent accused criminals in the Fort Worth area were out on bond days before they allegedly committed new offenses.
Monday afternoon, Arlington police used social media to get the word out about a suspect on the run.
Investigators accuse 26-year-old Nathan Woodard of stabbing his mother to death on Longmeadow Drive. According to Tarrant County jail records, Woodard got out of jail just nine days ago, after serving a year behind bars. He was ordered to pay restitution.
RELATED: Arlington police search for man accused of fatally stabbing his mother
Police said a man who was out on bond for an alleged domestic violence incident earlier this year faces more charges after his alleged 26-year-old female victim was found dead, buried under a home in Fort Worth this week.
Police said a man named Valerian Osteen, 24, is accused in the death of Marissa Grimes, a mother of two who had been reported missing in Arlington on Feb. 12.
RELATED: Man accused of missing woman's death after her body was found buried under his home, Fort Worth police say
According to court documents, Osteen has a history of domestic violence. An arrest affidavit says in January, Grimes told police Osteen held her at gun point and threatened to kill her.
Information that former district judge Gill says, a judge may not have known when posting bond on the latest charge.
AMBER Alert kidnapping
On Friday, another case involving a suspect who was out of jail on bond, triggered an AMBER Alert after Fort Worth police said an 11-month-old baby was kidnapped by her dad, Lancelot Dawkins, who had a violent history.
RELATED: Fort Worth AMBER Alert suspect arrested in New Mexico, child found safe
Police said Dawkins had bonded out that same morning before the alleged abduction, and traveled straight to the home of his child's mother, his ex-girlfriend. There, police said he strangled her to the point of unconsciousness before taking the infant.
The baby was found safe and Dawkins was arrested in neighboring New Mexico.
Bob Gill was a longtime criminal district court judge in Tarrant County. Gill said the Constitution says virtually everyone with a criminal offense is entitled to have a bond set, but a judge relies on the information provided to help inform their decision.
“The judge can only work on the information the judge has in front of them at the time," Gill said. "Who is presenting the judge with this information? A lot of that information is provided by law enforcement by way of an affidavit or a police report."
Gill said that judges can have "evidence-based tools" that they can use to assess danger and risks, but ultimately:
“We have to keep in mind, a judge doesn’t have a crystal ball," Gill said.
"We can’t look into the future, and try to figure out what will happen with the case in the future."
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A Grambling State University spokesperson confirmed to 6 News Sports that Briles decided to step down just days after being hired.
Author: BriShon Mitchell, 6 News Sports (6News)
GRAMBLING, La. — Editors Note: The video above is from 2019.
Former Baylor head coach, Art Briles, resigned as offensive coordinator from Grambling State University Monday.
A Grambling spokesperson confirmed to 6 News Sports that Briles decided to step down after being on the team for less than a week.
A #Grambling State University spokesperson confirms to @KCENSports former #Baylor head coach has stepped down as offensive coordinator just days after his hiring. Briles released a statement through Grambling's sports information office @6NewsCTX pic.twitter.com/YSk41KXKXB
— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) February 28, 2022
It was confirmed on Feb. 24 that the University had hired Briles as the next offensive coordinator.
RELATED: Art Briles returning to college football at Grambling State University
Briles was fired from Baylor in 2016 amidst a sexual assault scandal involving his players. The position marks Briles' first college coaching job since he was fired.
Briles took a head coaching job for Mount Vernon High School in 2019. He was there for two seasons.
Briles also coached the American football team, Estra Guelfi Firenze based in Florence.
Briles was Baylor's head coach from 2008 to 2015. He had a 65-37 record and won two Big 12 titles in 2013 and 2014.
In August, the NCAA Committee on Infractions released its decision pertaining to the sexual assault scandal at Baylor. Although the organization did not punish the school directly for the alleged assaults committed by football players during Briles' tenure as head football coach, citing that the matters are legal issues not outlined by the NCAA, the panel did state, "The head coach failed to meet even the most basic expectations of how a person should react to the kind of conduct at issue in this case."
In the committee's public report, it states, "His incurious attitude toward potential criminal conduct by his student-athletes was deeply troubling to the panel."
The committee's decision also states Briles cannot be presumed solely responsible for the culture of non-reporting because it was campuswide.
Report: Baylor did not violate NCAA rules on reporting allegations of sexual violence
Baylor concludes 2-day hearing with NCAA Div. I Committee on infractions
Art Briles resigns as head football coach, athletic director at Mount Vernon
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TEXAS, USA — Denton County Public Health reported there are currently 45 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county. There were 47 on Monday.
This is now the second consecutive day there have been fewer than 50 hospitalizations in the county.
As of Monday, there have been 208,929 people in Denton County who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 200,157 who have received their second dose and 1,141 who have received their third dose.
RELATED: COVID-19 updates: Tarrant County drops community spread level to 'substantial'
Tarrant County hospitalizations drop below 250
This is the sixth straight day hospitalizations have remained below 300.
COVID-19 patients currently make up 6% of the total hospital bed capacity, according to data.
Health officials also announced there were nine new COVID-19 deaths. These ranged in age from a Crowley woman in her 50s to a Bedford woman in her 80s.
There were 408 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday. There have been 558,216 total cases since tracking began in March 2020.
125 new cases in Collin County
There were 125 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County Tuesday, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. There were 28 cases reported Monday.
The county's current 14-day case count average is 99, state data shows.
Collin County health officials said the county currently has 110 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
COVID-19 patients make up 4% of Collin County's total hospital bed capacity, according to county data.
RELATED: Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
On Tuesday, state health officials reported there are currently 3,577 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas. This is down from 3,684 the previous day.
This is the first time hospitalizations in the state have been this low since there were 3,523 hospitalizations on Dec. 23, 2021.
This is now the 10th straight day officials have reported fewer than 5,000 new cases.
The state's current 14-day average is 3,895 cases.
Texas health officials report 24 new cases in child care facilities
Texas child care centers reported 24 new daily cases, including children and employees, in facilities Tuesday, according to statistics from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. This includes 11 children and 13 employees.
There have been fewer than 100 reported daily cases every day they have been reported since Feb. 8, 2022. The record-high single-day total happened on Jan. 18, 2022, when state health officials added 2,213 new cases.
The current 14-day average is 30 new cases a day. The record-high 14-day average happened between Jan. 10-23, when it was 726.
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Denton County Judge Andy Eads said equipment issues caused delays at two polling sites, which remained open until 9 p.m. as a result.
DENTON COUNTY, Texas — Republican voting results from Denton County for the March 1 primaries will be delayed due to issues at two polling places within the county Tuesday evening, officials said.
Denton County Judge Andy Eads said equipment issues at Republican polling places at First Baptist Church in The Colony and the Castle Hills North Community Center in Lewisville led to those two locations seeing their polls remain open until 9 p.m.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. everywhere else.
In turn, according to Eads, Denton County can't release Republican results -- including early voting results -- until the last person has voted at the two locations, per the Texas Secretary of State's office.
Eads said electronic poll book data needed to be reset, which led to the delays at the two polling places.
"Denton County uses paper ballots, which creates a system to track all votes and maintain the integrity of the election," said Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips in a statement released by the county. "This did not impact the other 129 election polling locations."
Harris County, the state's most populous county, was having its own issues on Election Day. The Texas Secretary of State's office said the county would not be reporting results on time due to issues related to damaged ballots. (Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria has since downplayed the issue.)
See live results here.
Watch live continuing election coverage from WFAA below:
March 1 Texas primary latest: Abbott and O'Rourke to face off in general, delayed results expected in Harris and Denton counties
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U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas), retired late last year after holding office in the district seat for nearly 30 years.
Author: Addie Haney
One Congressional seat that was up for grabs was one in southern Dallas: Texas' U.S. District 30. The incumbent, U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas), retired late last year after serving in the reliably Democratic seat for nearly 30 years.
The outgoing congresswoman specifically recruited her successor, Jasmine Crockett, but with nine other candidates seeking the seat in the Democratic primary, it will likely head to a runoff. Meanwhile, Crockett is vacating her seat in Texas Senate District 100 to run for Congress.
Here is the list of candidates:
Barbara Mallory Caraway
Vonciel Jones Hill
Keisha Lankford
Zachariah Manning
As of 10:45 p.m. on election night, the race had still not been called, but Crockett was leading with 47% of the vote, with 44% of precincts reporting.
On the Republican side, six candidates are seeking to advance to the general election.
James "J.Frank" Harris
Dakinya "Kinya" Jefferson
Angeigh J. Roc'ellerpitts
That race had also not yet been called.
WFAA is tracking the results. Races that have officially been called will appear highlighted in green. Bookmark this page and refresh it often for the latest.
March 1 Texas primary election updates: Latest statewide and local results, Runoffs likely for attorney general race
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Can Ken Paxton survive a Republican runoff? What kind of chance do Democrats have to win a statewide seat this fall? It's all in this special episode of Y'all-itics.
DALLAS — Tuesday night’s primary elections brought some surprises and sent a number of the candidates into runoffs that are scheduled just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The Republican race for Texas attorney general will be the most-watched race going into the May 24 runoff. Incumbent Ken Paxton will have to fight for his political survival against outgoing Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Can Bush get the support needed to topple a popular incumbent?
In a special episode of the Y’all-itics podcast, a team of Texas political experts joined hosts Jason Whitely and Jason Wheeler to provide analysis and context behind the biggest election results: Chrysta Castaneda, a Democratic strategist; Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist; Berna Dean Steptoe, WFAA’s political producer; and Jason Villalba, a former Republican Texas state representative. They explained the dynamics they will be watching for in the coming weeks.
In Dallas, Congressional District 30 is another race that is getting national attention. U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a veteran Democrat is retiring from Congress after serving since 1993. Johnson’s hand-picked successor, state Rep. Jasmine Crockett, got the most votes on Tuesday night in a field of nine candidates. But that number still was not enough to get her over the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff. Crockett will meet Jane Hope Hamilton in the May runoff.
The top of the November ballot is already decided. Republican Greg Abbott will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke for governor.
The lieutenant governor position, arguably the most influential in Texas since that individual presides of the Texas Senate and can guide legislation, is only settled on the Republican side. Incumbent Dan Patrick won the GOP nomination. Mike Collier and state Rep. Michelle Beckley will meet each other in the runoff to decide who faces Patrick in the fall.
The Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, with cities like Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen, are also getting a lot of attention this election cycle. For years, it has been a blue wall. But Republicans have gradually chipped away at it in 2016 and 2020. Can Democrats hang onto it? It’s one place to watch as we gear up for the November general election.
There’s a lot to watch as the politics of Texas evolve. This episode of Y’all-itics will get you ready for November.
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Some counties, including Tarrant, saw delays in reporting results due to technical issues.
DALLAS — Tuesday was Election Day in Texas. But results are still coming in.
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2022 Texas primary election.
Some races were decided early, such as incumbent Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke winning their respective primaries. Others, like the race for attorney general, were headed for runoffs.
And in Tarrant County, delays in tallying votes left several races undeclared overnight, including the Republican race for Tarrant County Judge, in which Tim O'Hare led former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price.
Latest election updates here
You can get the latest election results at wfaa.com/elections.
Tarrant County results in
After heading into the overnight with votes still needing to be tallied, the Republican race for Tarrant County judge had an apparent winner early Wednesday: Tim O'Hare, an attorney for Southlake, had 56.95% of the vote (71,557) over former Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price's 34.25% (43,028), according to the latest election results from the county.
Deborah Peoples, who has previously run for Fort Worth mayor, won the Democratic primary with 82.64% of the vote.
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Samantha Rush brings culinary excellence to Bishop Arts at her bakery, Rush Patisserie. Last May, a car destroyed her shop, but she is still making it work.
DALLAS — At a tucked-away kitchen in Bishop Arts, Dallas is graced with culinary excellence. Samantha Rush, the owner of Rush Patisserie, starts baking early in the morning for her customers.
“I think I’ve created a lot of food memories, which have been great,” said Rush.
From never working a day in the kitchen, Rush applied and was accepted into California’s Culinary Academy. That’s where she found her love for baking.
“I had a knack for it,” she said.
She decided to pursue that passion and enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. It led her to career as a pastry chef at major casinos in Las Vegas.
Eventually, Rush wanted to open her own business. She moved back to Dallas, where she went to school, and opened Rush Patisserie in Deep Ellum for two years. Rush moved her business to Bishop Arts.
Then her store was destroyed on one of the busiest week’s she’s had since the pandemic started.
“May 5th, a Range Rover drove into the bakery,” said Rush.
Instead of panicking, Rush knew she had to make it work. She found a commissary kitchen nearby and continued to bake. She shifted her focus to catering, while still baking for local shops and people.
To Rush, it doesn’t matter where she bakes. What matters are the memories she creates.
Up in 60: Daisha Board Gallery gives underrepresented artists a platform to showcase work
Up in 60: Clint Eastwood exhibit comes to downtown Dallas
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Celebrate United Way Reading Day
This segment is sponsored by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
Today is Read Across America Day, and this Friday, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas will be celebrating United Way Reading Day, a day to inspire thousands of young children and students with a love of reading.
For more information, visit UnitedWayDallas.org/ReadingDay.
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Dallas police asking for public's help in identifying suspect after man ran over, killed outside Lake Highlands bar
In a series of tweets Wednesday, the Keller Police Department announced it has filed 17 charges against 36-year-old Jedidiah Maus.
KELLER, Texas — A former band director for Keller Independent School District is now facing several more child indecency charges after new victims have come forward, Keller police say.
In a series of tweets Wednesday, the Keller Police Department announced it has filed 17 charges against 36-year-old Jedidiah Maus, including 13 counts of indecency with a child, two counts of indecent exposure, indecency with a child sexual contact and an improper relationship between educator and student.
According to court documents, the investigation against Maus began in early September 2021, when Keller police were notified that he allegedly exposed himself to a student in a bathroom at Bear Creek Intermediate School.
On Oct. 8, 2021, Maus was arrested on three counts of indecency with a child from alleged incidents that involved three students at Bear Creek, police said. Maus bonded out of jail days later.
RELATED: Keller ISD band director arrested on child indecency charges, police say
Keller police said since the initial charges, additional victims have forward and the alleged acts involving Maus span several years.
Maus was once again arrested in January 2022, and his next hearing is scheduled for March 9, police said.
Tuesday, March 1, Keller City County recognized the lead investigator of the case, Detective Bethany Todd, for her dedication in bringing Maus to justice.
The Keller City Council last night recognized the skills and dedication of Detective Bethany Todd, who is leading the investigation into former Keller ISD band director Jedidiah Maus. pic.twitter.com/XEihUQZz5E
— Keller Police Dept (@KellerPolice) March 2, 2022
The Keller Police Department also thanked the principal of Bear Creek Intermediate School and the Keller ISD human resources officer for being instrumental to the investigation.
Two brothers accused of beating, killing stepfather after he allegedly sexually abused their sister, police say
Hobbs mother caught dumping newborn under house arrest until trial
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From music to sports, here's what's happening.
DALLAS — Your North Texas weekend guide is back!
Sounds like summer, cold drinks and sunshine: Soak it up with Hippie Sabotage.
The electronic duo is taking over The Factory in Deep Ellum Friday night. Tickets start at $30and doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show follows at 8.
Tex-fest
Grab your boots and buckles for a Texas-sized good time in Downtown Carrollton! It's time for Tex-fest!
Filled with fun for everyone, you'll find a beer garden with tons of local vendors, live music, yard games and a mouthwatering village of food. Get this: you can even snap a pic with a live longhorn! (That'll look cute on Insta later.)
Tex-fest is happening Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m.
DFW Golf Show
Let's round it out with big names playing a big game.
The 10th annual DFW Golf show is happening this weekend, and the main stage is bigger than ever, with scheduled appearances by Dallas Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence, a couple former Cowboys and tons of pro-golfers, like Christie Kerr and Brittany Lang. You can check it out all weekend long at Dallas Market Hall.
You can snag a ticket for just $15.
600-foot-long mural at Fort Worth Stock and Rodeo aims to create unique art experience
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Both victims were transported to the hospital in serious condition but are expected to survive, police say.
Police investigate a shooting in South Oak Cliff early Thursday.
DALLAS — Two teens were injured after more than 70 rounds were fired into a home in South Oak Cliff, Dallas police said.
Officers on scene told WFAA that several people were inside a home in the 1300 block of Marfa Avenue, near Overton Road and Marsalis Avenue, when the shooting happened Wednesday night.
Multiple shooters drove by the home firing more than 70 rounds inside the house just before midnight, according to police.
Two males, both believed to be in their late teens, were struck by the gunfire and injured, police said. Both victims were taken to the hospital in serious condition but were expected to survive, police said.
Police said there was no known motive and that officers were still searching for possible suspects. More information about the shooting was not yet available.
Police: Two 17-year-olds hospitalized after Saturday night shooting in DeSoto
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Son of Jan. 6 suspect who turned him in testifies for hours about father's growing extremism, threats against his children
Credit: William Hennesy, Jr.
Texas man Guy Reffitt's son, Jackson, testifies in the first trial against a Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspect.
Jackson: “You know they’re tracking down everyone who was there right”
Guy Reffit: “Yeppers”
Jackson: “Isn’t that ya know bad”
Guy: “Yep, don’t care. I broke no laws”
On Christmas Eve, the day Jackson submitted the tip, Guy texted the family:
“Time to remove them. That’s why I’m going to DC. Promise, I’m not going alone”
Jackson says the first time he heard back from the FBI about his tip was on January 6.
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The problem with looking to trade either of these players due to cap concerns is teams might be hesitant to part with draft picks.
DALLAS — Getting under the salary cap is sure to be one of the biggest challenges of the NFL offseason for the Dallas Cowboys. In addition to making the numbers work, the Cowboys are also trying to make sure that they don’t take a step back after a 12-win season where they won the NFC East. It won’t be easy, and tough decisions will need to be made, as two of their best players continue to be the subject of rumors.
Rumblings of what the Cowboys will do with Pro Bowl performers defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and wide receiver Amari Cooper will likely continue until choices are made.
A third starter, impending free agent tight end Dalton Schultz, has also been a topic of conversation. The franchise tag might be in the future for Schultz. However, for a team over the cap, it could be difficult to justify earmarking almost $11 million to a tight end while the team ponders releasing some of their top talent.
#Cowboys VP Stephen Jones on if Amari Cooper will be a part of the Dallas 2022 Roster: It's too early for me to address that yet. We’re continuing to have conversations. A lot of things affect that…moving parts. pic.twitter.com/Y4ujr8Muuo
— Dallas Cowboys Network (@TheCowboysNet) February 28, 2022
While no decision has been made, releasing Cooper and Lawrence, while trying to re-sign Schultz, would be a disaster for the Cowboys. If Dallas wants to bring Schultz back in place of either Cooper or Lawrence, there are better ways to go about affording the emerging safety blanket for quarterback Dak Prescott.
The smartest way to move on from Cooper or Lawrence is through a trade. If the Cowboys want to save the money by not having either on the roster, and try to get better in the immediate future, seeking a return for both players is the best option.
Executive Vice President Stephen Jones is quick to mention Dallas’ salary cap problem and continues to say that he wants to build through the draft. Therefore, getting draft picks back for the expensive veterans to clear cap space could help kill two birds with one stone.
WR Cooper is still in the prime of his career at a premium position. Despite being in the NFL for seven seasons already, Cooper will be just 28-years old during the 2022 league year. The former fourth overall selection in 2015 has five 1,000-yard seasons under his belt and is a four-time Pro Bowl receiver. Although he came up short of the 1,000-yard mark in 2021, Cooper did lead the Cowboys in touchdowns catches with eight and played through injuries for much of the season.
The offense for the Cowboys fell apart in the second half of the season, but Cooper is still one of the league’s elite targets. Releasing or trading the veteran receiver will save Dallas $16 million no matter which way they part with him, but trading Cooper would fetch a solid return. The Cowboys should be able to snag a second or third-round selection for Cooper, which makes for an easy choice if Dallas can’t find room for his salary any longer.
At 30-years old when the 2022 campaign arrives, Lawrence might not have the same value as Cooper, but the veteran edge rusher is one of the best two-way DEs in the league. Playing in just seven games last season, Lawrence still produced and was one of the best defensive players for Dan Quinn’s defense down the stretch.
In those seven contests, Lawrence had three sacks, five tackles for a loss, a career-high five passes defensed, and an interception that was returned for a score. Lawrence also has two double-digit sacks seasons, two Pro Bowls and an All-Pro season to back up his resume.
His contract and age might not allow him to bring back as much as Cooper, but Lawrence is still a very good player who plays a position of high demand. The Cowboys should be able to land decent compensation in a Lawrence trade. Getting a second day pick back for a talented pass rusher would benefit the Cowboys if releasing the star defender is the other alternative.
The problem with looking to trade either of these players due to cap concerns is teams might be hesitant to part with draft picks if they know the Cowboys are planning to release them. By not hiding their intentions and letting the rumor mill run rampant, the team might not get back proper value.
Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on possibly using the franchise tag on an impending free agent: “We haven’t ruled out. That’s been in the strategy meetings.” Jones did not specify candidates, although DE Randy Gregory and TE Dalton Schultz could draw consideration. pic.twitter.com/sTp3ewNRnE
It shouldn’t matter. If Dallas is trying to move on from Cooper and Lawrence, trading them needs to be the top option. Otherwise “building through the draft” is only lip service, not the priority.
All of this applies even if the Cowboys don’t offer the franchise tag or don’t re-sign Schultz. If the Cowboys want to shed money and rid themselves of players who are worthy of lofty salaries, they need to be compensated in draft picks to justify losing them.
Letting go of a few of their best players doesn’t seem to be a smart strategy in any regard, but Dallas can mitigate their losses by adding draft picks to build back up again. The Cowboys have set themselves down this muddy path, so it’s up to them to make the best of the situation.
Do you think the Cowboys should trade some of their veteran stars to help address the rest of the roster? Share your thoughts with Ben on Twitter @BenGrimaldi.
The NFL relaxes their COVID-19 restrictions
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The Dallas Police Department says an arrest warrant was issued for Sergeant James Bristo on Wednesday, March 2, for an incident that stemmed from August 2021.
DALLAS — A Dallas police sergeant has turned himself in on a charge of official oppression, the department announced Friday.
Details surrounding the incident have not been released at this time.
Bristo has been with the Dallas Police Department since August 1988 and is currently assigned to the South Central Patrol Division.
Police said Bristo has been place on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs investigation.
This is the second arrest of a Dallas police officer this week. The department said officer Aaron Gage Cagle, 28, was arrested on a charge of public intoxication following an altercation outside a bar early Friday.
RELATED: Dallas police officer arrested after off-duty altercation at bar
Cagle also faces a charge of interference with public duties. He, too, was placed on administrative leave, pending an Internal Affairs investigation.
Three Dallas police officers fired over separate incidents in other cities
'You may not see us, but we're out here,' Dallas PD says following major Hamilton Park drug bust
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In a memo, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson also said the city will discuss an agreement to not approve city contracts with entities that have Russian ties.
DALLAS — The City of Dallas will soon be considering how it can officially show its support for Ukraine amid the continued Russian invasion.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a memo to city council on Thursday that they will be voting next week on a resolution to condemn Russia's invasion.
"I believe it is important for the Dallas City Council to send a clear message that we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine," Johnson said in the memo.
Part of the resolution includes the city suspending its "official relationship" with the Russian city of Saratov, which is around 520 miles southeast of Moscow the southwestern region.
According to the City of Dallas, Saratov is one of 12 international cities that are known as "Sister & Friendship" cities. Dallas' Economic Development department describes this program as a partnership "to build global cooperation at the municipal level" through culture and economy.
Saratov has been a sister city to Dallas since 2004.
"However, the City of Dallas recognizes the long-time cultural, educational, and medical ties with the people of Saratov and supports any efforts by the people Dallas and Saratov to work toward peace and understanding during this challenging time," the mayor's resolution stated.
In the memo, Johnson also said the city council will consider an agreement to not approve any city contracts with entities that have Russian ties.
Texas officials are also looking into ways of condemning the invasion of Ukraine by targeting ties with Russia within the state.
Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott said he asked the Texas Restaurant Association, Texas Package Stores Association and all Texas retailers to voluntarily remove Russian products from shelves.
"Texas stands with Ukraine," Abbott said in a tweet.
Earlier this week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said he asked his staff to review all state contracts and payments made through the Texas Treasury for ties to Russian-owned businesses. He said investments made with Russia will be looked into, as well.
"We will be acting as swiftly as possible to divest any holdings with ties to the Russian state or Russian nationals," Hegar said in a statement.
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After a bruising primary, George P. Bush is looking to mend some fences and make up ground on the incumbent attorney general -- all in less than 90 days.
George P. Bush, Republican candidate for Texas attorney general
DALLAS — After a bruising primary, George P. Bush is looking to mend some fences and make up ground on the incumbent attorney general.
And he has less than 90 days to do it all.
“The basic math is this, that if we get a preponderance of Louis [Gohmert] supporters and Eva [Guzman] supporters and bring our people back out to the polls, we win this thing,” Bush said on Inside Texas Politics. “Close to 60% of Republicans chose to go on a different path when they saw the incumbent on that ballot.”
Here’s his calculation: Bush, the current land commissioner in Texas, received 23% of the vote in the primary. Eva Guzman and Louis Gohmert received 17% each. Add it all up and it would be 57%, beating incumbent Ken Paxton’s 43%.
But it’s going to take some work.
Many harsh words were exchanged between all of the candidates in the Republican primary, including Bush calling Guzman a “gutter politician.” He says he’s already reached out personally to the former Texas Supreme Court justice and former Congressman Gohmert.
Bush says there are contrasts in the rough and tumble arena of Texas politics and he says he was only pointing them out.
Bush also confirmed on Inside Texas Politics that he would not only continue Paxton’s opinion that equates some gender affirming care for transgender children with child abuse, he says he would take it a step further.
Gov. Greg Abbott has also directed the child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender affirming care to their kids.
“We should stop all minors from pursuing that modification process in Texas,” Bush said.
The primary runoff in Texas will be held May 24.
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