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AUSTIN — A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that expands what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, arguing it is meant to target drag shows and could also criminalize ballet and even cheerleading. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. district court in Houston …

The suspected hackers in the Dallas ransomware attack may have accessed and downloaded sensitive information, including home addresses, social security numbers and other personal identifiers, city officials said Thursday. The city issued a formal notice for the first time about potential data being exposed in the ransomware attack by Royal, the hacking group that officials identified early in the cyberattack. “While the investigation …

WASHINGTON — Outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump faced his latest arraignment Thursday, some of his most ardent supporters and fiercest opponents staged a politically charged circus. They gave interviews to hordes of news gatherers, showed off provocative signs and costumes and tried to shout each other down. Dion Cini of New York waved what he plausibly described as …

An 18-year-old was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old woman in Fort Worth, police records show. Fort Worth police arrested Aaron Wooden Thursday afternoon. His bail on the murder charge was not immediately set, records show, but he is also facing a misdemeanor charge for unlawful carrying of a weapon for a separate …

Two people died in separate structure fires Thursday in Mesquite, according to media reports. KXAS-TV (NBC5) reported that Mesquite Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire a little before 2 a.m. in the 300 block of Kimberly Drive, near North Bryan-Belt Line Road. The structure sustained heavy damage, and one victim died in the fire. o firefighters were injured …

The relentless heat wave continues across North Texas. Highs will once again climb well above 100 through the weekend. In fact, most locations will top out over 105 during the hottest part of the day. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through Thursday. Be sure to keep those heat precautions in place this afternoon and early evening. Along with …

Evacuations in Wise County lasted for nearly five hours Wednesday as crews work to contain a small grass fire. According to the Wise County Office of Emergency Management, evacuations were underway near Runaway Bay, about 85 miles northwest of downtown Dallas. The office said Runaway Bay police began evacuations a little before 3 p.m. on Port O Call Drive as …

One of two Southlake police officers fired last month texted a photo of the other smiling after he drew a swastika and lightning bolts, which typically represent Hitler’s paramilitary forces, according to documents obtained Wednesday by The Dallas Morning News. The chief terminated Sgt. Jonathan Macheca and Capt. James Preston Logan last month after an investigation into the drawing, according to the …

FORT WORTH — New penalties for “street takeovers” were hailed Wednesday in North Texas as an example of success fomented by community leaders, law enforcement and lawmakers from both parties. Two recently signed bills will help curb the growing problem of illegal street racing and street takeovers in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday during his visit to Fort …

The high temperatures this summer may have played a role in delays for DART rails in downtown Dallas. The transit agency sent out alerts about delays on all its rail lines a little after 7 p.m. Tuesday due to an incident near the West End Station. DART spokesman Gordon Shattles said that a damaged overhead catenary line near the station …