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A missing clouded leopard was found safe at the Dallas Zoo late Friday afternoon, hours after its disappearance led the zoo to close. Nova, the 4-year-old leopard, was reported missing from an enclosure authorities believe was intentionally cut open. “Initial indications are she is not injured,” zoo spokeswoman Kari Streiber said. “She is being evaluated by our veterinary staff right …

You can expect to see road closures in South Dallas and some city services temporarily shut down on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The city’s parade for the holiday, co-hosted by nonprofit H.E.L.P., is being held this Monday, Jan. 16, and will result in one significant road closure, said organizer Clinton Baker. City officials will close the one-mile stretch of …

SELMA, Ala. — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the Civil Rights movement. Brick buildings collapsed, cars were on their side and traffic poles were strewn about in the downtown area. …

WASHINGTON — After being put on the spot over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Texas Republicans this week embraced the opportunity to turn the tables and roast President Joe Biden for his own apparent lapses in securing sensitive materials. They also highlighted what they view as preferential treatment by the Justice Department compared to the FBI raid …

With the news of a Universal theme park coming to Frisco, traffic concerns are accelerating for residents of the booming area. Universal Parks & Resorts has been working with the city of Frisco transportation planning team to craft the design of the park which will have an entrance off of Dallas North Tollway directing traffic to the north side of the property …

AUSTIN — Hundreds of staunchly conservative Republican activists descended on the House gallery and members’ offices Thursday to deplore the chamber’s practice of letting Democrats run committees. They arrived, though, a day late. On Wednesday, adopting its rules for the session, the GOP-controlled House sidestepped a push by diehard conservatives to insert a provision that would prohibit Democrats from holding …

WASHINGTON – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shrugged off a rebuke for calling the surge of illegal border crossings an “invasion,” ramping up the rhetoric Thursday by warning that   migrants in “military style gear” are now sneaking into Texas. The governor’s office pointed to news reports showing migrants dressed in camouflage, captured last February through May in remote parts of …

This month, the Dallas restaurant group behind Rye restaurant and neighboring Apothecary bar on Lower Greenville Avenue began adding a 3% charge to all checks to help fund employee benefits. The decision sparked controversy among diners. One restaurant-goer called the group’s change “a noble idea that they’re pursuing through ignoble tactics” in a 1-star Google review. A 5-star review, on the …

Dallas County’s top official wants to change how the public refers to him: It’s now Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins. Lewis Jenkins, who has held the office of county judge since 2011, wants his father’s last name wrapped into his identity. “If given the choice, I prefer to have it there,” he said in an interview. Lewis Jenkins, 58, has referred …

Nurses on Parkland Memorial Hospital’s life-saving front line against COVID-19 have turned a corner on the most grueling medical calamity of the century. Gone are the hollowed-out eyes and beaten-down expressions I saw during interviews a year ago. Today these same nurses laugh a lot, share personal milestones and delight in no-crisis workdays. Most telling is this single detail: They talk …