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Dallas is in a period of transition, and the next Dallas City Council elected in the May election will have a significant influence on its future.After the next City Council inauguration in June, the elected leaders will have to tackle crafting the next city budget, with new charter-mandated rules requiring more funding for police-related initiatives, addressing issues with raising property values, and increasing park space. There are also issues with homelessness, affordable housing, failing city infrastructure and hiring more police.More than 40 people are on the May 3 ballot in the 14 council races around the city, and voters will…

The woman they call Paige “buckets” Bueckers made her first appearance in a Dallas Wings uniform on Friday night in South Bend, Indiana.Bueckers, the Wings’ No. 1 overall draft pick in this spring’s WNBA draft, showed flashes of why she’s one of the most highly anticipated prospects in WNBA history.In an underwhelming 112-78 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Notre Dame’s campus, Bueckers scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting, including 2-for-3 on 3s. She also contributed four rebounds and 1 assist.Bueckers’ first basket in a Wings uniform came on a left-handed scoop while driving to the hoop in the…

A 55-year-old Denton man complained about dehydration and breathing troubles around two hours before he died in Dallas police’s custody, according to footage released Friday by the department.Horace John Groves III’s time of death was 3:51 a.m. on April 29, according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s record. A report on his manner of death was still pending as of Friday night. Groves was the first person to die in custody involving Dallas police this year, according to Lieutenant Bobbie Epperson. The Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit and the Dallas County District Attorney are now conducting independent investigations into his…

Collin County is warning about a measles exposure in Frisco earlier this week, amid an outbreak of cases in Texas.In a Friday news release, Collin County Health Care Services said there was an exposure at a Walmart store, located at 16066 State Hwy 121, on Tuesday, April 29. The timing, they said, was between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Walmart didn’t immediately respond to a comment request Friday night. Related:Collin County student tests positive for measles, first child case reported in D-FWD-FW Public Health AlertsGet the latest public health updates.Anyone who visited the store during this time should monitor for…

State police arrested an off-duty Dallas police sergeant Friday, Dallas police said, accusing the nearly 20-year officer of driving while intoxicated while a child was in his vehicle.Sgt. Matthew Terry, 40, faces one count of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, a state jail felony, Dallas police said in a news release. It was not immediately clear whether Terry had an attorney. Attempts to reach him for comment Friday afternoon were unsuccessful.Also unclear was when and where the arrest took place. A Department of Public Safety spokesperson did not immediately provide additional information about the arrest when reached Friday…

AUSTIN — When pressed to explain a 30-page proposal to further limit access to abortion pills in Texas, Sen. Bryan Hughes encouraged Texans to read the legislation for themselves.“Don’t rely on our characterizations of it,” the Mineola Republican said late Wednesday. “Please, just look at the words of the bill.”The Dallas Morning News reviewed the text of the legislation that passed the Texas Senate on Wednesday. Below are answers to questions about what the abortion pill bill, Senate Bill 2880, proposes:Political PointsGet the latest politics news from North Texas and beyond.No abortion-inducing drug could be made or distributed in Texas.…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Trump administration told a federal judge Thursday that a Georgetown University scholar’s lawsuit against deportation should be moved from Virginia, where it was filed, to Texas, where he’s jailed over allegations of “spreading Hamas propaganda.”U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles seemed skeptical of the government’s request, which would involve her dismissing the case in Virginia. She raised concerns that a dismissal in her court would void her order in March to keep Badar Khan Suri in the U.S. while his First Amendment case plays out.David Byerley, a Justice Department attorney, told Giles that he would need…

University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken is leaving to be the next president of the University of California.UC officials announced Friday afternoon that Milliken will lead that system, which has more than 295,000 students and 10 campuses as well as health centers and research labs. His departure comes as other longtime leaders in the system are leaving as well, including UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell and UT-Dallas President Richard Benson. “The University of California is universally regarded as the preeminent public research university in the world, and I am deeply honored to have an opportunity to join the many…

Dallas-Fort Worth faces similar headwinds as the broader economy, but is showing similar resilience as tariffs upend expectations for growth this year.The Labor Department reported on Friday that the U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April, a better-than-expected figure given how newly implemented tariffs have undermined confidence and scrambled the business outlook. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, which helped spark a brisk rally in volatile markets.From Main Street to Wall Street, economists and businesses are warning about the storm clouds gathering from tariffs that may dampen job creation and business activity later this year. At least momentarily…

News that the iconic home of Cindy and Howard Rachofsky is up for sale has sent a shock wave through the Dallas architecture community, and for good reason. The pristine neo-modern villa, designed by Richard Meier, might be the most recognizable work of residential architecture in the city, its blazing white form plainly visible to anyone driving by on Preston Road. No sale price was announced for the property, which is being offered off-market. “I won’t sell it to someone who doesn’t feel it’s an important and significant property,” Howard Rachofsky told Artnet. “I view it as an artwork. It’s…