MRT: Shooting in Downtown Dallas // TX Children’s Hospital CEO Resigns // Harris County JP Recalls All Warrants // Anti-HERO Props Removed from Ballot
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THURSDAY || 9/12/24
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TOP NEWS
“Residents hear shots in downtown Dallas, police responding,” Dallas Morning News' Aria Jones, Jamie Landers, Claire Ballor and Matt Kyle — “Three people were wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon in downtown Dallas, police say.
A police spokeswoman said just before 3 p.m. that the three were taken to hospitals, but their conditions were unknown. No information about the suspect was available, she said.
Police said officers responded about 12:15 p.m. to the 1800 block of Commerce Street, near South St. Paul Street. More than 20 police units responded to the shooting Thursday afternoon, according to an online police call log. Police at a news conference declined to take further questions, citing an active investigation.
Dallas Fire-Rescue also responded to the Continental building and sent multiple units, two of which took patients to hospitals, a spokesman said. Residents of the building told The Dallas Morning News that they heard more than a dozen shots.
Three people were wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon in downtown Dallas, police say." DMN ($)
HOU CHRON: “Texas Children's Hospital's longtime CEO, Mark Wallace, retires” Houston Chronicle ($)
THE TEXAN: “Harris County Justice of the Peace issues blanket recall of all warrants” The Texan
HOU CHRON: “Gerald Goines trial: Ex-officer testifies sergeant may have had camera” Houston Chronicle ($)
DALLAS EXPRESS: “Texas Supreme Court orders Dallas City Council to ditch anti-accountability, anti-police charter propositions” Dallas Express
TX TRIB: “National Dems target Texas, but focus remains on protecting Senate incumbents” Texas Tribune
TX TRIB: “Russian captive's father blasts Ted Cruz in ad endorsing Colin Allred” Texas Tribune
DMN: “American Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract” DMN ($)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> TX TRIB: "Texas leads push for faster certification of mental health professionals" TX TRIB
> HOU CHRON: "Former Texans QB Watson denies allegation in new sex assault complaint" HOU CHRON
> TX MONTHLY: "Why Many More Delivery Drones Will Soon Fly Dallas-Fort Worth’s Skies" TX MONTHLY
> DMN: "Texas prison inmates swelter amid persistent guard staffing shortages, critics say" DMN
> FWST: "Students, elected leaders slam Tarrant County’s ‘blatant attempt’ to silence votes" FWST
> FWST: "Public calls for firing of Fort Worth officer who shot driver after hit-and-run on I-35W" FWST
> FWST: "Police increase presence on Fort Worth ISD school campuses in response to online threats" FWST
> FWST: "Democratic candidates threaten lawsuit against Tarrant County over voter access on campus" FWST
> HOU CHRON: "Houston puts $10.6M toward finding nearly 900 displaced families post-Harvey" HOU CHRON
> TPR: "Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation? We looked at the data" TPR
> TPR: "Francine weakens to a tropical storm as it moves across Louisiana" TPR
> TPR: "Progressive is the latest insurance company to stop offering homeowner coverage in Texas" TPR
> DMN: "Dallas adopts plan to fix $4 billion shortfall amid fight with police, fire pension system" DMN
> DMN: "Plans for new downtown Dallas convention center get funding boost" DMN
> SA REPORT: "More money, more staff: troubled city agency that certifies small, minority-owned businesses stabilizes" SA REPORT
> SAEN: "Appeals court overturns theft conviction for former Comal ISD official" SAEN
> SAEN: "BCSO arrests 12-year-old accused of threatening to shoot up school, student" SAEN
> THE TEXAN: "Texas Ethics Commission Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Campaign Violations, Court Rules" THE TEXAN
> VALLEY CENTRAL: "Region One, UTRGV receive over $62 million grant" VALLEY CENTRAL
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: Diamondbacks 14, Rangers 4
> MLB: Athletics 5, Astros 4
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 1:10pm: MLB: Athletics at Astros
> 6:30pm: NCAAF: Arizona St. at Texas St. (ESPN)
> 7pm: MLS: New York at Dallas
> 8:40pm: MLB: Rangers at Diamondbacks
DALLAS COWBOYS: Cowlishaw: “Dallas Cowboys' success this season could hinge on this' DMN ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: Golden: “Sarkisian to Texas football team after Notre Dame loss: 'Don't let that be us'" AAS ($)
UH BASKETBALL: “UH basketball: 5-star shooting guard Isiah Harwell commits to Cougars" Houston Chronicle ($)