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Organ transplants are up, but the agency in charge is under fire

For the past decade, Precious McCowan’s life has revolved around organ transplants. She’s a doctoral candidate studying human behavior in Dallas who has survived two kidney transplants. And in the midst of her end-stage renal disease, her 2-year-old son died. She chose to donate his organs in hopes they would…

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Texas pastors gearing up for school voucher fight

DALLAS — Conservative Texas pastors and lawmakers have their eyes set on school vouchers to fight the “miseducation” of students ahead of the November elections and the upcoming legislative session.

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Trump grand jury: Dallas lawyer wins subpoena battle with Fulton County DA’s office

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors have lost a legal skirmish to get an out-of-state witness to testify before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies.

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North Texas church that called for execution of gay people won't be evicted

DALLAS — A Texas church that has repeatedly called for the execution of gay people will not be evicted from its building.

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Bucs’ Chris Godwin uncertain if he will play at Dallas

TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin believes he will have the final say on whether he plays Sunday at Dallas but said being on the field with the Bucs for the second half of the season is more important.

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Texas grid operator says electricity will stay on this fall if conditions are normal

DALLAS — Texas’ main electric grid operator, ERCOT, expects to have enough power generation this autumn to keep the lights on if conditions are normal. But a large number of power plant failures could mean blackouts.

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Texas DA says sex abuse case against John Wetteland will go forward after mistrial

DALLAS — The Denton County district attorney’s office said Tuesday that prosecutors will retry former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland’s sexual abuse case, which ended in a mistrial last week.

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A Texas slowdown? More firms report falling sales, decline in new orders

The Texas economy slowed last month with fewer service companies reporting increases in revenue and more manufacturers reporting declines in new orders, according to surveys by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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Cowboys’ Peters Signing Speaks to NFL’s Lineman Problem

Dallas signed Jason Peters with the hope he can help replace the injured Tyron Smith. Relying on a 40-year-old savior isn’t ideal, but it’s the best one available.

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Southern Baptist Convention meets in Texas to tackle sex abuse scandal

DALLAS — Members of the Southern Baptist Convention are meeting in Fort Worth this weekend to discuss reforms in the wake of a national sex abuse crisis.

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Jason Peters suggest the Eagles-Cowboys have the same swagger

Future Hall of Famer left tackle Jason Peters met with the Dallas media on Monday and talked about the Cowboys' swagger

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys Prediction, Game Preview

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Sunday, September 11

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Born into slavery, Dallas pioneer and his land holdings were lost to history — until now

DALLAS -- Each accounting of Dallas’ past tells the same story: Ever since John Neely Bryan planted his cabin on the east bank of the Trinity in 1841, land ownership has opened the door to power and prestige.

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Why did the PGA of America move to a Dallas exurb? You can guess some of the reasons (and there are more than 150 million)

"We were totally happy in Florida. We did an RFP, sort of assuming we'd get paid to stay, right?"

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Rape victims can take Plan B instead of having abortions, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that although the state’s abortion ban makes no exception for rape or incest, victims of these crimes can take emergency contraception and call the police.

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A Texan’s antique Ford collection is this year’s Mecum Auctions top draw

A collection of over 200 vintage Fords, some dating to the 1920s, will be one of the top draws when Mecum Auctions brings its annual car collector sale to Dallas next week.

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Are Texas parents opting out of school book fairs and social-emotional lessons?

DALLAS — Laney Hawes would never consider banning her four children from book fairs at their local school.

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From Pakistan to Texas, big rains after extreme heat deliver double punch

While Pakistanis count the cost of one of the country's worst recorded floods, heavy rain is hitting southwestern China as the Texas city of Dallas recovers from a 10-inch deluge in a single day last month.

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Texas’ housing market shows signs of cooling down after the pandemic drove it to new heights

Texas had more houses on the market in July than any time since late 2020 as home sales declined in the state’s major metros. Sellers have had to cut prices to entice buyers.

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White Dallas officer on leave after making coin Black Police Association says is racist

DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer is on administrative leave as the department investigates allegations that he made and tried to sell a challenge coin the Black Police Association decried as racist.

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Self-driving truck firm Gatik to begin deliveries in Dallas for Pitney Bowes

A California-based autonomous trucking company will begin a Dallas route in partnership with century-old business equipment firm Pitney Bowes.

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A Texas school board rejects 'In God We Trust' signs in Arabic

A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.

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Tim Cowlishaw: Cowboys face parade of Super Bowl QBs in 2022. Is Dak Prescott ready?

DALLAS — Is Dak Prescott up for this task? The 99-plus passer ratings say, “Well, yeah, mostly.’’ The money in his contract shouts, ”Most definitely.” And the problems with the surgically repaired leg that were an issue at this time a year ago appear to be a thing of the…

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Death of person diagnosed with monkeypox reported in Texas

DALLAS — Texas health officials reported the death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox Tuesday, and if confirmed to be the cause, could be the first known fatal case of the virus in the United States.

The Texas Tribune

After a decade of hype, Dallas-Houston bullet train developer faces a leadership exodus as land acquisition slows

Texas Central has made little visible progress financing the high-speed rail project and acquiring property for the route in recent years. The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the path forward.

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