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PLANO — Every morning when Michael Patrick drops his kids off at school, he wonders if it’s the last time he’s going to see them. “I have three young boys, all with autism,” the 36-year-old grocery manager said after a rally at a Plano event center with Beto O’Rourke and other Democratic hopefuls. “Every day I drop them off and …

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved guidelines for development and growth in a 5-square-mile area of central and western Oak Cliff. The adoption of the West Oak Cliff Area Plan is meant to address concerns of longtime mostly Hispanic residents who sought protections for their neighborhoods as they face growing pressure from rising property taxes, gentrification and redevelopment in the nearby …

Members of a Southlake megachurch will vote next month whether to leave the United Methodist denomination. In a statement on its website, White’s Chapel United Methodist Church said the issue of gay rights sparked the conversation about disaffiliation, but disagreements extend beyond that. “Admittedly, the issue that disrupted our quiet denominational stalemate was that of homosexuality, but that was just …

A man was found fatally shot at a central Oak Cliff apartment Tuesday morning, Dallas police say. Officers responded to a shooting call about 5 a.m. in the 3200 block of South Vernon Avenue, near West Kiest Boulevard, and found 48-year-old Clarence Howard lying on the ground in front of an apartment. Howard had been shot, police said. Police did …

WASHINGTON — Recent headlines have conjured a dramatic image: Sen. Ted Cruz tucking himself away inside a closet on Jan. 6, 2021, as Donald Trump supporters swarmed U.S. Capitol hallways. Cruz was among the Republican lawmakers lending credence to allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election and encouraging the idea Congress could step in to block certification of the results. That’s …

A weekend shooting that killed two hospital workers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in north Oak Cliff shocked the community and has left it with questions days later. Officials have remained mostly tight-lipped, but law enforcement released more information Monday afternoon. The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council will observe one minute of silence from noon to 12:01 p.m. Wednesday in honor of the victims. …

An Allen High School teacher placed on leave after allegations were made against him that he communicated inappropriately with a student was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by Allen police. Allen Police Detective Julian Adames on Monday said their investigation of Mathew McDermott found nothing to warrant criminal charges. Whether the teacher violated a code of conduct is up to the …

A member of the Mansfield ISD Board of Trustees was arrested Saturday following a domestic disturbance. Bianca Benavides Anderson, 49, faces a charge of family-violence assault, according to Mansfield police records. It is unclear whether she has an attorney. Officers responded a domestic disturbance call in the 700 block of Ascot Park Drive about 2 a.m. Saturday, a police spokesperson …

Gusty winds will decrease tonight across North Texas leading to a clear and chilly night. Sunshine will be common Wednesday with light winds and highs in the low 70s. Thursday will be dry and mild with a few high clouds streaming into the area. There will also be a bit of a south breeze with high temperatures in the low …

The man accused of fatally shooting two hospital employees this weekend at Methodist Dallas Medical Center cut off his ankle monitor earlier this year and was incarcerated again, but the state parole board approved his release after 100 days, Dallas police said. Nestor Oswaldo Hernandez, 30, was arrested in March and June this year for two parole violations. He was …