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Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store. Then earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. Delivery was one of the first things she cut from her budget. …

A McAllen church is facing controversy for its rendition of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s popular musical Hamilton that had several scenes edited to incorporate biblical themes — and which was followed by a sermon that compared being gay with having an addiction. Much of the criticism about the show, which is produced by RGV Productions and The Door McAllen church, centers on the idea …

AUSTIN — The future of Texas’ electricity grid could be in the hands of a little-known board of energy executives, oil and gas entrepreneurs and power utilities officials. The 12 members of the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee, who were appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan, are set to approve a report this week that …

WASHINGTON — Like many conservatives, Sen. Ted Cruz has gone out of his way since the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade to ease fears that, with abortion rights erased, gay marriage is the next target. Cruz still denounces the 2015 ruling that extended marriage equality to same-sex couples as “clearly wrong.” But he’s softened his stance, conceding recently …

The ridge of high pressure that has brought heat to North Texas this summer shows signs of weakening a bit this weekend into next week. This will allow daytime temperatures to be not quite as hot as recent days. The high Saturday was “only” 99, and it should be about the same on Sunday. Even better, highs by the middle …

The Conservative Political Action Conference is still very much a Donald Trump-dominated event, but ears perked up anytime another name was mentioned during the three-day event in Dallas. Though Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not at CPAC, he is still omnipresent, with his name stitched on hats and T-shirts and drawing a raucous reaction whenever he’s mentioned onstage. He is widely …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in his latest daily update that the president, “in an abundance of caution,” will abide by the “strict isolation measures” in place since his “rebound” infection was detected July 30, …

A man’s body was found in Lavon Lake early Saturday, and authorities said they do not suspect foul play. About 4:40 a.m., Collin County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a body in the lake near Lavon Beach Estates. The sheriff’s office did not release the man’s identity, saying that his next of kin had not yet been notified. …

A 35-year-old man was arrested after police say he fatally shot a man at a DART station in southeast Oak Cliff earlier this year. Eric Devone Warren faces a murder charge in the slaying of 30-year-old Richard Hines. His attorney could not immediately be reached for comment. About 10 p.m. April 4, DART officers responded to the Ledbetter Station in the 2000 …

A new lawsuit alleges the Catholic Diocese of Dallas and a Plano church failed to protect a young girl from a priest who repeatedly sexually assaulted her in the 1980s and ‘90s. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Dallas County, says Richard Thomas Brown — who has admitted abusing dozens of children — assaulted the girl from ages 5 to 9 …