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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits over what the government will pay.He signed an executive order that calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs. If a deal is not reached, a new rule will kick in that will tie the price of what the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.“We’re going to equalize,” Trump said during a Monday morning news conference. “We’re all…

Hoque Global has begun construction on its billion-dollar University Hills development in southern Dallas.The Dallas developer held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, marking the start of infrastructure work for the commercial and residential portions of a 270-acre project near the University of North Texas at Dallas campus.At full build-out, the development may hold hundreds of single-family homes, 1,500 apartments, 1.5 million square feet of commercial space, a town center and more than 50 acres of open green space on undeveloped land near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Lancaster Road.“We owe a big deal to southern Dallas to dream big,” Hoque…

Every time Tammy Finney sees a person walk in through the doors of The Salvation Army of North Texas Carr P. Collins Center, she sees herself in them. She sees hope. The place that saved Finney, 44, will close its doors soon after almost 40 years of providing service, but a new chapter will begin. On Tuesday, The Salvation Army of North Texas will break ground on a 21-acre campus in the Stemmons Corridor in Dallas. Related:A solution at last? What Dallas is doing to curb the city’s homeless populationBreaking NewsGet the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.Finney…

An unseasonable Dallas-area heat wave this week that’s expected to push temperatures into the upper 90s ― and perhaps even higher ― could also create record-breaking peak demand for the month of May.The Electric Reliability Council of Texas projected peak demand for 5 p.m. Wednesday to be 84,216 megawatts, far surpassing the previous May demand record of 77,000 megawatts.Demand projections decline the remainder of the week as temperatures slightly cool, according to the state’s power grid operator.Wednesday’s projection is shy of the current all-time power demand record of 85,435 megawatts set in August 2023.Breaking NewsGet the latest breaking news from…

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have unveiled a plan to cut at least $880 billion, largely to Medicaid, to help cover $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.“Savings like these allow us to use this bill to renew the Trump tax cuts and keep Republicans’ promise to hardworking middle-class families,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, the GOP chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which handles health care spending.Democrats warn that millions of Americans will lose coverage. A preliminary estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by 8.6 million over…

When the Cowboys drafted guard Tyler Booker in the first round, it was with the desire to beef up the offensive line against a talented Philadelphia Eagles defensive front.Booker, the projected starting guard, will get an early look at the Eagles as the NFL announced Monday morning that the Cowboys will open the 2025 NFL season against the defending Super Bowl champions. The Week 1 game is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in Philadelphia. It will be televised by NBC and streamed on Peacock. The NFL began rolling out select details of the NFL schedule Monday morning. The full schedules will be released…

GENEVA — The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession and roiled financial markets. Dow futures surged Monday after the deal was announced.The U.S. will cut extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports in April this year to 30% from 145% and Chinese duties on U.S. imports will fall to 10% from 125%, the two sides said on Monday. The new measures are effective for 90 days.Wall Street cheered the development…

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit by a former security guard who alleged Dallas police officers used excessive force after mistaking him for a family violence suspect.In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer argued the officers who detained Silvester Hayes in 2021 were protected by qualified immunity, a legal shield for public officials that even federal judges have difficulty interpreting. She said police had probable cause and the force was justified because Hayes did not use his turn signal and resisted arrest.Hayes now plans to appeal, saying body-camera footage of the arrest speaks for itself.“ Everybody’s entitled to…

Sure, your property tax bill might have dropped last year, but it’s hard to tell when your homeowner’s insurance possibly doubled or, in some cases, tripled.There’s an insurance crisis in Texas. Premiums are higher than ever, and deductibles are climbing, too.Families are hurting. In the past, if your policy costs increased, you could always cite the mantra of the Texas insurance world.Shop around.Watchdog AlertAre you a taxpayer in Texas? The Watchdog has your back.That doesn’t work as well as it used to. Pricing is high everywhere.Who to blame?Should we blame the insurance companies that fight for every dollar they can…

For two years, Texas schools have taken a hard line on vaping: If students are caught with an e-cigarette on campus, state law requires them to be removed to a disciplinary alternative school. What’s resulted is a spike in children kicked out of school and pushback from educators, politicians and public health officials. Now state lawmakers are debating whether to ease up — or double down. Vaping is a serious concern in schools, Wylie ISD chief of staff Jessica Branch told lawmakers during a Senate education committee meeting. But the strict punishment dictated during the last legislative session resulted in…