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American Airlines Center will have a special guest Sunday for the women’s national championship game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 3 LSU. First lady Jill Biden planned to be in attendance as a champion is crowned in Dallas, press secretary Vanessa Valdivia told T on Saturday. On Sunday, Biden was photographed in a suite with women’s sports pioneer and tennis superstar Billie Jean King. Biden …

Weather across North Texas on Sunday prompted multiple severe thunderstorm warnings, including in parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service canceled the tornado watch for the for the Dallas-Fort Worth area that was issued earlier in the afternoon. The severe weather moving across Dallas-Fort Worth could include possible tornadoes, wind gusts up to 70 mph …

Monday and Tuesday afternoons will feature isolated thunderstorm chances as the dryline stays to the west of Dallas-Fort Worth. Also, temperatures will increase from the mid-80s into the lower-90s. The next cold front pushes into North Texas by Wednesday with a drop in temperatures and a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms by week’s end. Latest Forecast: MONDAY: Mostly …

Will the Legislature allow Texas voters to decide on casino gambling and sports betting? Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick holds the important cards. Patrick is president of the Texas Senate and the most powerful legislative force in the state. He sets the agenda. If he wants an expansion of gambling in Texas, odds are it will happen. But Patrick has been …

Some patchy fog is possible this morning before the sun comes out. An impressive warm-up is on tap as temperatures soar into the upper 80s and low 90s today. (The record high is 95). Combined with a southwest breeze, the warm and dry weather will lead to an elevated grass-fire danger today. Meanwhile, the chance of storms will be quite …

American Airlines Center will have a special guest Sunday for the women’s national championship game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 3 LSU. First lady Jill Biden will be in attendance as a champion is crowned in Dallas, press secretary Vanessa Valdivia told The Dallas Morning News on Saturday. Biden is an avid sports fan who attended the Super Bowl in Arizona in February and Game 4 …

WYNNE, Ark. — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope. Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight …

Grapevine police arrested a 30-year-old man Saturday who they say shot a woman on a highway the previous day. Officers took Brandon Leotta Rutt of Euless into custody on a charge of aggravated assault and booked him into the Grapevine jail. His bail had not been set, and it was unclear whether he had an attorney. A 27-year-old woman was entering …

Dallas-Fort Worth could see a variety of hazardous weather Sunday afternoon — including hail, strong winds and tornadoes — as thunderstorms move across North Texas, according to the National Weather Service. “The forecast could change pretty quickly,” said Jason Dunn, a meteorologist for the weather service in Fort Worth on Saturday. “It’s one of those events where you have to …

A shooting in southeast Dallas led to the discovery of a cockfighting operation Friday night, police say, and a large number of birds was still being seized Saturday. Officers responded about 6:20 p.m. Friday to the 10100 block of Rylie Road, near Bloomfield Drive, and found a wounded man. Police said the man was shot during a fight. He was …