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Prosecutors and defense lawyers closed their cases Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago. Lawyers will give closing arguments Wednesday morning and the Tarrant County jury will begin deliberations, state District Judge George Gallagher said. Jurors will be sequestered …

EL PASO – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited on Tuesday this border city beset by the latest migrant surge, assuring local leaders that plans are underway for the lifting of a pandemic-related public health order. Mayorkas also had choice words for migrants listening to smugglers urging them to make a run for the U.S. border by Dec. …

Severe weather ripped through North Texas Tuesday morning, damaging businesses and homes and downing power lines, but most residents seemed to be counting their blessings in the immediate aftermath. At least five tornadoes formed in the region, the National Weather Service confirmed in a preliminary report, adding that the total could rise to as many as 12 as assessments continue. Many of the storm …

Keller school trustees approved a policy Monday night that could allow teachers and other campus staff to carry guns. On a 4-3 vote, the board updated emergency plans to authorize certain employees to bring firearms onto district property, should they clear certain guardrails. Their decision renews debate over arming school staff members, which more Texas officials have urged in the …

Two people are in the hospital Monday evening after an aircraft they were flying in went down in Carrollton and caught fire, police said. Shortly after 8 p.m., officers were notified that a single-engine aircraft crashed onto the road near the East Hebron Parkway and Province Drive, about 22 miles north of downtown Dallas, said Carrollton Police Officer, Jennifer Monroe, …

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in a restaurant parking lot in Arlington, police said. Around 4:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of West Division Street, where someone reported that a shooting occurred, police said. Officers found a person, described as a man in his 30s, lying on the ground with a gunshot wound, according to …

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. …