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This first weekend of 2024 is shaping up to be dry. However, it may start off with patchy fog across parts of North Texas Saturday morning. The clouds may break to allow some sunshine by afternoon, but Saturday will be cool with highs in the low 50s. Sunday will start chilly, but an abundance of sunshine will boost temperatures into …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to attend the wake Monday night in Dallas for longtime congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who died Dec. 31 at age 89. This would be Biden’s first visit to Dallas since taking office. Presidents rarely attend funerals of former House members and the visit reflects both Johnson’s prominence and legacy and Biden’s fondness for her. …

A woman was arrested Friday on a capital murder charge in connection with a deadly Christmas Eve apartment fire in Fort Worth that authorities say was intentionally set. Authorities arrested Kristen Lewis, 35, about 10:30 a.m., the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a news release. She is facing a charge of capital murder and arson of a habitation. The fire …

AUSTIN – A state appeals court has denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to avoid testifying in a lawsuit by four top officials who were fired from the attorney general’s office in 2020 after reporting him to the FBI. The late-Friday ruling from the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin was a setback for Paxton, who has fought efforts …

Former Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson’s family intends to sue Baylor Scott & White Health System, alleging negligent care at the hospital’s rehabilitation center led to her death, the family’s lawyer announced Thursday. Johnson, a trailblazing Black woman who spent decades as North Texas’ most powerful Democrat and the first registered nurse elected to Congress, died Sunday. According to a copy …

The family of former Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson intends to sue Baylor Scott & White Health over alleged negligent care at the hospital system’s rehabilitation center that the family says led to her death. Johnson, a trailblazing North Texas Democrat who served 15 terms in Congress, died on Dec. 31. She was 89. Here’s what we know so far about her …

The first time Dallas’ Tara-Leigh Cobble read through the entire Bible, she had some concerns for her pastor. “I finished and I said to him: ‘I’ve read the whole thing now, I believe it’s true cover to cover, and I don’t like him,’” Cobble had said of God. “I’m like, ‘This has kind of ruined my life.’” Her perspective on …

Dallas billionaire and minority owner of the Mavericks Mark Cuban went viral Wednesday night on social media for challenging Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and owner of X, over his beliefs on diversity, equity and inclusion. But it’s not the first time Cuban has shared his thoughts and even invested in companies or projects incorporating people of all backgrounds. …

Mark Walker Jr. arrived to open his auto shop early the day after Christmas, knowing the post-holiday rush was imminent. Instead, he was greeted by hours-long silence. Something’s not right, he thought. Phones are typically ringing off the hook; this is typically his busiest time of the year. He and others — including businesses, churches and residents — in a …

A storm system will bring rain to North Texas tonight. The rain move across the area from west to east, with the steadiest rain occurring overnight. No severe weather is expected and rain amounts will average a quarter to a half an inch. Temperatures will remain well above freezing so there is no threat of ice. The rain will move …