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WASHINGTON — Sharing the story of his own chilling experience with gun violence, Uvalde Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said he would vote for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which supporters hope will be quickly passed by the Senate. “As a Congressman it’s my duty to pass laws that never infringe on the Constitution while protecting the lives of the innocent,” Gonzales …

Two more cases of monkeypox have been reported in Dallas County, health officials said Wednesday. The cases were in residents who recently traveled to Spain and Mexico, the county’s health department said. Health officials are in contact with the sick individuals and monitoring them for symptoms. The county is also working with the state health department and the federal Centers …

A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a former McKinney resident almost $60,000 in damages after her home was destroyed during a McKinney Police SWAT raid nearly two years ago. The jury ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 after her home suffered extensive damage during a SWAT raid while police pursued a fugitive in a July 2020 standoff at …

A plastics manufacturer will pay Grand Prairie $200,000 to help with expenses related to a massive industrial fire at its plant in 2020. Fire broke out at Poly-America in August 2020, burning for 23 hours before firefighters from Grand Prairie and surrounding cities managed to extinguish it. Grand Prairie’s tab exceeded $235,000, according to city documents, including $130,748 in mutual aid …

The Dallas City Council approved a deal Wednesday to accept $10 million from Dallas County to revamp a city-owned hotel for regional housing and supportive services for young adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer without stable homes. The agreement would see the county commit $6.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to renovate the former TownHouse Suites …

The Dallas County Elections Commission warned its top official on Wednesday to respond quickly to pay and poll station concerns among southern Dallas residents after a lengthy closed-door session about his employment. Commissioners met Wednesday in executive session for an hour and 45 minutes to discuss Elections Administrator Michael Scarpello’s performance. Commission Vice Chair John Warren told the public afterward …

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn sought Wednesday to rally fellow Senate Republicans behind a gun violence package by emphasizing items left out of the measure entirely and provisions that were added specifically to limit its impact on individual gun rights. The deal garnered 14 Republican supporters in Tuesday night’s initial test vote, which is more than the 10 required to get …

Another Air Quality Alert(Ozone Action Day) is ahead for North Texas, today. Also, a Heat Advisory goes into effect at noon today for most of North Texas. The advisory will remain in effect until 7 p.m. Friday for highs of 100 to 104 and a heat index as high as 106. The hot weather will last into the weekend before …

Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a 17-year-old boy with an intellectual disability who was last seen Friday night in Grand Prairie. Authorities are searching for 17-year-old Chadrick Avery.(Texas Department of Public Safet) The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Endangered Missing Persons Alert on Saturday evening for Chadrick Avery. Avery was last seen walking about 11 …

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax appears likely to stay on as the city’s top administrator after he and Mayor Eric Johnson announced Tuesday long-term plans to work more closely together to address city issues. The two announced in a joint statement that a planned Thursday job performance review for Broadnax has been pushed back to August and that the mayor and city …