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An education savings account plan that will allow families to use public dollars on private schooling was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday..The school choice measure is expected to cost $1 billion in its first year — potentially the largest such program in the country if 90,000 students participate as projected. Texas joins 34 other states that offer some form of a school choice program, according to the nonprofit EdChoice.After decades of pushback, Republican state leaders were confident this would be the year Texas established a robust school voucherlike program that allows families to use an ESA…
HOUSTON (AP) — At least one person was killed when up to 14 people were shot at a party in Houston early Sunday, police said.The Houston Police Department began receiving calls reporting shots fired around 12:50 a.m. at the 6000 block of of Cherry Hill in southeast Houston, Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu said during a news briefing.Related:Houston police search for 2 suspects after nightclub shooting leaves 6 woundedOfficers arrived at the scene minutes later and saw multiple people wounded in various locations around a home, she said.Crime in The NewsRead the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking…
All the Stars really needed was one more hole to escape. That and, of course, Mikko Rantanen.Head coach Pete DeBoer raised his Game 7 record to a crazy 9-0 (he’s 3-0 in Dallas) and all it took was a third-period hat trick from Rantanen in a wild 4-2 Game 7 win over Colorado.Related:5 thoughts from Stars-Avs Game 7: Mikko Rantanen hat trick saves Dallas’ seasonIn Game 6, Rantanen and Roope Hintz made NHL history by becoming the first teammates to score four points in a single period. But that was a footnote in Colorado’s 7-4 win that made Saturday’s Game…
Former city council member Erik Wilson held a narrow lead late Saturday night in the election to represent Dallas’ southernmost City Council district, according to unofficial vote totals.Although former City Plan Commissioner Lorie Blair had taken an early lead Saturday, both candidates hovered around 40% for much of the night. Wilson had a little more than 41% of the vote as of 12 a.m. Sunday morning.If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the race will go to a runoff Saturday, June 7.Six candidates vied to represent District 8 with the departure of Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins,…
Frisco residents voted down two propositions aimed at raising $340 million for a performing arts center — a price tag opponents said would be too heavy of a burden on the city. Propositions A and B lagged all night among voters in Frisco, which encompasses parts of Collin and Denton counties.In Collin County, propositions A and B was rejected by 60% and 65% of voters, respectively, according to unofficial returns. In Denton County, about 59% of voters rejected proposition A and about 64% rejected proposition B. Proposition A would have allowed Frisco to use funds from its Economic Development Corp.…
The Dallas Stars were staring down the barrel of elimination, down 2-0 with their season on the line in the third period of Game 7.Then everyone — Mikko Rantanen, the Stars and a sold-out American Airlines Center alike — woke up.The Stars are moving on after a wild third-period comeback eliminated the Avalanche and saved the Stars season. A whiplashed Stars fanbase went from morose to euphoric in a span of about 10 minutes.Sports RoundupGet the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington’s A La Carte.Check out some of the best reactions…
Drops of blood and sweat dribbled down Wyatt Johnston’s face as he fielded questions following the Stars’ stunning come-from-behind 4-2 win in Game 7 over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.A cut — one that didn’t require stitches, but one that didn’t look all that comfortable, either — was the battle scar the young forward had from the third Game 7 of his career.Up until late in the third period, it would’ve been all he had to show for his team’s effort.But after a furious comeback led by Mikko Rantanen, Johnston capped off the Stars’ win with his third career…
Stars GM Jim Nill made the best move of the trade deadline. If there was any doubt, it proved to be true Saturday night.Former Colorado Avalanche superstar Mikko Rantanen put his new team on his back, scoring three third-period goals as the Stars won 4-2 in Game 7 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Trailing 2-0 early in the third period, Rantanen scored twice to tie the score with just over six minutes remaining. Wyatt Johnston next scored the game-winner on the power play, and Rantanen added an empty-netter to complete the hat trick. Related:Mikko Magic:…
“What should I know about golf?” I posted on Twitter/X a few days before the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. A string of responses included a recommendation for Dead Solid Perfect, a 1974 golf novel by Fort Worth native and Semi-Tough author Dan Jenkins. The cover for one paperback edition was a golf ball nestled in a martini glass, which confirmed all my stereotypes. As a non-golf expert, I understood golf as a game for rich men who blew out their knees playing high school football. Golf is rolling green expanses and long-suffering caddies and — if Caddyshack is to be…
Rev. Peter Johnson(Michael Hogue)In parts of South Dallas and Oak Cliff, where diabetes and stroke rates are particularly high, the absence of grocery stores is more than an annoyance — it’s an issue of life and death. Dallas is a rich city in many respects. We have shining skyscrapers and active, colorful communities. But in some neighborhoods, people are unable to find fresh fruits, vegetables and nutritious foods at a manageable distance from their homes. Such areas are called food deserts — where full-service grocery stores are scarce or absent entirely, forcing families to rely on fast-food restaurants, convenience stores…