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Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior

Dallas County Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her court coordinator impersonate her during a 2021 Zoom bond hearing, prompting a Rangers inquiry.

Texas Observer

Averie Bishop, outspoken as Miss Texas 2022, announces run for state Legislature

After criticizing Republican leaders on abortion, guns and race, Bishop will run as a Democrat against Rep. Angie Chen Button in a competitive district in Dallas County.

The Texas Tribune

‘They are humans not dogs’: Dallas County juvenile lockup mistreating kids, parents say

DALLAS -- Mark Halstead remembers the last time he was outside.

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Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave

After weeks of extreme heat, health officials have reported numerous deaths, while emergency departments across the state are seeing record numbers of people seeking treatment for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The Texas Tribune

Boy savagely mauled in face by neighbour's dog and spends his third birthday in hospital

Kameron Swaab had o be treated by a plastic surgeon and celebrated his third birthday in hospital after suffering a brutal dog attack in Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa

Daily Mirror

Texas mother who confessed to killing her 2 daughters sentenced to life in prison

DALLAS — It took a Dallas County jury less than an hour to return a guilty verdict for the Irving mother who confessed to killing her two young daughters.

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Dallas prosecutors brought homicide cases to trial knowing police evidence was deleted

DALLAS — Dallas County prosecutors allowed homicide cases to go to trial in recent weeks even after learning that evidence related to the crimes was permanently deleted, according to records obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

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Dallas GOP dinner featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis closed to media

DALLAS — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “fireside chat” at Saturday’s Dallas County Republican Party’s Reagan Day Dinner will occur behind closed doors.

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Father found guilty of capital murder in Texas killings he drove his son to and from

DALLAS — A Dallas County jury found Richard Acosta Jr. guilty of capital murder Friday after he drove his son to and from a Garland convenience store where police say the 14-year-old shot four teenagers, killing three of them.

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Dallas County Republicans question voting machines, lobby for paper ballots

DALLAS — The Dallas County Republican Party says its top legislative priority this session is lobbying for the return of the paper ballot.

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Texas Republicans want to rein in ‘rogue’ prosecutors like Dallas County DA John Creuzot

Texas Republicans, thwarted by top prosecutors who say they won’t prosecute certain crimes, are pushing back on what they call “rogue” district attorneys.

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In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community

As a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes across parts of the U.S. South, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly

The Independent UK

At Least 6 Killed as Tornado Strikes Southern US State

At least six people were killed on Thursday when a tornado and powerful storms ravaged the southern US state of Alabama, rescue officials confirmed. The storms continued east to rake the neighboring state of Georgia, where the National Weather Service maintained tornado warnings in the early evening. Alabama Governor Kay…

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Sharon Grigsby: Trump judge’s rollback of birth control rights forces Texas clinics to turn away teens

Texas has yet again set the standard for terrible reproductive health policy.

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Dallas County jail’s wait time on felony charges creates population issue

DALLAS — As the Dallas County jail inches toward capacity, officials have focused on addressing those who have been arrested on felony charges that have not been filed, which is about 15% of the jail population.

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Man indicted on capital murder charge in Dallas Methodist hospital shooting, records show

DALLAS — The man accused of fatally shooting two health care workers inside Methodist hospital in October was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury Thursday.

Texas Observer

Right Wing ‘Election Fraud’ Researcher A Convicted Bathroom Voyeur

The right's new "election expert"—Kevin Moncla— was once busted for illegally filming people in his home. Now he pushes the Big Lie.

The Texas Tribune

Austin mayor’s race heading to a runoff, Dallas county judge wins reelection

In three key local elections, the Austin mayoral race will be decided in a runoff, Republican Tim O’Hare won the Tarrant County judge race and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins won reelection.

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2 killed, 1 wounded when shooter opens fire inside Dallas County medical examiner’s office

A shooter killed one person and wounded another before turning the gun on themself Tuesday afternoon in the Dallas County medical examiner’s office in the Stemmons Corridor, county officials confirmed.

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Texas early voting down significantly from 2018 midterm election, final numbers show

AUSTIN, Texas — Early voting statewide and in key North Texas counties this year was down significantly from the 2018 midterm election, according to the Texas secretary of state.

The Texas Tribune

Opponent says Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wore blackface in 1983 college trespass

GOP candidate Lauren Davis’ campaign surfaced a Waco police report about a prank for which Jenkins apologized in 2010. He says he was only wearing camouflage at the time.

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Accused Texas serial killer Billy Chemirmir convicted of 2nd capital murder

DALLAS — Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir hunted and killed elderly women, stole their jewelry and sold it to make his living, Dallas County prosecutors told jurors Friday, the last day of Chemirmir’s capital murder trial.

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Cases of bird flu have been detected in a Dallas County backyard flock

A strain of avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock of birds in Dallas County, although the virus poses little threat to public health, the Texas Animal Health Commission announced Monday.

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US Rep. Pete Sessions pressured Texas secretary of state to investigate Dallas elections

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions pressured the Texas secretary of state and attorney general’s offices to investigate Dallas County over the 2020 election, according to documents obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

The Independent UK

Texas doctor arrested for poisoning anesthesiologist to death with IV bag

Dr Raynaldo Rivera Oritz, 59, was booked into the Dallas County Jail

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