The Dallas Morning News

Metal detector contractor at State Fair of Texas defends system in wake of shooting; Dallas commissioners call immigration bill racist, outrageous; Dallas’ homeless program places more than 2,700 people in housing; Former Tarrant elections boss will fill same role in Dallas County Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Still no House speaker as 20 GOP holdouts stymie Jim Jordan; A potentially improperly zoned, foul-smelling plant in southwest Dallas is shutting down Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alleged State Fair of Texas shooter told police he acted in self-defense, affidavit says; the Rangers up 2-0 in the ALCS; the Cowboys win in L.A., Texas National Guard members are installing razor wire along Texas-New Mexico border; Texans will vote on 14 propositions in next month’s constitutional amendment election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Undeterred State Fair of Texas attendees file into Fair Park a day after shooting; Human remains found in Mesquite near where missing Dallas ISD assistant’s car was located; Allred blows past Gutierrez 20-1 in donations as Texas Democrats try to unseat Cruz; Texas employers are cutting over 1,400 jobs, with the ax falling heavily in D-FW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Bowl champion, former Cowboys fullback Walt Garrison dies at 79; Palestinians in D-FW criticize public response to Israel-Hamas war; Dallas ordinance limiting hours for strip clubs, adult stores held up in federal court; Move aside, ComicCon: ChosenCon is coming to Dallas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fort Worth ISD elementary school staff member shot and killed in campus parking lot; Dallas revises controversial prostitution ordinance to begin enforcement again; Timberview High School unveils ‘calm room’ for students to self-regulate their emotions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

School choice proposal for Texas advances on party-line vote by Senate panel; Goldman Sachs’ new Dallas campus is underway; McKinney residents want downtown historical character preserved; and the Rangers swept their way to the ALCS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas pastor, interfaith group flee Israel after Hamas attack; Texas AG Ken Paxton to file doxing complaints against House impeachment managers; Piggly Wiggly could make a big comeback in Texas; Where do the Cowboys go from here?; and the Rangers look to close out Baltimore tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

City releases draft of first land-use plan to address inequity that’s divided Dallas; Arrest made in fatal Lewisville shooting last week, police say; Man's death after detainment at Fort Worth mall ruled homicide; Texas took a 2-0 lead in their best of 5 series with Baltimore; and the Cowboys looking for answers after a 42-10 loss at San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Abbott calls special legislative session on school choice, border security; Biden expedites 20 miles of new border wall in South Texas but doesn’t think it will work; Dallas Animal Services is over capacity in unusual fall surge, seeks short-term fosters; Texas economy chugs along, despite threats of recession, Comptroller Glenn Hegar says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rangers sweep Rays to win AL Wild Card Series; Carrollton man who advertised fentanyl pills on social media sentenced to 9 years; Would-be successors to deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy court Texas Republicans; Tarrant County drops funding for Girls Inc., citing its support for LGBT, abortion rights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wet weather today will usher in cooler weather this weekend; Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson continues to veer into partisan politics while holding the city’s top nonpartisan elected position; Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest; Kevin McCarthy voted out as House speaker in dramatic showdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson keeps saying he got 98.7% reelection votes. It’s not true; Dallas’ new short-term rental rules unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges; City of Dallas will launch two mobile units to help ensure day laborers get a fair deal; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ted Cruz voted against deal to avert government shutdown; Dems make it a campaign issue; 2 jurors say they failed Tony Timpa in verdict for Dallas cops; Deadly Fake fentanyl series ends after 30 days, nearly 50 stories; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In government shutdown blame game, many Texas Republicans say pain will be worth it; John Cornyn on Texas AG Ken Paxton impeachment trial verdict: ‘It’s time to move on.’; Dallas tenant has to move out after speaking to reporter about getting a free AC; Harvest moon 2023 will rise over Texas this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Civil jury awards $1 million to son of man who died as Dallas cop knelt on him; ‘Dallas voters... defrauded’: County Democrats call on Mayor Eric Johnson to resign; Allen doctor, 2 pharmacists face federal charges in $170M health care fraud scheme; Donald Trump coming to Dallas on Nov. 1 as part of Texas fundraising swing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Staff writer Sharon Grigsby discusses her profile of 19-year-old Colin Temple, a Dallas teen who turned his life around after a May 2021 overdose and subsequent fentanyl detox. This special audio report is part of The News' "Deadly Fake" series on how fentanyl has affected North Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comptroller Ken Paxton must sue the state if he wants $50,000 in back pay; Civil jury begins deliberating if Dallas officers responsible for Tony Timpa’s death; Texas drag ban blocked, federal judge rules new law unconstitutional; Dallas paramedic who kicked, punched homeless man gets his job back; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whistleblowers want to see Ken Paxton in ‘a real court’; Mass shootings in Uvalde and Allen propel Dems vying to face gun rights champion Ted Cruz; New details released after 5 suspects arrested in slaying of Fort Worth 18-year-old; What we know about the civil trial of four Dallas officers accused in Tony Timpa’s death Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities are investigating after a body was found Sunday afternoon at the Tenison Park Golf Course in Old East Dallas; Severe storms Sunday caused power outages and flight delays; Rangers swept Seattle; Cowboys struggled in a loss at Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A teen who fatally shot one person and wounded another outside Lamar High School in March was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison; If Dallas police officer Dustin Dillard could redo the night of Tony Timpa’s death, he’d be more assertive he said Thursday, Ken Paxton bashes Texas House Speaker, Sen. John Cornyn in interview; Missing tortoise returned to owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The opioid epidemic is deadly and expensive. Here’s what it has cost Texas; Bank of America to relocate workers into new Uptown tower overlooking Klyde Warren Park; TCU athletic director urges Congress to step in as NIL deals upend college sports; Prosper ISD planning second football stadium with $94M price tag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas considers gunshot detection system to address random gunfire; Dallas has more than 3,400 vacancies on city staff; Convicted murderer Billy Chemirmir killed in prison by his cellmate; Dallas officer testifies he isn’t responsible for Tony Timpa’s death in police custody Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony Timpa died after a Dallas cop knelt on him. Now a civil jury will hear what happened; Dallas police release video showing shootout that wounded officer; American Airlines passengers ‘profoundly shocked’ after teen finds camera in bathroom; Gay dads face hate in a small Texas town, but then help uncover major embezzlement scheme; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fentanyl victims’ families applaud Abbott’s efforts, but many want a broader approach; Dallas’ Cathedral of Hope holds service blessing drag queens amid protests; Man sues, says Cedar Hill and Methodist Health police broke his leg during arrest; the Dallas Cowboys ride their defense to another dominating win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Dallas officers hospitalized after being struck by car while responding to shooting; Woman sentenced after killing husband in DeSoto, burying his body and fleeing to Mexico; Dallas ISD will join lawsuit seeking to block new A-F school scores; Code Two: Inside the fentanyl fight at one North Texas school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Staff writer Maggie Prosser discusses the story of Carrollton’s R.L. Turner High School, which has become a symbol for the drug epidemic in North Texas. Fentanyl is not just an R.L. Turner problem, or a Carrollton problem, or a North Texas problem: Nationwide, the drug was involved in more than three-quarters of adolescent overdose deaths in 2021, and a quarter of cases involved fake pills. Deaths among kids 14 and younger are increasing faster than in any other age group. This special audio report is part of ""Deadly Fake,"" a Dallas Morning News project examining the effects of fentanyl in North Texas. " Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rangers starter Max Scherzer ‘unlikely’ to pitch again in 2023; Dallas approves $65 million developer contract for downtown convention center rebuild; COVID-19 continues to rise with fall respiratory season around the corner, North Texas hospitals report; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brandon Cammack testified Tuesday in Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial; Ted Cruz rails against mask mandates in a Maryland school; new Texas Education scorecard release delayed; and the Rangers' win Tuesday may be a pyrrhic victory with injury to Max Scherzer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Texas woman files complaint after she says police mistakenly kicked in her door; What you need to know about Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial; Which days have the highest rain chances for North Texas this week? The cool D-FW forecast; Allen declines to release additional records related to mall mass shooting; Texas Rangers' rookie Evan Carter hit his first Major League home run in a 10-4 at Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to keep kids safe in the age of fentanyl; Tarmac delays are all the (out)rage on social media. What you need to know; How hardball politics, high stakes for senators shape Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial; And the Dallas Cowboys dominated the New York Giants 40-0 in their season opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sexual assault lawsuit against Cowboys’ Jerry Jones will move forward, supreme court rules; Senator Cornyn calls impeachment allegations against Texas AG Ken Paxton ‘deeply disturbing’; Amended $4.6B Dallas budget would trim police hiring goal, lower property tax; New NASA images reveal Dallas is a pollution hotspot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day 2 of Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial; Judge orders Texas to remove anti-migrant river buoys, rejects Abbott ‘invasion’ claim; Texas jails, prisons on lockdown after spike in violence, mailed-in drugs, TDCJ says; Researchers suggest turning over 50 D-FW office buildings into apartments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What to know about Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial; More than 800,000 files stolen during ransomware attack, Dallas officials say; Dallas under heat advisory through Wednesday but may have ‘fall-like weather’ next week; India company builds million-dollar homes with grass-covered rooftops in Frisco; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Angela Paxton’s ‘forever commitment’ yields seat at husband’s impeachment; Cowboys LG Tyler Smith exits practice with hamstring discomfort; $18.5 million Highland Park home was Texas’ priciest new listing in August; Dropped cellphone led to suspect accused in shooting, carjacking of Dallas police officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since Sienna Vaughn died in February after taking a fake Percocet she got from a friend, her family has been outspoken about her story in hopes of educating others about fentanyl and its disguises. Her parents tell anyone who will listen: Sienna died from a mistake that shouldn’t have been fatal, and it could happen to your kids, too. This special audio report is part of "Deadly Fake," a Dallas Morning News project examining the effects of fentanyl in North Texas. Christopher Wynn, features editor at The News, introduces the project and writer Claire Ballor discusses the story of the Vaughn family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Paxton allies seek to influence impeachment trial, vow retribution if he’s convicted; Gil Brandt, an NFL pioneer with the Dallas Cowboys, dies at 91; Google building new data center in Red Oak as part of $600 million investment; Dallas’ best burger spot, Burger Schmurger, moves to new restaurant; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas won’t see dramatic change in homelessness, despite $72M; American Airlines flight attendants say they are ready to strike; Judge blocks Texas ‘Death Star’ law from going into effect, declares it unconstitutional; UPS delivery driver who collapsed in North Texas heat dies at the hospital, company says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 found dead in Allen in apparent murder-suicide, police say; Dallas Cowboys trade CB Kelvin Joseph to Miami Dolphins; Dallas-Fort Worth home prices just aren’t crashing; only 4% behind all-time peak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas AG Ken Paxton says he won’t resign ahead of impeachment trial; As Trump populism lingers, Dan Crenshaw urges GOP to embrace traditional conservatism; American Airlines slapped with $4.1 million fine for history of excessive tarmac delays; Century-old Highland Park home demolished over calls for preservation in Park Cities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robert J. O’Neill, ex-Navy SEAL arrested in Texas who said he shot Bin Laden: What we know; Choctaw’s new ‘players’ are a familiar trio: Troy Aikman, Darren Woodson, Pudge Rodriguez; Carroll Middle School student dies after ‘medical emergency’ on campus, district announces; Fried pho and Biscoff cheesecake win big at State Fair’s Big Tex Choice Awards in Dallas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Collin County DA will not seek death penalty for convicted murderer Billy Chemirmir; Dallas County’s auditor resigns after months of payroll problems cause budgetary chaos; Granbury ISD board censures trustee accused of sneaking into library to review books; Dallas Museum of Art on track for $11.5M in city bonds to upgrade security system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Impeachment lawyers plan to call Texas AG Ken Paxton to witness stand in Senate trial; Teen fentanyl dealer sentenced to over 8 years sold to North Texas high schoolers, others Cowboys DE Sam Williams arrested on weapons, controlled substance charges; Fight for pregnant moms to drive in high-occupancy lanes not over Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woman in alleged affair, aide, whistleblowers may testify at Ken Paxton impeachment trial; Parkland reports six times number of heat-related visits; Texas Republicans who denounced ‘defund police’ now threaten to defund Homeland Security; Four North Texas cities are rated as the best real estate markets in the nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas’ Sha’Carri Richardson wins wild 100m final to become world champion; This summer in Dallas has been brutally hot. But how does it compare to the worst ever?; Jurist picked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to help run Ken Paxton impeachment trial steps aside; American Airlines pilots vote in new contract deal with huge raises Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas County jail surges to 97% of capacity; The unraveling of Latin America: Why our border crisis can’t be fixed at the border; Frisco man arrested, accused of election fraud in Dallas County during 2022 cycle; Cowboys lose both LB DeMarvion Overshown, TE John Stephens to ACL tears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal agency investigating Dallas ransomware attack; ERCOT calls for energy conservation with Texas projected to break power demand records; Three Dallas-area office buildings threatened with foreclosure; Dallas barbecue restaurant Cattleack, one of Texas’ best, gets new owners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Paxton used burner phones, fake Uber name in cover up; Dallas cops laughed after disabled military vet was denied restroom, urinated on himself; iffany Gomas, ‘not real’ woman on DFW flight, wants to bring attention to mental health; TCU will pause football series against rival SMU after 2025 season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas County’s new payroll software system has been deemed “one of the worst that I’ve encountered” by an independent consultant. Also, the battle over the site of former Fairfield Lake State Park reached a pivotal moment Tuesday, when the private developer who bought the land declined the state’s final offer; Nearly all of the anti-migrant buoys Texas has installed in the Rio Grande are on the Mexican side of the border; A Texas judge will decide whether Planned Parenthood must pay the state Medicaid reimbursements and fines that could surpass $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cowboys, Zack Martin agree to restructured contract; Family demands answers after Duncanville police injure man; DART claws its way back after COVID, crime and other setbacks hit ridership hard; New D-FW homes now cost less than existing ones in historic inversion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices