2:44 PM on May 31, 2020 CDT — Updated at 8:30 PM on May 31, 2020 CDTMinutes after a curfew for downtown Dallas and surrounding neighborhoods went into effect at 7 p.m. Sunday, law enforcement began emptying the city center of protesters.Officers deployed tear gas as crowds scattered. Others fired pepper balls at a group congregated in a park. Police zip-tied the hands of people lying on the sidewalk as they took them into custody.“We’re not playing tonight,” an officer could be heard saying over a loudspeaker.City leaders imposed the curfew after protests and night in and around downtown...…2:44 PM on May 31, 2020 CDT — Updated at 8:30 PM on May 31, 2020 CDTMinutes after a curfew for downtown Dallas and surrounding neighborhoods went into effect at 7 p.m. Sunday, law enforcement began emptying the city center of protesters.Officers deployed tear gas as crowds scattered. Others fired pepper balls at a group congregated in a park. Police zip-tied the hands of people lying on the sidewalk as they took them into custody.“We’re not playing tonight,” an officer could be heard saying over a loudspeaker.City leaders imposed the curfew after protests and night in and around downtown...WW…

12:37 PM on Jun 1, 2020 CDTA black Southwest Airlines flight attendant didn’t know the white passenger she was approaching to talk about racism was one of the airline industry’s most powerful executives.Flight attendant JacqueRae Hill, who lives in Duncanville, sat down next to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker on a flight Friday to Panama City, Fla., after catching a glimpse of the book he was reading. Parker’s book of choice was White Fragility, an exploration of why it’s difficult for white people to discuss racism that was written by University of Washington professor .“As we are...…12:37 PM on Jun 1, 2020 CDTA black Southwest Airlines flight attendant didn’t know the white passenger she was approaching to talk about racism was one of the airline industry’s most powerful executives.Flight attendant JacqueRae Hill, who lives in Duncanville, sat down next to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker on a flight Friday to Panama City, Fla., after catching a glimpse of the book he was reading. Parker’s book of choice was White Fragility, an exploration of why it’s difficult for white people to discuss racism that was written by University of Washington professor .“As we are...WW…

9:13 AM on May 31, 2020 CDT — Updated at 6:59 PM on May 31, 2020 CDTUpdated at 6:10 p.m.: Revised throughout to include new details.Dallas faced its third straight day of demonstrations over police killings of black people, a day after nearly 90 people were arrested in Rallies continued simultaneously Sunday, including a gathering at the Dallas County jail to demand the release of protesters.Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster Sunday afternoon for all counties in Texas in response to ongoing protests. The declaration allows federal law enforcement to work as Texas peace officers,...…9:13 AM on May 31, 2020 CDT — Updated at 6:59 PM on May 31, 2020 CDTUpdated at 6:10 p.m.: Revised throughout to include new details.Dallas faced its third straight day of demonstrations over police killings of black people, a day after nearly 90 people were arrested in Rallies continued simultaneously Sunday, including a gathering at the Dallas County jail to demand the release of protesters.Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster Sunday afternoon for all counties in Texas in response to ongoing protests. The declaration allows federal law enforcement to work as Texas peace officers,...WW…

7:06 PM on Jul 6, 2020 CDTFast-food restaurants, medical offices and legal firms were among the thousands of North Texas companies that pulled in at least $6.2 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a limited release of data made public Monday.The data shows the loans may have helped save 800,000 jobs in North Texas at 15,566 companies, but they also gave massive payouts to some of the region’s biggest employers under a plan designed to help small businesses.The loan data released Monday by the Small Business...…7:06 PM on Jul 6, 2020 CDTFast-food restaurants, medical offices and legal firms were among the thousands of North Texas companies that pulled in at least $6.2 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a limited release of data made public Monday.The data shows the loans may have helped save 800,000 jobs in North Texas at 15,566 companies, but they also gave massive payouts to some of the region’s biggest employers under a plan designed to help small businesses.The loan data released Monday by the Small Business...WW…

3:38 PM on Oct 27, 2020 CDTDallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group is merging with publicly traded golf brand Callaway in an all-stock transaction that values the golf entertainment business at $2 billion.The deal, announced Tuesday, creates a company that can draw in non-golfers to Topgolf’s entertainment venues and expose them to the broader game, said Callaway CEO Chip Brewer, whose company sells golf clubs, balls, apparel and other equipment.Topgolf generated $1.1 billion in revenue last year at 63 locations that drew more than 23 million customers. And it has plans or letters of...…3:38 PM on Oct 27, 2020 CDTDallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group is merging with publicly traded golf brand Callaway in an all-stock transaction that values the golf entertainment business at $2 billion.The deal, announced Tuesday, creates a company that can draw in non-golfers to Topgolf’s entertainment venues and expose them to the broader game, said Callaway CEO Chip Brewer, whose company sells golf clubs, balls, apparel and other equipment.Topgolf generated $1.1 billion in revenue last year at 63 locations that drew more than 23 million customers. And it has plans or letters of...WW…