The Dallas Morning News
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Dallas officials didn’t notify city permitting office employees that the office tower they worked in for months had fire code violations and numerous problems with its fire-protection systems, a city official said Monday.
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May 1, 2024 • 61 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, David Moore and Evan Grant discuss [1:12] the Cowboys’ draft and why, why, why they didn’t take a running back. David provides insight into the Cowboys’ thinking and what they got right, namely, the offensive line, and what the signing of Zeke Elliott means. [24:45] Evan says the Rangers did about as well as could be expected for a tough April schedule, while Kevin argues that, if they’d played...
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April 30, 2024 • 5 mins
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday the state will ignore new federal regulations that require government-funded schools to protect gender identity under rules prohibiting sex discrimination; Human error, systems failure contributed to Wilmer-Hutchins shooting; UT campus police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment set up; Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, more to perform at ACM Awards in Frisco
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April 29, 2024 • 6 mins
Rising temperatures will worsen risk of drought, wildfires and excessive rain, state climatologist projects; Garland and Dallas County school districts say they are tightening their security protocols on their campuses in the wake of a rash of school shootings in North Texas; And Southwest Airlines is reconsidering its open seating policy, a dramatic change in a practice that dates back to the airline’s roots.
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April 26, 2024 • 4 mins
Four UT Southwestern Medical Center police officers were identified in court filings this week as those accused in the death of Kenneth Knotts; Dallas City Council earlier this week adopted the annual plan for the city’s land bank program; Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a new measure that requires armed personnel on every public school campus;Texas college students joined hundreds of others this week in demonstrations against...
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April 25, 2024 • 5 mins
School safety, teacher retention and student success are the key focuses of candidates as two seats on the Dallas school board are up for grabs; a Dallas City Council committee meeting to investigate why city employees were allowed to work in an office tower that violated fire code will be delayed one week; the Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved a deal to pay the WNBA’s Dallas Wings $19 million in incentives to move to downt...
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April 25, 2024 • 52 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore [15:42] do their own three-round mock draft, and Evan, initially the reluctant drafter, goes all in with a trade netting three third-rounders. David tells us if our picks are on the Cowboys’ radar (Hint: Yes). Kevin simultaneously makes his picks and criticizes them. [2:07] Evan breaks down the Rangers’ hitting problems now that Bruce Bochy has finally pieced together...
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April 24, 2024 • 4 mins
One person is dead and four people were injured after a driver crashed into a DART train Monday evening in Dallas; FoxTrot's four Dallas locations closed permanently Tuesday; Arlington nuns embroiled in a bitter feud with the Fort Worth diocese are seeking a restraining order against a slew of Catholic officials; and Plano City Council unanimously voted late Monday night to ban almost every new short-term rental in single-family ne...
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April 23, 2024 • 6 mins
A man has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting in South Dallas earlier this month that killed a 21-year-old woman and wounded eight others.
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Dallas officials are poised to approve a 15-year deal designed to bring the WNBA’s Dallas Wings to the downtown convention center arena, three city officials told The Dallas Morning News.
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April 19, 2024 • 5 mins
Dallas could lose one of its eight seats on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s 15-member board as well as the simple majority needed to advance its transit related priorities if the city’s population trend continues; Dallas residents complained about City Hall’s approach to serving Spanish-speaking residents and the lack of translation of citywide information but officials say it's headed in the right direction; Netflix is taking a lo...
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April 18, 2024 • 6 mins
An 11-story Dallas-owned office tower that housed some city permitting department workers but closed last week due to building concerns had fire code violations during at least three city inspections in February and April, records show. Texas teachers who are trained through intensive residency programs will soon get extra recognition; the lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott of sexual assault was dismissed Frid...
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s resignation was in works a week before announcement; the student accused of shooting and wounding a classmate Friday inside a Dallas ISD high school did so “intentionally”; a Dallas school trustee wants to address gun violence in schools with the community; And a lucky Lewisville resident won $1 million in a recent Powerball drawing with a ticket bought at a grocery store.
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April 17, 2024 • 56 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss the big events in Dallas this spring. [5:45] Evan tells us what to expect of Jack Leiter in his start Thursday as well as whether Jose Leclerc’s problems are mechanical or mental. [28:45] David says he’s never seen Jerry Jones so tone-deaf regarding fans’ disappointment in the Cowboys. [50:24] Kevin says anything less than a Western Conference finals run for t...
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A Dallas couple is suing Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice and SMU cornerback Theodore “Teddy” Knox in connection with a multivehicle crash last month that injured them and at least five others; students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School staged a walkout Monday, saying they do not feel safe at school; the alleged gunman who fired into the wrong apartment and fatally shot a 9-year-girl pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charg...
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April 15, 2024 • 5 mins
The warm, dry and sunny weather that lasted throughout the weekend will likely end later Monday as storms are forecast to roll through Dallas-Fort Worth; a woman died and 8 people were injured in a shooting incident late Saturday night; high speed rail from Dallas to Houston got a boost; and Scottie Scheffler won his second Green Jacket at the Masters on Sunday.
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April 12, 2024 • 6 mins
Plano city officials are seeking a court order to investigate a strip mall spa they believe is a front for prostitution and human trafficking; a Southern Methodist University football player has been suspended; an 11-story office building Dallas spent at least $14 million on to relocate city permitting employees and other workers is closed due to issues with the high-rise; Laura and Mark Jordan have begun serving their six-year sen...
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice faces eight charges in connection with a multivehicle hit-and-run crash last month; Dallas strip clubs’ lawsuit seeking exemption from curfew should be dismissed; Antisemitic bullying at Dallas high school alleged in federal civil rights complaint; Conservation, indigenous groups sue Texas Parks and Wildlife to block SpaceX land swap
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April 10, 2024 • 6 mins
A federal grand jury indicted a former Houston entrepreneur who now resides in Dallas on six counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and using funds for unauthorized purchases, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
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April 9, 2024 • 4 mins
Predictions about traffic backups caused by the approximately half-million visitors to the region for the solar eclipse did not prove true Monday; Irving U.S.Republican Representative Beth Van Duyne is urging New York police officers to seek employment in North Texas; and an eclipse baby was born in Dallas yesterday.
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