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First Day Early Vote Totals Down In Dallas County. In 2008, 34,000 voted on the first day of early voting. Yesterday, it was just under 28,000. But Republican turnout looks like it’s slightly up. Of course, the number are up in Tarrant County. Feel free to make wild extrapolations in the comments.

Cycling Ordinance Debated. The “don’t intentionally try to scare the hell out of cyclists” ordinance still needs some work, apparently, before going back to the full City Council. Mostly, they have to figure out how to not do any of the stuff in the original ordinance, probably. Except the no throwing stuff at cyclists. Everyone seems cool with that. Except Nancy.

Atmos Could Cut Down 12-Mile Path of Trees in Flower Mound. Which the people in Tree City, USA (as Flower Mound was designated by the Arbor Day Foundation) are not terribly pleased about.

There Was a Funeral For Big Tex. Because of course there was.

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