Get up and shine, Dallas! It’s Sunday, July 11th.
Today’s Headlines: It’s Day 2 of the Dallas CPAC Convention, and gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines tried to rip the leather off Greg Abbott. Meanwhile down in Austin Democrats have your own version of at Draft electoral reform bill, and now is there Video of what happened to Marvin Scott III while in custody.
First the weather today: Humid and mostly cloudy all day. High: 93 Low: 75.
Among today’s top stories in Dallas:
- A suspect was found in the Murder of 87-year-old Dallasite Anita Thompson. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
- What to do? Think the CPAC attendees in Dallas from Texas Governor Greg Abbott? (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
- It turns out that Blake and Gwen’s wedding takes the cake in this week’s 5 Most Read Dallas Stories. (CultureMap Dallas)
- The 911 call center in Dallas? There’s still trouble on the line. (Dallas observer)
- To cheer! Dallas’ Parade of Playhouses returns to the north park. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Today in Dallas
- Mercado369 welcomes renowned textile designers at DFW as part of its Art Talk series (12:00 p.m.)
- Farmer’s Market (11:00 a.m.)
- Matt Banks Trio (5:00 p.m.)
- The top drawer 4 (7:00 p.m.)
Dallas Patch Notebook
- The Rechordium at EMP: “New acoustic treatment for the A-room is underway #studiodesign #diyprojects (swipe to see the previous one)” (Instagram)
- Dallas Mavericks: “Raise Your Hand If You Miss This Squad” (Instagram)
- DFW Airport: “You know, despite the tremendous human accomplishments that are air travel, there is a weird way of feeling insignificant” (Facebook)
- Texas SPCA: “Happy #nationalkittenday Life would be pretty boring without all of their wonderful gadgets. Please share photos” (Facebook)
- Texas Trees Foundation: “The Medical District will be cleaner, greener and healthier – and YOU can become part of the team! Sign up “(Facebook)
- Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center: “” It was as if you were in school and kept walking past your crush in the hallway. “(Facebook)
- Dallas Farmers Market: “Not sure how to handle all of the watermelon at once? Slice and save watermelon” (Instagram)
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– Kevin Phinney
About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle, and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has worked as a reporter and commentator for television and is a former presenter of a weekday radio show called “Kevin & Kevin in the Morning” on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of Souled American, a book that traces racial relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books and is often used in college classrooms across the country.
Do you have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Dallas Daily? I am listening. You can contact me at kevin.phinney@patch.com.
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