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April 17, 2025
UT Arlington launches Mobile Simulation Lab for rural health care training
The mobile unit aims to bring hands-on, cutting-edge medical training to rural areas of Texas lacking health care providers.
The Dallas Morning News
April 17, 2025
Dallas is in a housing crisis. Here’s how City Council candidates want to address it.
The Dallas Morning News asked candidates their ideas for encouraging more homeownership in the city, where the city needed to pour its resou...
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April 17, 2025
How Lovers Lane pastor kept diverse church together amid LGBTQ issues rift
The Rev. Stan Copeland says his East Texas roots taught him the value of living in community with different kinds of Christians.
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April 17, 2025
School choice plan clears historic hurdle with Texas House approval
The Texas House voted largely on party lines to approve a bill that would allow taxpayer money to be put toward private school education. Th...
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April 17, 2025
Cause of death for ‘Gossip Girl’ star Michelle Trachtenberg released
Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of p...
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April 16, 2025
Weekend rain chances increasing
Thursday and Friday will be dry, very warm and breezy. Showers and storms are likely for parts of the Easter weekend.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
State workers make case for remote work in Texas House hearing
State employees asked Texas House lawmakers Wednesday for more flexibility to work from home as agencies enact stricter rules for the state’...
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April 16, 2025
What to know about the nonprofit that helped Wilmer-Hutchins shooting suspect turn self in
As police searched for a suspect in a shooting that injured several students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, a local nonprofit says it was w...
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Ex-Texas Longhorns wide receiver sues woman who accused him of sexual assault
A former University of Texas wide receiver accused of sexual assault has filed a lawsuit against his accuser.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Nate Paul fined $1 million, sentenced to home confinement
Paul pleaded guilty in January to making a false statement to a financial institution.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for months.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
2 killed following shooting in Oak Cliff on Tuesday afternoon, police say
Police did not release any information regarding a suspect.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
5 things to know about Ken Paxton
5 things to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Head of Dallas’ civilian pension announces retirement after 20 years at the helm
Under Cheryl Alston’s leadership, the fund has remained more than 70% funded and has had an investment performance that’s often exceeded the...
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April 16, 2025
Bullet that hit Frisco elementary school was unintentional, police say
The bullet that struck Hosp Elementary School in late March was "inadvertently" fired, police said Wednesday.
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April 16, 2025
Interim Dallas police Chief Michael Igo announces retirement after new top cop selected
Michael Igo, 58, has led the Dallas Police Department in the six months since former Chief Eddie García left the job for Austin city managem...
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April 16, 2025
Measles case reported in Rockwall County, possibly connected to West Texas outbreak
The Rockwall County case may be connected to the ongoing measles outbreak that began in West Texas in January.
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April 16, 2025
Affidavit: Suspect in Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting was let in through side door
The suspect in a mass shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins high school was able to bring a gun into the school after he was let in by another student...
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April 16, 2025
5 things to know about Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. John Cornyn is running for reelection. Here are five things to know about his career.
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Texas Senate bill would ban water fluoridation, one of RFK Jr’s priorities
A Texas Senate committee discussed a bill that would ban the fluoridation of public water supplies. Anti-fluoridation measures are a priorit...
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April 16, 2025
Live updates: Here’s the latest on Texas’ fight over school choice
More than 100 teachers, parents and grandparents opposed to education savings accounts filled the Capitol on Wednesday morning ahead of the...
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April 16, 2025
Severe storms, flooding possible Friday in North Texas, Weather Service says
Strong to severe storms are possible in North Texas this weekend, bringing a wet and rainy start to Easter weekend.
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April 16, 2025
Activists protest detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, call for his release at Dallas ICE office
A group of activists gathered outside the Dallas U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office Tuesday to call for the release of activist...
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April 16, 2025
Early battle lines drawn in Republican primary throwdown for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spar with each other as 2026 GOP Senate primary simmers.
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April 16, 2025
Suspect in custody in Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting but several questions remain
Wilmer-Hutchins High School will be closed Wednesday and for the rest of the week after a shooting occurred on the campus Tuesday afternoon,...
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April 16, 2025
The Watchdog: Your scam calls may come from enslaved workers
They answer an ad for customer service workers in Asia. The job turns out to be kidnappings, torture and hell on earth. Scam compounds emplo...
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April 16, 2025
Will the Texas Senate join the House’s efforts to advance workforce education statewide?
Workforce advocates say Texas House Bill 120 could create more early college high school programs for students seeking hands-on training.
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April 16, 2025
Dallas woman alleges Kanakuk counselor sexually abused her at age 9 in lawsuit
A Dallas woman alleged in a lawsuit Monday that Kanakuk Kamps and its CEO, Joe White, were negligent and are “vicariously liable” for her al...
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April 16, 2025
Decisive vote on school choice Wednesday
An expected vote in the Texas House Wednesday marks the best chance for the Republican-led Legislature to deliver Gov. Greg Abbott a signatu...
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April 16, 2025
What to know about today’s school choice debate in the Texas House
Legislators are expected to vote on a bill to create a $1 billion education savings account program, the culmination of years of advocacy an...
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April 16, 2025
More oversight of state colleges, rollback of faculty influence clears Texas Senate
An effort to give politically-connected appointees more control over state universities — including over what’s taught and how schools are f...
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April 16, 2025
Suspect in Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting identified
Tracy Haynes, 17, was booked into Dallas County jail at 9:32 p.m.
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April 16, 2025
‘Senseless’: Texas politicians react to shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Four students were injured in the shooting early Tuesday afternoon, according to officials.
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April 16, 2025
Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in first post-presidency speech
Former President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, weighing in on a critical...
The Dallas Morning News
April 16, 2025
Texas students face tougher punishments under bill House advances to overhaul discipline
House Bill 6 would overhaul school discipline, including reversing a state law that bans most out-of-school suspensions for students in pre-...
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April 16, 2025
Wilmer-Hutchins High School classes canceled for the rest of the week following shooting
No classes for Wilmer Hutchins High School
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April 15, 2025
More than 300 visas revoked from Texas international students by Trump administration
Across the country, more than 1,000 visas have been terminated by the federal government. At least 306 of them were from Texas universities.
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April 15, 2025
Can Texas House Dems force a statewide vote on the fate of school voucher-style plan?
Texas Democrats in the House want a school voucher-like proposal to go before voters, and they could block key Republican priorities to forc...
The Dallas Morning News
April 15, 2025
Bill banning LGBTQ, other advocacy flags in public schools clears Texas Senate
Flags representing pride, Confederacy, Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter and others would be prohibited in classes under the legislation...
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April 15, 2025
New state agency to deal with cyber threats advances in Texas House
Texas would establish a new state cybersecurity to fend off attacks on sensitive public systems and private data under legislation approved...
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April 15, 2025
Timeline: Incidents of shootings, gun violence at or near D-FW schools
Law enforcement agencies responded Tuesday afternoon to a “shooting incident” at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas...
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April 15, 2025
How to talk to your child about school shootings
As rates of school violence increase, parents must once again confront how to comfort their children while addressing their complex feelings...
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April 15, 2025
Warm Days Ahead Before Rain Returns by Easter Weekend
The brief cool down will not make it into midweek with upper 80s and breezy south winds returning before an unsettled weather pattern by the...
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April 15, 2025
What we know about the 2025 shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Dallas ISD officials confirmed on X that there was a “shooting incident” at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Here's what we know.
The Dallas Morning News
April 15, 2025
Police investigating reported shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas
Officers were dispatched about 1:10 p.m. to the school in the 5500 block of Langdon Road.
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April 15, 2025
Police investigating reported shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Oak Cliff
Officers were dispatched about 1:10 p.m. to the school in the 5500 block of Langdon Road.
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April 15, 2025
Suspect arrested in east Oak Cliff shooting after witness observed fight
One man has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with a shooting in east Oak Cliff last week, police said.
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April 15, 2025
LGBTQ Texans line up to oppose electronic health record bill
The bill passed the Senate with bipartisan support, signaling likely passage in the House.
The Dallas Morning News
April 15, 2025