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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people. The legislation has pushed Florida and DeSantis, an ascending Republican and potential 2024 presidential candidate, to the forefront …

Attorneys for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones asked a judge Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him in Dallas County by a woman who alleges that he is her biological father. Court documents say the lawsuit was filed when Jones and the NFL team were facing “monetary extortion attempts” and alleges the lawsuit is one of them. In Monday’s …

A 3-year-old boy died Monday after he was shot in the head, and police said they were investigating what led up to the shooting. Police said the boy’s mother drove him to Medical City Dallas Hospital in North Dallas near U.S. Highway 75 and officers were called to the emergency room around 10 a.m. The boy’s mother told police that …

Texas now has two law schools nestled within the top 50 of a new ranking from the U.S. News & World Report. Ranked at No. 46, Texas A&M University’s law school in Fort Worth joins the University of Texas at Austin’s own among the top campuses in the country for students seeking a career in the legal industry. UT’s law …

A very windy day is in store across North Texas. Officially, a Wind Advisory will go into effect at 1 p.m. today and last until 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. Gust over 40 mph (from the south) will be common. Otherwise, it will be a cloudy and warm day. This wind is in response to a developing storm system out west. This system …

A grassroots movement driven by Texas abortion opponents continues to spread, with Lindale becoming the 41st city in the state to become a “sanctuary city for the unborn” by approving measures outlawing the procedure within their municipalities. The number of U.S. cities passing similar ordinances is 45, with more considering following suit. Most recently, the city of Pollock in central …

A child was struck by gunfire in a drive-by shooting late Monday in Fort Worth, police said. Fort Worth officers were called just after 10:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 5000 block of Vinson Street, near East Lancaster Avenue, where they found the child. The child, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital in …

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in central Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers who responded about 3:40 p.m. to the 3700 block of Legendary Lane, near the Marvin D. Love Freeway, found the man lying in a parking lot with several gunshot wounds. The man, identified as Cameron Dukes, was taken to a hospital and died, police …

A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon after he fired at two men during an argument in west Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers responded about 1 p.m. to the 3500 block of Rio Grande Circle where they found the man, identified as Jamien Olivares, on the ground with a gunshot wound and lying near a handgun. Police said …

Dallas police are continuing to look for two vehicles believed to be related to the shooting last weekend at a South Dallas party venue that left one teen dead and nine people injured. Police have found one of three vehicles, a two-tone Ford Crown Victoria, wanted in connection to the gunfire that erupted about 11:50 p.m. on March 19 outside …