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Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican, was elected speaker of the Texas House as the 89th session of the Texas Legislature kicked off Tuesday, defeating the preferred candidate of grassroots Republicans and requiring help from Democrats to prevail; In other news, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh’s job over an alleged violation of the state’s ban on diver...

Mike McCarthy’s tenure with the Cowboys has come to an end. The two sides have reached the decision to move on. After a disappointing 7-10 season that came down to a referendum on the job done by McCarthy and his staff and the approach Jerry Jones and his son, Stephen, took in building this team, the club now begins its search for the 10th head coach in franchise history. The Cowboys compiled a 49...

After a freezing winter storm shut schools, cut power and cancelled or delayed flights, Texas and other Deep South states were slowly thawing as weather warmed. Conditions in North Texas were returning to normal after a winter weather blast packing snow, ice and wintry mix disrupted the region Thursday into Friday; In other news, firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildf...

Drivers in North Texas should be extremely careful Friday morning after the region was blasted with wintry precipitation and below-freezing temperatures overnight, when the region is expected to face the worst travel impacts. Caution should also be maintained throughout the day, as the area could see black ice in the evening and overnight. And any remaining water on roadways could refreeze when ov...

The Dallas Morning News food team discusses the hottest restaurant openings of 2025 in D-FW. They also dive into comments from readers on what they want to see more and less of in the North Texas dining scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It will be cold with periods of snow and sleet in Dallas today. Between 2 and 4 inches of snow is expected with a high of 36 and a low of 32. The snow will continue overnight and linger into Friday morning; With forecasts calling for a mixture of snow and sleet, shoppers scrambled this week to stock up on food and winter-weather supplies like outdoor faucet covers, firewood and portable generators...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and David Moore discuss [3:12] Mike McCarthy's status and the odds that he'll be back as the Cowboys' head coach. David notes that they might have gotten a little arrogant thinking that Tyler Guyton could duplicate what Tyler Smith did before him, and the mistakes made overall in the last two drafts impacted this disappointing season. [29:55] Kevin says Texas w...

It will be mostly sunny but chilly today with a high of 42. Clouds will move in this evening with a low of 30 expected. Of course the focus is really on tomorrow’s weather with a wintry mix of snow and sleet forecast for North Texas and temperatures hovering around the freezing mark all day. Dallas officials urged residents to stay off city streets once wintry weather hits North Texas as soon as l...

Get ready for a cool down today and the rest of the week. Clouds will roll into the area with a high of 40 today. The overnight low will be 26. The weather is the big story as the temperature will drop in the coming days with the possibility of a ‘measureable snow’ beginning on Wednesday evening and continuing into Thursday. The rain-snow mix is expected to last into Friday, according to the Natio...

Plenty of sunshine on the way today but it will be significantly cooler than it was over the weekend with a high of only 38. The low tonight will be 24. Chances are rising that North Texas could see some form of wintry precipitation this week. The cold is projected to stay over the area all week, and temperatures are expected to rise above freezing most days before falling again each evening. Acco...

Mostly cloudy in the Dallas area today. The sun will peek through on occasion with a high temp of 62. The clouds will stick around this evening with a low of 51. Saturday will be cloudy as well with a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. The high and low will not differ more than a few degrees in the low 60s. Sunday will be a bit of a transition day. Mostly sunny skies with a high of 64 and then...

Tiger Bech, the brother of Texas Christian University wide receiver Jack Bech, has been identified as one of the victims of the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. He was 27. In other news, four people were killed in a vehicle crash in Mesquite early Wednesday and a man faces charges. Four people were standing outside the car when another vehicle headed east “drifted onto the sho...

Sarah Jane Ramos, the fiancée of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, had items worth thousands of dollars stolen from her vehicle the day after Christmas, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Dallas Morning News. According to a Dallas Police Department report, “several pieces of property” worth close to $40,000 were stolen Sunday night. In other news, this year’s New Year’s Eve...

Jimmy Carter, the one-term president of the post-Watergate era whose unparalleled peace-making during a remarkable 40-year post-presidential period earned him the Nobel Peace Prize, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. In other news, the Dallas Cowboys lost 41-7 at Philadelphia on Sunday but it won’t necessarily determine Mike McCarthy’s fate. Five years of results as the Cowboy...

Dallas Animal Services is set to host “Calming the Canines” on Dec. 31, designed to alleviate the stress experienced by shelter pets during the New Year’s Eve fireworks. The event will begin at 10:30 p.m. and finish up around 12:30 a.m., and DAS is calling on the community to participate in the initiative; In other news, venture into the great outdoors on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with Tex...

Dr. Kristine J. Guleserian is the director of the congenital heart surgery program at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas. The 56-year old surgeon treats tiny patients on a daily basis, operating on babies who are born with improperly functioning hearts. Guleserian has a lot of professional experience with pediatric heart defects; In other news, ScholarShot offers scholarships and mentors l...

Retiring U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, has missed votes in Congress since the summer and her son said she has been “having some dementia issues late in the year.” The last time the 81-year-old congresswoman cast a vote on the House floor was the morning of July 24. In other news, Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with The...

Clear skies and an abundance of sunshine today in Dallas with a high of 56. Clear tonight as well with a low of 34. Sunny and a little cooler tomorrow. Saturday’s high will be 53 with a low of 39. Some clouds will move in on Sunday with not much fluctuation between the high of 56 and the low of 50. President-elect Donald Trump lambasted U.S. Rep. Chip Roy after the Texas Republican pushed back on...

Through the medium of a White Elephant party, The Dallas Morning News food team shares ideas for favorite foods to take to a holiday gathering. The team also discusses a new restaurant in Dallas' Bishop Arts neighborhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas Legislature is facing pressure to find creative ways to reform the state’s toll road system amid a growing chorus of vocal critics, including some Republican state lawmakers. From 2001 to 2021, Texas built more toll road miles than nearly all other states combined, according to the Dallas Morning News ongoing investigation, “Toll Trap.” In other news, Texas Republicans are demanding the...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss [4:27] the Cowboys’ third win in their last four games, even if it was just Carolina. David says it’s probably not enough to save Mike McCarthy’s job, but, with Bill Belichick off the market, the list of successors becomes problematic. [27:45] The guys make their CFP predictions about SMU (gonna be cold up there in Happy Vall...

A Texas House committee on Tuesday subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify Friday at the Capitol. The 58-year old Roberson was sentenced to the death penalty for the 2003 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki. In other news, the body of Texas native, a U.S. Army vet killed fighting for Ukraine, returned home Tuesday; the Dallas County Commissioners Court has given its elections ve...

An existing program is Whole Home Dallas, which connects residents with resources for essential home improvements, including weatherization, to improve home resiliency and reduce energy costs. Also, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham invited President-elect Donald Trump to build an immigrant detention center on a state-owned 1,400-acre ranch less than a 10-minute drive from Rio Grande City, t...

It will be mostly cloudy today with rain and a possible thunderstorm in the area. The high will be 73. The rain will linger into the evening, otherwise cloudy with a low of 56. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Carolina Panthers 30-14 yesterday and kept their slim playoff hopes alive. It’s still hard to fathom a scenario that has the Cowboys making the playoffs, but they’re not done yet; In other news,...

A man has been found guilty of capital murder for the fatal shooting over two years ago of a former University of Oklahoma football player in downtown Dallas. In other news, three Texans are among the 39 Americans whom President Joe Biden pardoned on Thursday, along with commuting the sentences of about 1,500. This marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Lashundra Tenneal W...