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Mom With Special Needs Son Didn’t Much Care for TSA Screening. Jennifer Williamson wrote on Facebook that she and her young son were “treated like dogs” by TSA agents at DFW. A video of a TSA agent patting down her son has gone bacterial and has now been viewed nearly 5 million times. But we all feel safer, right?

Dallas Uses Cops to Answer 911 Calls. The officers are coming from units that patrol neighborhoods. “That’s putting a Band-Aid on that issue and taking away from the community,” said Councilman Adam Medrano. One of the problems, as I understand it, is that the drawn-out civil service hiring process can’t be accelerated in an emergency like this to hire more 911 call takers.

Former County Judge Testifies That John Wiley Price Threatened to Punch Him. Jim Foster said that Price made the threat after a vote concerning the inland port. Did you take the under or the over for Price’s corruption trial?

Mavs Melt Down Against Thunder. Russell Westbrook racked up another triple double as the Thunder went on a game-ending 14-0 run last night to win by 1 dang point. But Mark Cuban is totally right. Westbrook isn’t a superstar. The loss ensures that the Mavs will finish below .500 for the first time in forever.

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