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Segments of I-635 and streets connected to the highway across Dallas, Mesquite and Garland are scheduled for both nighttime closures this week, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Here’s what Dallas County drivers need to know about this week’s closures. Nighttime road closures Overnight highway lane closures will take place throughout the week, with some closures beginning as early …

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott set a June 14 special election Monday to fill a South Texas congressional seat left vacant by last week’s sudden retirement of Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela. That could create a rare fall contest between U.S. House incumbents. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen, already the Democratic nominee for the Vela seat in November, won’t give up …

A 27-year-old man who was part of a $1.5 million scheme involving Apple gift cards was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Jason Tout-Puissant and conspirator Syed Ali, 29, pleaded guilty in 2019 to wire fraud in connection with the scheme, according to the attorney’s office. …

To pay legal bills associated with County Judge Clay Jenkins’ lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott over a masking mandate, commissioners could vote to accept a $263,150 donation from the county’s COVID-19 response fund — which until now has fundraised donations for PPE, first responders and meals for the North Texas Food Bank. The court order to accept the funds originated …

A 27-year-old man who was part of a $1.5 million scheme involving Apple gift cards was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Jason Tout-Puissant and conspirator Syed Ali, 29, pleaded guilty in 2019 to wire fraud in connection with the scheme, according to the attorney’s office. …

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats advanced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s history-making Supreme Court nomination on Monday, despite opposition from Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and every other Republican on the Judiciary Committee. After the committee deadlocked along party lines, the full Senate voted 53-47 to move toward a confirmation vote later in the week. Three Republicans broke ranks to …

WASHINGTON — Jonathon Haralson isn’t sure what started the fire that scorched his Eastland County farm. His family has operations in different parts of Texas but their home base is about 4 miles north of Carbon, southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth, where multiple fires overwhelmed local firefighting resources and forced residents to be evacuated last month. “It just swept through our …

A flood warning has been issued for parts of Dallas County after heavy rain, hail and high winds pummeled North Texas overnight. The warning is in effect until 2:15 p.m. Tuesday for areas near White Rock Creek and Greenville Avenue in northeast Dallas, according to the National Weather Service. People are urged to avoid flooded areas and should not drive …

Three people were wounded during a shooting in Fort Worth Sunday evening, according to police. Police responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. to the 4200 block of Miller Avenue, just north of the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway, where they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, and his condition is not known. …

About 20 activists and allies gathered outside the gates of the Dallas Arboretum on Sunday afternoon to protest the firing of an LGBT employee and claims that their termination is illustrative of a culture of discrimination within the institution. Next to the gardens’ bustling entrance on Garland Road, the group held up signs and gay pride flags in response to …