Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that those businesses, along with museums and libraries, will be allowed to operate at 25 percent capacity across the state starting May 1. Texas restaurants, retailers, malls and movie theaters will be allowed to reopen with restrictions beginning Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that those businesses, along with museums and libraries, will be allowed to operate at 25% capacity across the state starting May 1. Abbott's stay-at-home order will expire on April 30 and will not be extended. Abbott said his new...…Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that those businesses, along with museums and libraries, will be allowed to operate at 25 percent capacity across the state starting May 1. Texas restaurants, retailers, malls and movie theaters will be allowed to reopen with restrictions beginning Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that those businesses, along with museums and libraries, will be allowed to operate at 25% capacity across the state starting May 1. Abbott's stay-at-home order will expire on April 30 and will not be extended. Abbott said his new...WW…

A security officer was shot and killed outside of a credit union in West Oak Cliff. A security officer was shot and killed outside of a credit union in West Oak Cliff. The shooting happened just before 9 a.m. Monday at the Neighborhood Credit Union on North Cockrell Hill Road. Police say two security officers were servicing an ATM when they were approached by a man with a rifle who demanded money.Witnesses said the suspect shot one of the security officers, 28-year-old Jose Montes, and then got away with duffle bags from the armored vehicle. He left in a white sedan that was being driven by...…A security officer was shot and killed outside of a credit union in West Oak Cliff. A security officer was shot and killed outside of a credit union in West Oak Cliff. The shooting happened just before 9 a.m. Monday at the Neighborhood Credit Union on North Cockrell Hill Road. Police say two security officers were servicing an ATM when they were approached by a man with a rifle who demanded money.Witnesses said the suspect shot one of the security officers, 28-year-old Jose Montes, and then got away with duffle bags from the armored vehicle. He left in a white sedan that was being driven by...WW…

Grand Prairie ISD voted to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School after longtime Black educator and principal Delmas Morton. Grand Prairie ISD voted to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School after longtime Black educator and principal Delmas Morton. He was raised in Grand Prairie and attended elementary school there. Morton went to high school in Dallas because there were no high schools for students of color in Grand Prairie. He went on to graduate from Texas College, get a master's degree, and serve in the Korean War. There was a celebration held Thursday for Morton having a school...…Grand Prairie ISD voted to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School after longtime Black educator and principal Delmas Morton. Grand Prairie ISD voted to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School after longtime Black educator and principal Delmas Morton. He was raised in Grand Prairie and attended elementary school there. Morton went to high school in Dallas because there were no high schools for students of color in Grand Prairie. He went on to graduate from Texas College, get a master's degree, and serve in the Korean War. There was a celebration held Thursday for Morton having a school...WW…

Since the middle of November, police say three Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers have been robbed in Mesquite. Since the middle of November, police say three Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers have been robbed in Mesquite. One of them was physically assaulted. In at least two of those, police believe the drivers were set up. "During the course of delivering the pizza, they were encountered by a suspect who took the pizza and the money either at gunpoint or at knifepoint on one of the occasions," explained Mesquite Police Det. Mike Smith. On Nov. 11, it happened at an apartment complex in the...…Since the middle of November, police say three Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers have been robbed in Mesquite. Since the middle of November, police say three Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers have been robbed in Mesquite. One of them was physically assaulted. In at least two of those, police believe the drivers were set up. "During the course of delivering the pizza, they were encountered by a suspect who took the pizza and the money either at gunpoint or at knifepoint on one of the occasions," explained Mesquite Police Det. Mike Smith. On Nov. 11, it happened at an apartment complex in the...WW…

Police are still trying to determine what happened during a deadly attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven in Northwest Dallas. Police are still trying to determine what happened during a deadly attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven in Northwest Dallas. Two people were killed, including an employee of the 7-Eleven at Forest and Marsh lanes. Police have said very little about what was behind the violence. Police responded to the store Monday night shortly after midnight. Homicide detectives huddled at the store's front doors but have said nothing publicly.Police say three men and two women went to the...…Police are still trying to determine what happened during a deadly attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven in Northwest Dallas. Police are still trying to determine what happened during a deadly attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven in Northwest Dallas. Two people were killed, including an employee of the 7-Eleven at Forest and Marsh lanes. Police have said very little about what was behind the violence. Police responded to the store Monday night shortly after midnight. Homicide detectives huddled at the store's front doors but have said nothing publicly.Police say three men and two women went to the...WW…

A record-setting election turnout is likely to become official Friday as Texas is set to pass 2016’s total number of voters before 2020 early voting concludes. A record-setting election turnout is likely to become official Friday as Texas is set to pass 2016’s total number of voters before 2020 early voting concludes. As of Thursday morning, more than 8.6 million Texans had cast ballots since the start of early voting. Total turnout for 2016 was 8,969,226. Texas leads the nation this year in early voter turnout. People have been encouraged to vote early to try and avoid close contact and...…A record-setting election turnout is likely to become official Friday as Texas is set to pass 2016’s total number of voters before 2020 early voting concludes. A record-setting election turnout is likely to become official Friday as Texas is set to pass 2016’s total number of voters before 2020 early voting concludes. As of Thursday morning, more than 8.6 million Texans had cast ballots since the start of early voting. Total turnout for 2016 was 8,969,226. Texas leads the nation this year in early voter turnout. People have been encouraged to vote early to try and avoid close contact and...WW…

North Texas is shattering records when it comes to requests for mail-in ballots. Elections administrators say that means there could be a very high turnout for the November presidential election. North Texas is shattering records when it comes to requests for mail-in ballots. Elections administrators say that means there could be a very high turnout for the November presidential election. Texas is one of only a few states that limit mail-in balloting to voters who meet specific requirements. People must be over 65, have an illness or disability, be in jail but not convicted of a...…North Texas is shattering records when it comes to requests for mail-in ballots. Elections administrators say that means there could be a very high turnout for the November presidential election. North Texas is shattering records when it comes to requests for mail-in ballots. Elections administrators say that means there could be a very high turnout for the November presidential election. Texas is one of only a few states that limit mail-in balloting to voters who meet specific requirements. People must be over 65, have an illness or disability, be in jail but not convicted of a...WW…

The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office ran out of room Tuesday to place dead bodies waiting for an autopsy. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office ran out of room Tuesday to place dead bodies waiting for an autopsy. For the first time, they had to place some bodies in a refrigerated truck at the back of the county morgue. Refrigerated trucks have also been requested in other counties in Texas and a handful of states because of COVID-19 deaths. But the virus alone is not the whole story in Dallas County. RELATED:  The ME’s office has had the truck for months after it was...…The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office ran out of room Tuesday to place dead bodies waiting for an autopsy. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office ran out of room Tuesday to place dead bodies waiting for an autopsy. For the first time, they had to place some bodies in a refrigerated truck at the back of the county morgue. Refrigerated trucks have also been requested in other counties in Texas and a handful of states because of COVID-19 deaths. But the virus alone is not the whole story in Dallas County. RELATED:  The ME’s office has had the truck for months after it was...WW…

The tenants are protected from eviction if the landlord or apartment owners received stimulus from the government under the CARES Act when COVID-19 hit. A Dallas County Justice of the Peace has thrown out or reversed a number of evictions because the tenants are temporarily prevented from eviction after their landlords received federal stimulus money. J.P. Katina Whitfield said evictions at the twenty-one at one apartment complex shouldn’t be happening right now, but some have already been locked out. Stephanie Davis said she’s been wrongly kicked out of her apartment in the 11200 block of...…The tenants are protected from eviction if the landlord or apartment owners received stimulus from the government under the CARES Act when COVID-19 hit. A Dallas County Justice of the Peace has thrown out or reversed a number of evictions because the tenants are temporarily prevented from eviction after their landlords received federal stimulus money. J.P. Katina Whitfield said evictions at the twenty-one at one apartment complex shouldn’t be happening right now, but some have already been locked out. Stephanie Davis said she’s been wrongly kicked out of her apartment in the 11200 block of...WW…

Texas has seen two weeks of record hospitalization numbers and health experts are worried about what the next two weeks could bring as the outbreak continues. Texas has seen two weeks of record hospitalization numbers and health experts are worried about what the next two weeks could bring as the outbreak continues. Gov. Greg Abbott suspended elective medical procedures in four hard-hit counties, including Dallas County, in an effort to keep bed space available for potential COVID-19 patients. “What we're seeing across the state of Texas and certainly in North Texas, we're seeing that...…Texas has seen two weeks of record hospitalization numbers and health experts are worried about what the next two weeks could bring as the outbreak continues. Texas has seen two weeks of record hospitalization numbers and health experts are worried about what the next two weeks could bring as the outbreak continues. Gov. Greg Abbott suspended elective medical procedures in four hard-hit counties, including Dallas County, in an effort to keep bed space available for potential COVID-19 patients. “What we're seeing across the state of Texas and certainly in North Texas, we're seeing that...WW…