11:32 AM on Aug 12, 2020 CDT — Updated at 12:38 PM on Aug 12, 2020 CDTThe official practice phase of Dallas Cowboys training camp gets underway Friday at The Star in Frisco.To mark the arrival of camp, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, executive vice president Stephen Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy spoke with reporters via virtual news conference Wednesday morning. This was the first media availability with Jerry Jones since the NFL draft in April.Quarterback Dak Prescott then spoke with reporters, addressing everything from his contract situation to racial inequality and social justice...…11:32 AM on Aug 12, 2020 CDT — Updated at 12:38 PM on Aug 12, 2020 CDTThe official practice phase of Dallas Cowboys training camp gets underway Friday at The Star in Frisco.To mark the arrival of camp, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, executive vice president Stephen Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy spoke with reporters via virtual news conference Wednesday morning. This was the first media availability with Jerry Jones since the NFL draft in April.Quarterback Dak Prescott then spoke with reporters, addressing everything from his contract situation to racial inequality and social justice...WW…

10:26 AM on Aug 11, 2020 CDT — Updated at 11:10 AM on Aug 11, 2020 CDTStock trading startup Robinhood will open a new office in Southlake and hire more than 100 employees by the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday.It plans to hire registered financial representatives and customer support staff to work at the Dallas-Fort Worth location. Robinhood also will set up a similar office in Tempe, Ariz.“With our customers’ interests and needs front and center, we will continue reducing response times, building more self-service tools, and enhancing the information and education we provide...…10:26 AM on Aug 11, 2020 CDT — Updated at 11:10 AM on Aug 11, 2020 CDTStock trading startup Robinhood will open a new office in Southlake and hire more than 100 employees by the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday.It plans to hire registered financial representatives and customer support staff to work at the Dallas-Fort Worth location. Robinhood also will set up a similar office in Tempe, Ariz.“With our customers’ interests and needs front and center, we will continue reducing response times, building more self-service tools, and enhancing the information and education we provide...WW…

6:00 AM on Aug 10, 2020 CDTAUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party will announce Monday that it is doubling down on its vote-by-mail campaign with a goal of reaching 1.7 million potential mail voters by the end of the month — the most for an election cycle in the state party’s history.To reach that goal, party officials will launch an effort to send out more than 815,000 vote-by-mail applications by the end of August to those already eligible to receive the ballots, such as those over 65 and people with disabilities.Those mail ballot applications may play a major role in this year’s crucial...…6:00 AM on Aug 10, 2020 CDTAUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party will announce Monday that it is doubling down on its vote-by-mail campaign with a goal of reaching 1.7 million potential mail voters by the end of the month — the most for an election cycle in the state party’s history.To reach that goal, party officials will launch an effort to send out more than 815,000 vote-by-mail applications by the end of August to those already eligible to receive the ballots, such as those over 65 and people with disabilities.Those mail ballot applications may play a major role in this year’s crucial...WW…

4:32 PM on Aug 8, 2020 CDTClarification, 5:46 p.m. Aug. 10: The headline was revised to include information from the article that other groups besides militant ones had been rumored to be planning a demonstration in Weatherford and that many of the counterprotesters who showed up at the county courthouse were armed.A social media rumor that militant and other groups were going to protest in Weatherford prompted more than 200 counterprotesters, many of them armed, to show up at the county courthouse Saturday, .Sgt. Matthew Chalmers, a Weatherford police spokesman, said counterprotesters...…4:32 PM on Aug 8, 2020 CDTClarification, 5:46 p.m. Aug. 10: The headline was revised to include information from the article that other groups besides militant ones had been rumored to be planning a demonstration in Weatherford and that many of the counterprotesters who showed up at the county courthouse were armed.A social media rumor that militant and other groups were going to protest in Weatherford prompted more than 200 counterprotesters, many of them armed, to show up at the county courthouse Saturday, .Sgt. Matthew Chalmers, a Weatherford police spokesman, said counterprotesters...WW…

2:15 PM on Aug 7, 2020 CDTDespite an order from the Texas governor keeping during the COVID-19 pandemic, Katy Trail Ice House in Uptown Dallas reopened Friday, Aug. 7 at noon.The popular outdoor bar has sold more alcohol than nearly any other standalone bar in Dallas in the past year, according to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) figures. Katy Trail Ice House averaged $530,000 in total alcohol sales each month for the past year.It’s been closed since June 26, when Gov. Greg Abbott’s order shut down bars across Texas, with the aim of limiting the spread of COVID-19. During a...…2:15 PM on Aug 7, 2020 CDTDespite an order from the Texas governor keeping during the COVID-19 pandemic, Katy Trail Ice House in Uptown Dallas reopened Friday, Aug. 7 at noon.The popular outdoor bar has sold more alcohol than nearly any other standalone bar in Dallas in the past year, according to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) figures. Katy Trail Ice House averaged $530,000 in total alcohol sales each month for the past year.It’s been closed since June 26, when Gov. Greg Abbott’s order shut down bars across Texas, with the aim of limiting the spread of COVID-19. During a...WW…

3:00 PM on Aug 7, 2020 CDTThe City of Dallas will avoid a major fiscal shortfall during the economic recession brought on by the pandemic thanks to a bump in property taxes from new construction and federal relief, city officials said Friday.The city’s discretionary budget will remain nearly the same size as the last fiscal year’s, City Manager T.C. Broadnax told The Dallas Morning News’ editorial board before publicly releasing his . He is suggesting major investments in mental health services, infrastructure such as sidewalks and water, and youth programs.While the city is forecasting a...…3:00 PM on Aug 7, 2020 CDTThe City of Dallas will avoid a major fiscal shortfall during the economic recession brought on by the pandemic thanks to a bump in property taxes from new construction and federal relief, city officials said Friday.The city’s discretionary budget will remain nearly the same size as the last fiscal year’s, City Manager T.C. Broadnax told The Dallas Morning News’ editorial board before publicly releasing his . He is suggesting major investments in mental health services, infrastructure such as sidewalks and water, and youth programs.While the city is forecasting a...WW…

5:02 PM on Aug 4, 2020 CDTA downtown Dallas landmark that’s been in the dark for more than a decade will brighten up the skyline starting this week.Developer Todd Interests plans a Wednesday relighting of the former First National Bank tower’s exterior illumination.The 55-year-old Elm Street skyscraper is being redone in a $450 million project that’s downtown’s largest redevelopment deal. It’s been renamed The National.Once the tallest tower west of the Mississippi, the dark gray glass tower has nine vertical lighted columns on each side that stretch up the outside of the...…5:02 PM on Aug 4, 2020 CDTA downtown Dallas landmark that’s been in the dark for more than a decade will brighten up the skyline starting this week.Developer Todd Interests plans a Wednesday relighting of the former First National Bank tower’s exterior illumination.The 55-year-old Elm Street skyscraper is being redone in a $450 million project that’s downtown’s largest redevelopment deal. It’s been renamed The National.Once the tallest tower west of the Mississippi, the dark gray glass tower has nine vertical lighted columns on each side that stretch up the outside of the...WW…

9:28 AM on Jul 31, 2020 CDTAn effort to extend unemployment benefits failed in the Senate Thursday, in the struggling restaurant industry worried as weekly federal aid payments expire Friday.Unemployment benefits have become a hot-button topic in the restaurant industry: Some employers say generous government payments in addition to state benefits de-incentivize workers from going back to their jobs, while some restaurant workers say the payments are financial lifelines that help them pay their bills — and in some cases allow them to stay home to protect themselves or those in their lives...…9:28 AM on Jul 31, 2020 CDTAn effort to extend unemployment benefits failed in the Senate Thursday, in the struggling restaurant industry worried as weekly federal aid payments expire Friday.Unemployment benefits have become a hot-button topic in the restaurant industry: Some employers say generous government payments in addition to state benefits de-incentivize workers from going back to their jobs, while some restaurant workers say the payments are financial lifelines that help them pay their bills — and in some cases allow them to stay home to protect themselves or those in their lives...WW…

5:00 PM on Aug 5, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — The presence of National Guard troops in Texas to combat the coronavirus pandemic will continue to be fully funded by the federal government through the end of the year in a deal received by only one other state — Florida.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded the Monday decision by President Donald Trump, calling the National Guard funding and support a vital part of Texas’ fight to defeat the virus. All other states and territories will be left to shoulder 25% of the costs associated with their deployments, despite a handful being in the midst of outbreaks...…5:00 PM on Aug 5, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — The presence of National Guard troops in Texas to combat the coronavirus pandemic will continue to be fully funded by the federal government through the end of the year in a deal received by only one other state — Florida.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded the Monday decision by President Donald Trump, calling the National Guard funding and support a vital part of Texas’ fight to defeat the virus. All other states and territories will be left to shoulder 25% of the costs associated with their deployments, despite a handful being in the midst of outbreaks...WW…

7:00 AM on Aug 13, 2020 CDT — Updated at 5:06 PM on Aug 13, 2020 CDTNorth Texas addiction treatment centers are working hard to keep facilities open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal: to give some of the highest-risk patients access to medications that treat opioid addiction.The opioid epidemic hasn’t been supplanted by the pandemic. Rather, the pandemic has worsened an already existing crisis. In the Dallas area, the pandemic is resulting in an increased number of people in recovery who are relapsing, local clinicians say. At the same time, the pandemic is making it harder for clinics...…7:00 AM on Aug 13, 2020 CDT — Updated at 5:06 PM on Aug 13, 2020 CDTNorth Texas addiction treatment centers are working hard to keep facilities open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal: to give some of the highest-risk patients access to medications that treat opioid addiction.The opioid epidemic hasn’t been supplanted by the pandemic. Rather, the pandemic has worsened an already existing crisis. In the Dallas area, the pandemic is resulting in an increased number of people in recovery who are relapsing, local clinicians say. At the same time, the pandemic is making it harder for clinics...WW…