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Kenny Shaw, director of the city's Office of Emergency Management, said that a decision likely will be made Tuesday morning on whether to re-open shelters across North Texas for evacuees.

Dallas Morning News writer Calvin Watkins answered questions about the Cowboys in a live chat on dallasnews.com on Sept. 8. CowFan08: The offense was a blast to watch again. But I was feeling even better about the way the defense played. What are your thoughts on the D's effort?

An attorney for a retired judge who was rumored to be having an affair with the prosecutor during the death penalty trial of Charles Dean Hood says the judge is "saddened" and "disappointed" by the allegations.

No sign yet of a housing turnaround in North Texas. Pre-owned home sales slumped by 18 percent in August compared with a year ago.

Lewisville High School evacuated this morning after a small gas leak at a science lab, said the Lewisville Fire Department. Fire spokesman Steve Carter said the gas was immediately shut off to the building and crews worked to clear out the residual gas.

A 31-year-old Kuwaiti national was taken into custody last week, according to court documents.

The accuser, 42, lives out of state now but says the abuse happened when he was 11, Fort Worth diocese officials say.

Councilwoman Jan Barton and Mayor Pro Tem Clem Smith have been criticized about electric rate increases in the city.

Police say the men had fled the nightclub after the shooting and were arrested later.

Anna Mayer, 75, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital where she was taken after the accident on the south side of Cleburne, officials said.

The driver of a maroon pickup or van rammed into a shop door in the 5200 block of North Interstate 35 Saturday evening before taking more than $20,000 in tools.

Cattle egrets stand near a pond in Aubrey recently. Cattle egrets are a type of heron, and they are known to keep flies and ticks off of cattle. Screen names can only consist of letters and numbers.

The city of Denton street department will close Mingo Road from Bell Avenue to Nottingham Drive today. This project will be completed in two phases. The first phase is from Bell Avenue to Willis Street, and the second phase is from Willis Street to Nottingham Drive.

One more step and Denton County’s budget will be official. County commissioners are scheduled to adopt their budget for fiscal year 2008-09 on Tuesday following a 10 a.m. public hearing on the budget.

Starting this week, homebuyers in Texas could get some new protection.

Eva Longoria Parker is running a tight schedule. The "Desperate Housewives" actress hopped on a red-eye flight from California to help launch the new M&M's Premiums candy collection at New York Fashion Week on Sunday. Later that day, she planned to meet up with husband Tony Parker -- in France.

On the outside, 14-year-old Dani Yaw of Denton looks like an ordinary teenager.  On the inside, she needs a new kidney.  She may even need a new heart.  

A Dallas firefighter leaving work found a dead baby by the front step of the firehouse. Officials say the fetus was found Sunday morning wrapped in a blouse and placed in a CVS pharmacy bag. Police say the boy looked to be clean and cared for. Texas' Baby Moses law allows parents to leave their infants at designated locations, including fire stations.

A cold front is headed toward North Texas.  It will bring slightly cooler temperatures and a better chance for rain Monday night and Tuesday.

The capital murder trial of a man accused of shooting his two children before turning the gun on himself started today in Dallas.  Police say Hector Medina killed his three-year-old son and eight-month-old daughter in March, 2007.

A gas leak in Lewisville High School's science lab classroom forced students to evacuate to the school's football stadium, school officials said Monday morning.

A Texas man's environmental footprint is almost non-existent as he constructs a house in Freestone County literally made from things most people take for granted.

A man stabbed seven times by his son died after he tried to break into his estranged wife's home, San Antonio police said.

The capital murder trial of a man accused of shooting his two children before turning the gun on himself is expected to begin Monday in Dallas.

A Denton County aircraft company that takes care of some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment has also become a place to land for some aircraft mechanics caught in cutbacks.

DALLAS — Police have arrested a 14-year-old on charges of aggravated assault after a shooting at a northwest Dallas apartment injured a 43-year-old man.

GLENN HEIGHTS — An alleged rape in this Ellis County community has residents concerned and frustrated with a men's group home they blame for their troubles.

DALLAS — The Dallas County medical examiner's office said that a male fetus found outside a Dallas fire station over the weekend was a stillborn. The fetus died from intrauterine fetal demise, the medical examiner's office said Monday.

LEWISVILLE — Lewisville High School was evacuated Monday morning after a small gas leak was detected in a science classroom. No injuries were reported, and the evacuation of more than 2,600 students from the building at 1098 West Main Street was described as routine.

LANCASTER — Dallas County school buses rolled out of North Texas early Monday, bound for San Antonio. They are ready to take part in what could be another massive Gulf Coast evacuation ahead of Hurricane Ike later this week.

Jenny, the world's oldest captive Gorilla, has died. The Dallas Zoo says she had an inoperable stomach tumor. KERA's BJ Austin has more.

The Dallas Independent School District began fingerprinting employees at each campus today to comply with a state law to help protect students from those hiding criminal records. KERA's Bill Zeeble has more

With the end of the Republican convention, delegate Annette Ratliff has become a convert. She originally supported Mike Huckabee, but tells KERA's Shelley Kofler she liked what McCain said last night, and thinks his running mate fills in the gaps.

More than 200 Republican faithful filled the Studio Movie Grill at Royal and Central Expressway in Dallas last night. They gathered to cheer their presidential nominee John McCain.

With both presidential tickets set and the November election approaching, many people hope the country will take a new direction. But commentator Chris Tucker says that if we want change, we don't have to wait for Washington.

The lawyer for death row inmate Charles Hood says the state should stop Hood's execution because the prosecutor and judge who convicted his client were having an affair. Hood, who was convicted of murdering two people in 1989, is scheduled to die this week.

The capital murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his toddler and infant is expected to begin today in Dallas. Hector Rolando Medina also shot himself in the March 2007 incidents.

Prospective jurors have assembled as trial is getting under way for the second of two men accused in the notorious murders of five people abducted from an East Texas Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant a quarter-century ago.

A 19-year-old man dies after crashing his pickup truck through a fence and into a home's swimming pool in Coppell. The truck came to rest upside down in the pool making it difficult for rescuers to pull the teen from the cab.

Several men who had been kicked out of a Dallas nightclub for fighting opened fire on an off-duty police officer, according to police.

Sweet Tomatoes, a restaurant that provides an assortment of meals and catering packages, has opened its third location in Dallas-Fort Worth.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled recently that an oil and gas driller who follows regulations set aside by the Texas Railroad Commission is not liable for committing a trespass when the driller’s hydraulic frac from a legally located well accidentally reaches an adjoining tract of land.

Government officials have seized control of embattled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in hopes of stabilizing the housing and financial markets. (FNM) (FRE)

Communications giant AT&T says beginning Monday consumers with Web-enabled AT&T mobile phones will have the opportunity to search the Web using Yahoo! Inc.’s oneSearch search engine. All Web-enabled mobile phones — with the exception of the iPhone — will benefit from the partnership, Yahoo! said. (T)

Healthaxis Inc., a technology company that caters to health benefit administrators and claims processors, is to be acquired by BPO Management Services Inc., according to a release issued by the companies.