Dallas storm clean up could take up to a month, city says

Plus: Stars playoff coverage, Mattito's Tex-Mex closing, and more. [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Good evening, D-FW! It's Game 4 tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, as the Stars take on the Oilers in the Western Conference finals. With a win, Dallas would need one more victory to reach the Stanley Cup finals. Keep up with the action with our [live updates](. — Shannon Worley, Audience Fellow   [Tree hangs from a power line as a red car drives around it, after storms hit Dallas Tuesday morning.]( A car drives around a large tree limb that fell on a powering during Tuesday’s storms on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Dallas. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) [Dallas storm clean up could take at least a month as power outages continue, city says]( Dallas officials say they expect city clean up of fallen trees and other debris from a Tuesday storm that hit the region and cut power for half a million North Texas homes and businesses could take [at least a month to fully clear]( from alleys and curbs. Brush and bulk trash collection crews may come through some heavily hit neighborhoods more than once to pick up storm debris from curbs, said Dallas Sanitation Director Cliff Gillespie. Crews will remove up to 20 cubic yards of waste for free, but residents will be billed $60 for every extra five cubic yards of debris that is hauled away, he said. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Teens drown over Memorial Day weekend in Lewisville, Benbrook, officials say]( Two teenagers died over the weekend in unrelated drowning incidents, officials said. At this time, it is [...] [House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Henry Cuellar corruption allegations]( The Ethics Committee’s actions on Cuellar will be scrutinized and could determine whether there is a push to [...] [Could Texas’ new state-crafted lessons boost children’s reading?]( The Texas Education Agency spent roughly three years piloting a state-specific set of instructional materials [...] [Black passengers aboard American Airlines flight kicked off for ‘body odor,’ lawsuit says]( Three Black men are suing American Airlines for removing them from a flight in January because of complaints [...] [Mattito’s Tex-Mex closed on Dallas’ Oak Lawn Avenue]( Two Mattito’s remain open, in North Dallas and in Flower Mound. [READ MORE NEWS](     ADVERTISEMENT   WEATHER [Oncor estimates storm-induced outages in North Texas will largely be restored by Friday]( Oncor officials said in a news release Wednesday that they estimate power restoration will be “substantially [...] [As storms devastate, Texas must work toward clean energy future | Opinion]( Climate change and disaster have come to Texas. We must think about the future of energy differently. [Texas leads in heavy weather events this year]( “Typically, we have two peaks where we see more of the bulk of our severe weather,” explained Monique Sellers, [...] SPORTS [Stars forward Radek Faksa to replace Craig Smith in lineup for Game 4 against Oilers]( Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer announced Radek Faksa will replace Craig Smith in the lineup for Game 4 of the [...] [Luka Doncic, Mavericks can’t afford to let Timberwolves’ sliver of hope grow any larger | Cowlishaw]( One of these days the NBA will have a team rally from a 3-0 deficit to win a series. The Mavs just have to [...] [Scottie Scheffler wants to ‘move on’ from arrest after dropped charges]( Scottie Scheffler released a statement following Louisville officials dropping charges against him following [...] CRIME AND COURTS [Family of Black transgender woman who died in custody sues Dallas officers, paramedics]( LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall, 47, died May 26, 2022, after police and fire-rescue responded to reports of a [...] [Feds allege former Dallas County prosecutor received fraudulent PPP loan]( A former Dallas County prosecutor is accused of defrauding more than $20,000 in COVID-era small business loans [...] [Woman becomes unresponsive in her cell, dies while in custody at Tarrant County jail]( A North Richland Hills woman died Monday while in custody at the Tarrant County jail after she became [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [The Dallas Morning News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X (formerly Twitter)]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2024 The Dallas Morning News • 1954 Commerce St. • Dallas, TX 75201