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Here’s everything you need to know about early national signing day for the Class of 2023. The content below is for Dallas-area high schools. Looking for non-football signing day content from November? You can find that list here. A full list of signees The Dallas Morning News’ Greg Riddle has compiled a list of more than 100 football players who are …

The man accused in the slaying of 7-year-old Athena Strand last month faces unrelated child sexual assault charges, court records show. Tanner Horner, a 31-year-old contract FedEx driver from Fort Worth, faces charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in connection with Athena’s disappearance and death. On Wednesday, authorities filed three unrelated counts of sexual assault of a child against …

Pushing a shopping cart with her 3-year-old daughter inside, Rachel Jones scanned the shelves of a Walmart in Arlington. The mother of three planned to buy a few refrigerated items like milk and eggs, but she was on a mission to pick up nonperishable food: cereal, bread, peanut butter. “We’ve learned our lesson,” said Jones, 32. “I just want to …

A SWAT standoff in a North Richland Hills residential area that started Wednesday afternoon has ended “peacefully” after the man surrendered to authorities, police said. Jerrell Street was closed in both directions from Charles Street to Rufe Snow Drive, and authorities also blocked off Bonzer Street because of the incident earlier in the day. Shortly before noon, officers were dispatched …

AUSTIN — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court. A federal judge earlier this year declared the state firearm law unconstitutional. While the Department of Public Safety initially planned to fight the ruling, the state agency reversed course and on Tuesday withdrew its …

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that “against all odds” Ukraine still stands, as he paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off Russia’s invasion. Delivering an impassioned, “no compromises” address to Congress aimed at sustaining support for his country’s defense, Zelenskyy called the tens of …

EL PASO — With Title 42 in legal limbo and an arctic storm arriving, El Paso officials prepared for the worst, securing shelter for migrants in schools, hotels and the convention center. Migrants prayed, waiting to cross the border, confused about the future of Title 42, the pandemic health rule that was to expire Wednesday before the Supreme Court put the expiration on …

WASHINGTON — An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with false claims of widespread voter fraud. The resulting Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection of Trump’s followers threatened democracy with “horrific” brutality toward law enforcement …

The baby Jesus figure stolen from Sundance Square early Saturday has been returned, Fort Worth police announced Wednesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., the department tweeted that the person who stole the ornament had been identified and that the decoration had been returned to the owner. The department did not release the name of the suspect. The Sundance Square Instagram …

Expensive airfare and worries about road travel are prompting many North Texas residents to opt for a cheaper alternative: hopping on a bus for up to 24 hours to visit family in Mexico during the end-of-the-year holidays. “I’m disappointed because we were really excited about bringing our kid to Mexico. He has never been with his grandparents during Christmas,” said …