Dallas city leaders are actively seeking solutions to address the ongoing pension crisis, with one potential option causing concern among public transportation officials and drawing criticism from a county commissioner. Approximately 220,000 individuals rely on DART transportation services daily, highlighting the significance of any discussions regarding funding reductions. DART spokesperson Jeamy Molina emphasized the critical role public transit plays in …
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Dallas man to be executed Wednesday for slaying of McKinney real estate agent
A Dallas man who was convicted of killing a real estate agent inside a McKinney model home in 2006 is once again asking to be spared death on the eve of his execution. Kosoul Chanthakoummane, 41, has already successfully halted his execution twice, citing questionable forensic techniques that helped send him to death row. But the state has opposed any …
Read More »Dallas County gets 5,000 more monkeypox vaccine vials
Dallas County received 5,000 additional vials of the monkeypox vaccine in the last four days, opening up more opportunities for qualifying residents to get immunized against the virus. The vials equate to up to 25,000 doses when administered through a new method that injects the vaccine between layers of skin rather than beneath the skin, requiring only one fifth of …
Read More »Border migration falls for 2nd month in a row, but annual total set to exceed 2 million
Apprehensions of migrants by the U.S. Border Patrol along the entire southwest border decreased 6% in July, but annual total is on pace to exceed 2 million. Migrants were caught about 182,000 times in July, compared with 193,000 in June. Fiscal year 2022 has already exceeded the previous year with Border Patrol catching migrants 1.8 million times with two months left in …
Read More »Only half of parents are open to vaccinating their children against COVID-19, poll finds
Parents’ willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine for their children has returned to nearly 50% after dipping below 40% in May, according to an August poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. Forty-eight percent of parents surveyed said that they either definitely will get or have already gotten their children ages 6 months and older …
Read More »North Texas to have a mid-week cold front
Despite a hot start to the week, there’s hope for a bit of a cool down later in the week. But before that can happen, Tuesday will be hot and dry with highs of 100 to 103. A summertime cold front arrives Wednesday with a chance of storms and for some, a drop in temperatures. A more noticeable bit of …
Read More »D-FW coaches, former UNT players remember youth football coach Mike Hickmon
Mike Hickmon’s impact on football went far beyond his playing career. Those close to him, including Seagoville head football coach Stephen Jackson Jr., said his influence on the game only increased after he finished playing at UNT in the early 2000s. Hickmon, 43, was shot and killed Saturday after an argument at the Dragons’ game in Lancaster, according to police and medical …
Read More »Texas poll: Abbott-O’Rourke, the economy, guns, abortion, immigration and more
Sunday that asked Texas voters their thoughts about the November midterm elections, including the race between Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke, and other issues affecting the state. The poll, conducted Aug. 1-7, surveyed 1,365 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Voters were also asked about the candidates in other statewide …
Read More »Lawyers appeal Brittney Griner’s Russian prison sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters containing …
Read More »Greg Abbott’s first TV ad in Texas governor’s race features marriage, paralyzing accident
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection campaign heads to television this week with a biographical ad featuring his wife, Cecilia, discussing their marriage and the accident that put him in a wheelchair. The statewide ad will run for two weeks, campaign aides told The Dallas Morning News. The buy costs at least $3 million and is the opening salvo in a media campaign that …
Read More »Dallas’ minority neighborhoods face major transportation issues, SMU study finds
Connie Gonzalez’s neighborhood has one general store, but her family can’t walk there because it’s too dangerous without sidewalks. Gonzalez, who has lived in West Dallas for 40 years, said cars regularly drive into the ditches on the side of the street in front of her house, and drivers who park there often leave trash. She’s told city officials about …
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