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WASHINGTON — After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field during a game in Cincinnati, speculation swirled that the COVID-19 vaccine contributed to his collapse, which led to Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz weighing in on the issue in a now-deleted tweet. On Monday, Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, tweeted a screenshot of a tweet from …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he was “surprised” when he was informed that government records were found by his attorneys at a former office space in Washington, after the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee requested that the U.S. intelligence community conduct a “damage assessment” of potentially classified documents found among them. Speaking to reporters in …

A conservative legal group is suing six Texas medical schools, including UT Southwestern Medical School, alleging that admissions practices aimed at increasing diversity discriminate against whites, Asians and men. The suit — filed on behalf of an applicant who did not get admitted to the schools — is the latest lawsuit targeting university policies aimed at diversifying campuses. “Each of …

MEXICO CITY — President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and their host, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, said Tuesday they had made significant progress in strengthening cooperation on trade, migration, security, climate change and the stabilization of Haiti. Following a meeting between the three leaders, Biden said: “In today’s interconnected world, we cannot wall ourselves off from …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signaled his support for a controversial proposal to overhaul how electricity is bought and sold in Texas that aims to address grid weaknesses exposed in the deadly 2021 winter storm. In a letter to the Public Utility Commission — the board of Abbott appointees that regulates Texas’ power grid — Abbott said he supports …

MEXICO CITY — As talks began between President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador on Monday, one question from analysts on both sides of the border emerged: What’s behind the takedown of some of Mexico’s top drug traffickers? The López Obrador administration has “dealt some spectacular blows” to three of Mexico’s top criminal organizations, said Arturo Fontes, …

Dallas police are investigating a shooting in far northeast Dallas they believe stemmed from a road rage incident. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to respond to a shooting in the 13700 block of North Central Expressway, just east of Midpark Road. Officers found one male victim who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital and is …

TCU fans packed Schollmaier Arena on the Fort Worth campus Monday night to cheer on the Horned Frogs at the school’s official watch party for the College Football Playoff national championship. In the beginning, the early 7-0 deficit was no reason to panic. “I’m not worried,” Gregory Timmons, 63, had said after Georgia’s opening-drive touchdown. “There’s a lot of football to …

Texas’ population is estimated to increase by more than 70% over the next 50 years, from over 29 million people in 2020 to more than 51 million by 2070. With that population increase comes the need for more water, and about 45% of the water needed to sustain that population will need to come from conservation and reuse How will the …

Family members of a former Dallas ISD teaching assistant are suing the district, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 56-year-old woman, according to media reports. Court documents stated that Sharla Sims was attacked by a 17-year-old special needs student at Spruce High School in January 2021, according to a WFAA-TV (Channel 8) report. The family is seeking $20 …