Texas lawmakers push back at State Fair gun ban

Plus: Dallas Black Theatre drama, school grades blocked, women's leadership program returns and more [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [The Dallas Morning News logo](   Good morning, D-FW One North Texas high school graduate is aiming to make football safer for players this fall. Carter Hogg invented a concussion prevention cap after his brother suffered a career-ending head injury. Football players at seven local high schools [tested the product this spring](. Thanks for your readership. Check your inbox this evening for more news. — Brandon Gray, Senior Audience Journalist PUBLIC SAFETY [Dallas Police assistant chief Teena Schultz speaks at a news conference for the State Fair of Texas.]( Dallas police assistant chief Teena Schultz speaks during a State Fair of Texas safety and security news conference at the Cotton Bowl, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Dallas. (Elías Valverde II/Staff Photographer) [Texas lawmakers urge State Fair to reverse gun ban a year after shooting]( More than 70 Texas lawmakers urged the State Fair of Texas board of directors to rescind a ban on guns, a safety measure introduced this year after three were injured in a 2023 shooting at the fair. [The legislators argued in a letter sent Monday]( that the new rule makes the Dallas fairgrounds less safe for visitors. Previously, licensed gun holders could bring a firearm to the fair if it was concealed. [READ MORE](   [Police seek teen they say is tied to shooting death in Old East Dallas]( Dallas police are seeking a 17-year-old they say is a suspect in the shooting death of a man in Old East [...] [Dallas Black Dance Theatre says dancers were fired over video not union efforts]( Dallas Black Dance Theatre says its nine main company dancers were fired over an Instagram video. However, the [...] [Dr. Phil’s Fort Worth-based Merit Street Media lays off 38 employees]( Dr. Phil McGraw's Fort Worth-based media network, Merit Street Media, is undergoing its first set of layoffs. [...] [A-F grades for Texas schools blocked again by a judge]( The temporary restraining order, granted Monday by a Travis County judge, stops the Texas Education Agency [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Kamala Harris says Donald Trump ‘intends to cut’ Medicare. This ignores Trump’s repeated pledges | PolitiFact]( A little more than a week after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris said during a July [...] [Sugar Factory, Dallas’ ‘most over-the-top dessert shop,’ closed]( A restaurant rep says Sugar Factory will move to a new address. [Leadership program for women in restaurants returns to Dallas College this fall]( Dallas College and Restaurant Beatrice are bringing back the Women in Restaurants Leadership Program in fall [...] [Texas adult literacy is shockingly low | Opinion]( The impact of low literacy reverberates in society. [Initial impression of Trey Lance’s preseason debut? Cowboys QB still has a lot to prove]( Trey Lance, the former first-round pick from San Francisco, describes his first full offseason with the [...] [Cowboys’ Micah Parsons says he wants to compete in 2028 Olympics, reveals preparation plan]( Although the Los Angeles Olympics would feature flag football, it isn’t exactly clear what sport Parsons would [...]   [MORE NEWS](   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