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Elena Bourke remembers the corn field near her west Plano neighborhood — and the coyotes that used to scurry around. In the 30 years since Bourke moved to the Glen Meadows development, she’s seen the symbols of slow, suburban life disappear. An apartment complex cropped up. So did a park. The Shops at Willow Bend, which she admits has been convenient …

AUSTIN — The Texas House on Tuesday is preparing for what was expected to be a long and heated debate over a bill that would cut off certain medical treatments for transgender youth. Senate Bill 14 would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery “to transition a child’s biological sex” and require the state …

AUSTIN — Legislation that would restrict the participation of transgender athletes in college sports was discussed in yet another late night, emotional debate Monday. The Texas House Committee on Higher Education took up Senate Bill 15, which would require college athletes to compete according to the sex on their birth certificate, Monday morning. While a vote was not taken when debate was complete late in …

May is off to a quiet start with another couple of tranquil days expected across North Texas. High temperatures will be in the upper 70s to low 80s with fairly light east to southeast winds Tuesday and Wednesday. Toward the end of the week, noticeably warmer and more humid weather will develop. High temperatures will approach 90 by Friday. In …

A boy in Forney was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after a bullet grazed his head, according to a KXAS-TV (NBC5) report. Around 2 p.m., authorities were called to the 2000 block of Cone Flower Drive in Forney, where a 911 caller stated she was taking her son to a hospital after he was shot in the head, the news …

Authorities in Kaufman County are investigating a fatal shooting reported early Monday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 9000 block of Neal Road, just northeast of Forney, Texas where they found a man who had been shot, said Investigator Scott Whitaker, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. The man, …

A 38-year-old died after being shot Saturday night outside a business in southeast Oak Cliff. Officers responded to the 1200 block of E. Red Bird Lane about 7:45 p.m. and found a gunshot victim, according to police The man, identified by police as Clovis Dawayne Braxton, was taken to the hospital where he died. A suspect — who was only …

Reginald Hurd looks to the white arches of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge over the Trinity River as he stands in a West Dallas minipark named for his grandmother Helen C. Emory. Squinting into the sunlight, Hurd pointed to the bridge and said, “That’s why this all started.” Nearby, a bulldozer cleared ground for new homes not far from a …

Authorities are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting five people Friday in Cleveland, Texas, according to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office. Here is what we know based on information from authorities and media reports: The shooting The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office posted an alert shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday about a shooting on its Facebook page. About two hours …

We’re starting the month of May with seasonable temperatures. Expect highs on Monday afternoon into the upper-70s to lower-80s with plenty of sunshine. Our quiet weather continues into the first half of week with partial sunshine and temperatures near seasonable levels. By week’s end, highs will rise above normal with temperatures approaching the lower-90s. Also, rain chances creep back into …