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Whistleblower lawsuit filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton


November 13, 2020

AUSTIN — Several former employees have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the embattled attorney general of Texas, potentially exposing the state to steep financial liabilities and Ken Paxton to further questions about alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiffs said Paxton retaliated against them after they accused him of abusing his office to help Nate Paul, a campaign donor and friend whose home and business …

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Grand Prairie is getting a new fire station in this growing neighborhood


November 13, 2020

Grand Prairie is upgrading one of its busiest fire stations. The city has broken ground on a 19,538-square-foot facility at 1260 W. Marshall Drive. The station, scheduled for completion in the spring, will replace the existing Fire Station No. 3, which is located at 1702 Robinson Road. According to Claudia Garibay, public information officer for the Grand Prairie Fire Department, …

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Frisco ISD reports more than 250 new COVID-19 cases since the start of November


November 13, 2020

There have been 256 new cases of COVID-19 since the start of November among students and staff across Frisco ISD. On Oct. 31, the district’s online COVID-19 dashboard displayed positive cases for 99 staff members and 345 students. Twelve days later, the dashboard now displays 152 positive cases for staff members and 548 positive cases for students. The number of …

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Dallas ISD backtracks on plan to limit public comment at board meetings


November 13, 2020

Dallas school officials backtracked on a controversial proposal to significantly limit the amount of time community members have to address the elected board. The district pulled the proposal from consideration indefinitely, DISD announced Friday morning. Trustees expected to vote on the policy change at a December meeting. If approved, public comment would be limited to one hour total with individual …

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Arlington honors the city’s fire and police dogs with new statue


November 13, 2020

The K9 units serving with the Arlington Fire and Police Department now have a memorial statue at city hall dedicated to the dogs who are, have and will serve the city. The bronze statue located between city hall and the George W. Hawkes Downtown Library was unveiled on Wednesday. The statue depicts two former Arlington service dogs: Labrador retriever Brickman, …

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McKinney’s latest COVID-19 case numbers, plus other updates


November 13, 2020

McKinney and Collin County continue to see more residents testing positive for the coronavirus and experiencing serious effects from COVID-19, according to data from state dashboard and the city’s McKinney-specific dashboard. Collin County stopped publishing countywide data, with the exception of hospitalizations on Nov. 10. A notice on the Collin County dashboard reads: Collin County will no longer post COVID-19 case data on …

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Arlington coronavirus case update, plus what’s open and where to get tested


November 13, 2020

clap Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order on July 2 requiring anyone above the age of 10 to wear masks in businesses and other public spaces. The order also restricts outdoor gatherings to no more than 10 people. The order applies only to counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley extended Tarrant County’s own mask mandate …

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Republican Sens. Cornyn, Cruz say Biden should receive presidential-level intelligence briefings


November 13, 2020

WASHINGTON — Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have joined some notable Republicans in saying Democrat Joe Biden should be receiving presidential-level intelligence briefings, even as they continue to stand by President Donald Trump as he challenges the election’s outcome. The Texans said it comes down to national security. Biden, the president-elect, has been getting intelligence briefings ever since he …

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