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August 19, 2020

• Planning to drive near DFW Airport this weekend? These freeways will be closed
• Grand Prairie Poly-America factory fire to burn for at least one more day. Here’s why.
• ‘He could barely stand up,’ friend says of Fort Worth man murdered in wheelchair
• New backup Andy Dalton wants lifelong friendship with Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
• Texas, Michigan State commits headline Top 10 Fort Worth-area high school quarterbacks
• Police reform advocates tried to reach Abbott in Fort Worth. They were turned away
• Ex-NFL star testifies on behalf of former Arlington pastor convicted of sexual assault
• Lawyer: Teen brothers’ arrest after Fort Worth park mass shooting was motivated by race
• Tarrant County reports 16 COVID deaths, including 5 in July, 1 in June; 346 new cases
• Fort Worth activists say Abbott’s proposal on police defunding is ‘a slap in the face’
• Arlington independent candidate joins others in race for open seat in Congress
• Post office ballot turmoil shows how feds, Texas lawmakers have failed voters
• Dallas County reports fewer new coronavirus cases at 399, plus 5 deaths
• Arlington approves warehouse plan by airport, but urges developers to listen to neighbors
• UNT Health Science Center will provide coronavirus contact tracing for Tarrant County
• Coronavirus live updates Aug. 19: Here’s what to know in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
• Here’s how the plastics fire in Grand Prairie is affecting our air quality
• Man chasing suspect who stole cell phone shot, wounded in Fort Worth, police say
• Watch as intense fire fills the night sky with dark, heavy smoke in Fort Worth area
• North Texas animal therapy ranch provides ‘healing of the mind, body, and spirit’
• Massive fire continues burning at Grand Prairie plastics factory Poly-America
• The Dallas Stars have their new Mike Modano, and the on-ice equivalent to Luka Doncic
• House GOP has a plan for economy to come back even stronger after COVID-19 recession
• Just like football, college basketball season could have conference-only feel to it
• How does college basketball tackle COVID? TCU’s Nembhard part of group helping decide
• Texas university hosts Tiffany Haddish show - after canceling fall sports due to COVID
• Toddler found wandering parking lot after car is stolen with her inside, TX cops say
• Policy that demanded Black students cut their locks is discriminatory, Texas court says
• Texas Rangers’ Joey Gallo tries to carry on through steady bad luck at the plate
• Baseball’s focus wasn’t on COVID-19 for a change, thanks to Texas Rangers manager
• Another grand slam, this time in the first inning, sends Texas Rangers to a 6-4 loss