Texas House Passes “Bathroom Bill.” Voted on late Sunday, it comes as an amendment to another bill — one requiring schools to come up with natural disaster and emergency preparedness plans — and bars transgender kids from using multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. It’s not as limiting as what Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wanted, but still. The fact that it goes after kids is probably worse.
“Lost Boy” Sees His Mother For the First Time in 30 Years. Abraham But was one of 20,000 “Lost Boys of Sudan” who fled the country during the Second Sudanese Civil War between 1985 and 2005. He resettled in North Dallas. Yesterday, he was at DFW Airport in his dark suit, with a bouquet of flowers, when an immigration officer escorted his mother, Nyak Marol Kur, out of the gate and face to face with him for the first time in three decades. “Thank God,” she said in Dinka, holding her hands to her face. Beautiful story.
Police Say Man Accidentally Shot and Killed Girlfriend At Far East Dallas Strip Club. According to witnesses, Aldo Saucedo, 19, had been fighting with another man inside Tiger Cabaret Club near I-30 and Buckner. Saucedo left, got in his truck, and his girlfriend, Natalie Tavares, was standing outside talking to him, when a man walked up and punched him. Saucedo grabbed his gun and fired, hitting Tavares and another woman. Tavares, who was 18, died at Baylor. Saucedo’s bail is $1 million.
FC Dallas Loses Its First Game of the Season. It took 10 games but FCD finally fell to San Jose — and at home, no less, where they’ve been virtually unbeatable for a season and change. Had to happen sooner or later, and the squad is only three points out of first with three games in hand, so no need to sweat it too much.
