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SOUTHLAKE — The code of conduct for Southlake students will strike references to gender identity, sexual orientation and religion from its nondiscrimination statement, the Carroll ISD school board voted Monday. The amendment, which passed 5-1, means the statement will simply say the district “does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its …

Texas has suspended men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard, who was arrested early Monday after Austin police said a woman accused him of strangling her. Beard, 49, was issued a protective order to stay away from the woman and faces a third-degree felony charge of assault on a family/household member impeding breath circulation. It is punishable by up to 10 …

Chris Beard exited the Travis County Jail in Austin on Monday afternoon, released after posting bond on a felony domestic violence charge. Accompanied by attorney Perry Minton and wearing a face mask, the Texas men’s basketball coach looked like he wanted to be anywhere else after an arrest left his personal and professional life in limbo. Without answering questions from a …

EL PASO, Texas – The state case against a North Texas man accused of killing dozens of people at a Walmart in August 2019 has been hampered by turmoil in the El Paso County district attorney’s office. District Attorney Yvonne Rosales agreed to resign by Dec. 14, a day before a scheduled hearing to determine whether to temporarily remove her from office. …

MEXICO CITY — A senior Mexican official said his country stands ready to work with the Biden administration when a pandemic-related public health order lifts later this month — but if, and only if, the U.S. agrees to fundamental steps, including strengthening policies for resettling migrants in the U.S. and fostering economic development in the migrants’ homelands. In an interview …

Dallas Fire-Rescue violated Texas emergency medical services rules and now, more than a year after the state proposed a fine, the city has agreed to random state inspections and other conditions to avoid paying a $108,750 penalty, state records show. The Nov. 17 settlement between the city and the Department of State Health Services is the result of investigations of …

To all of us lamenting the debt we can never repay to Dr. George Keaton Jr., the historian and Remembering Black Dallas founder who passed away Dec. 6, I’m sure of what his response would be. “Get to work trying” — followed by that gentle laugh that softened his toughest words. Keaton did so much to bring a deeper understanding of our …

WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home. “I have been in prison for 10 months now, listening to Russian. I want to talk,” Griner said, according to Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, who helped secure the basketball …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby. The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures …

Errol Spence Jr., the welterweight boxing champion from DeSoto, was involved in a car accident Saturday evening in his hometown. In an Instagram Live video, Spence said he was hit by a car that ran a red light. He said he was glad his kids were not in the car with him. “It always happens to me,” he said. The …