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Friday is the last day of early voting for the Nov. 5 election. Here’s information about where to vote and what’s on the ballot. On Election Day on Nov. 5, voters in Dallas County for the first time, will be able to cast their ballots at any polling location in the county, instead of at an assigned precinct, during early …

In Dallas, a black middle school student was 11 times more likely to get suspended than an Asian classmate, and 43 times more likely to be booked into juvenile detention in 2017. That’s just two of the stark racial disparities highlighted Monday in findings from the city’s Equity Indicators project, a two-year, 64-page report that measured the city’s progress toward …

AUSTIN — The Texas House LGBTQ Caucus is counting on Democrats flipping the Republican-held House to keep another possible ‘bathroom bill’ off the table during the 2021 legislative session. Texas Republicans last week rallied around a child custody case of a Dallas 7-year-old whose mother says is transgender, pledging to intervene against children’s gender transition. Members of the caucus, who fought …

The weekend saw yet another evildoer open fire on innocent victims — this time carnage at a crowded party of young people near Greenville celebrating college homecoming festivities. Two more dead people and at least six others injured in yet another mass shooting in this state. That more of the hundreds who were gathered Saturday night weren’t killed or injured …

This story is developing and will be updated. AT&T’s leaders sought to move beyond a dispute with Elliott Management Monday by putting forward a 3-year plan that includes many of the activist investor’s recommendations. Among them, AT&T pledged to sell off billions of dollars of non-essential businesses and promised to not make any major acquisitions in the next several years. …

The billionaire owners of the Cowboys and Mavericks each announced million-dollar donations Saturday to help Dallas ISD recover from last weekend’s tornado. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced Saturday that the team is donating $1 million to Dallas ISD to help rebuild the football field at Thomas Jefferson High School, nearly a week after the school was devastated by a tornado. …

Authorities are searching for a cruise ship passenger who apparently jumped from the boat in the waters off South Texas. The incident took place Thursday evening about 47 miles southeast of Galveston, where Carnival Dream officials said ship camera footage appeared to show the 26-year-old man leaping from his stateroom balcony, ABC News reported. “They were calling a name out …

That daily Airbus A380 flight over North Texas is more than a photo opportunity for plane spotters — it’s bringing in more than $400 million a year for Australian carrier Qantas. The DFW-to-Sydney flight is the highest-grossing flight from DFW International Airport, according to aviation data firm OAG. It’s one of nine flights that brought in more than a quarter-billion …

Texas House Republicans are in a bind. They are the subject of one of the most embarrassing scandals in recent history, one that’s resulted in Dennis Bonnen of Angleton announcing his retirement after only one session as House speaker. For those who are catching up, Bonnen was recorded plotting to oust 10 fellow Republicans in the 2020 elections. More dastardly, Bonnen and …

A food delivery driver was wounded in an attempted armed robbery late Sunday night in West Dallas, officials said. The incident took place just after 10 p.m. in the 3000 block of Elm Street, according to Dallas police. The victim, a 40-year-old woman, said she had dropped off a food delivery and was walking back to her car when two …