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Isolated showers and occasional storms remain in the forecast for the Labor Day weekend. That’s not to say it will be a washout of a weekend because it won’t. It’ll be warm and humid with daily rain chances, but the coverage of the storms each day through Monday will be rather spotty, meaning not everyone will get wet every day. …

Two men fled after a truck fatally struck a cyclist early Saturday in southeast Dallas, police say. A woman on a bike was crossing the road northbound in the 7700 block of Great Trinity Forest Way, near Hillburn Drive, about 2 a.m. when she was struck by an eastbound pickup, Dallas police said. She was not in a crosswalk, police …

After mounting pressure from conservative groups, state officials officially punted Texas’ rewrite of how it teaches history until 2025. Friday’s move comes after a marathon State Board of Education meeting earlier this week where conservatives urged its members to throw out the proposed social studies revamp. The board’s 8-7 vote to stall the process and spend the next two years …

An Uber driver who fled during his trial has been found after being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who used the ride-hailing service in June 2020, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office said. Victor Huynh Le, 25, fled this week in the middle of his trial. In his absence, he was convicted of sexual assault. Authorities located Le early …

Jacqueline Farias has spent the last five years as a barista at Merit Coffee in Highland Park while working her way through Texas Woman’s University. It’s not unusual for 400 customers to pass through during a shift. That’s a lot of pouring, sweeping and wiping. Her psychology degree helps her cope with “adults throwing tantrums” but hasn’t opened doors to …

A Plano man was convicted Thursday of hiding more than $1 million in business income from the Internal Revenue Service. A jury found Raymond Griggs, 51, guilty of one count of making a false statement on an income tax return. His attorney, Katherine Reed, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Griggs ran the tax preparation business Griggs …

EAGLE PASS — At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, officials said Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that it responded to the report Thursday of a large crossing of the Mexican border in the Rio Grande. U.S. officials recovered six bodies, while Mexican teams recovered two …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that although the state’s abortion ban makes no exception for rape or incest, victims of these crimes can take emergency contraception and call the police. “We want to support those victims, but also those victims can access health care immediately, as well as to report it,” Abbott said during a segment that will …

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will provide abortions to veterans and their beneficiaries in certain cases, including in Texas and other states that ban or restrict the procedure, the department announced Friday. The VA said it plans to provide abortion counseling and abortions at federal health facilities nationwide as medically necessary or in cases of rape or incest. Previously, the …

DENTON — The judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual abuse trial of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked. A relative accused Wetteland of forcing him to perform a sex act on him three times between 2004 and 2006, beginning when the child was 4 years old. The jury of …