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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.

Reuters

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.

The Texas Tribune

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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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Pregnant HOV lane mom gets first ticket dismissed, then gets another

DALLAS — Brandy Bottone, the pregnant Plano mom who attracted international attention when she received a traffic ticket for riding solo in a high-occupancy lane, wanted to prove a point.

The Independent UK

Texas megachurch pastor steps down for sending ‘unwise’ Instagram messages to woman

Matt Chandler said the messages were ‘unbefitting’ of someone in his position

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They named a school after him, and now they’re not sure if students should read his book

DALLAS — You name a new school building after a man or woman, and decades later few remember who that person was. In the case of the late George Dawson of Dallas — he of George Dawson Middle School fame in Southlake’s Carroll ISD — the reason his name is…

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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke diagnosed with bacterial infection

DALLAS — Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Sunday that he’s been diagnosed with a bacterial infection, two days after cutting a book signing in San Antonio short because he was feeling ill.

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NFL Expert Picks, Predictions, Lines: Week 1

NFL Expert Picks and Predictions for Week 1 of the season with Buffalo vs the Rams, Kansas City at Arizona, and Tampa Bay at Dallas kicking things off.

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