Plus: Lamb signs with Cowboys, summer salad spots, Southwest sees Elliott up its stake [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Good evening, North Texas! Today we're raising a toast to Women's Equality Day, celebrating the certification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920, that gave women rights to vote â because breaking the glass ceiling started with casting a ballot. The League of Women Voters and Texas Women's Foundation will honor this milestone with a [special event Wednesday]( at noon at Dallas City Hall. We will have more news in your inbox tomorrow morning! â Brittany Stubblefield-Engram, Audience Journalist and Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist [People stand with a prominent person in a white apron that reads ''Back to School Kickoff Dallas'' in navy blue writing next to a red and white sign that reads ''Registration/Inscripciones'']( People walk around the Dallas ISD Back to School Kickoff event, on July 27, 2024, at the Ellis Davis Field House in Dallas. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Can Dallas schools reverse years of enrollment drops? DISD leaders see promising sign]( Dallas schools started classes with more students than expected this year, which leaders say is the first time in nearly a decade that enrollment has trended up. DISD officials[projected 137,500 students would enroll]( in the city's schools this year. But about two weeks in, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde reported that they'd blown past estimates with more than 139,000 children. Administrators expect the figure to rise through September. But as of Aug. 22, when Elizalde updated trustees during their monthly meeting, enrollment stood well above this time last year. Much of the enrollment growth came in pre-K and kindergarten, Elizalde said. [READ MORE]( ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES [CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys agree to massive four-year contract extension]( The Dallas Cowboys secured Lamb to a four-year contract extension worth $136 million ($100 million [...] [Elliott ups its stake in Southwest as it nears threshold to call shareholder meeting]( Elliott has edged itself closer to calling a special shareholders meeting with Southwest shareholders. [Warning signs: Recognize when a product endorser or online influencer breaks the rules | Watchdog]( Online influencers now must follow truth-in-advertising rules. Itâs amazing how many donât. [Richardson to become a 5G testing ground]( The City of Richardson is joining UT Dallas, AT&T and Verizon to establish a research lab focused on [...] [9 Dallas-Fort Worth salad spots to enjoy in the summer heat]( In a region known for its Tex-Mex and barbecue, where can North Texans find a good salad? Here are nine ideas [...] [READ MORE NEWS]( ADVERTISEMENT
POLITICS [Latinos accuse Paxton of using AGâs office to depress voter turnout]( Latino leaders pilloried Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday for sending armed agents into the homes [...] [Texas dropped 1.1 million names from voter rolls in the past three years, governor says]( The names include half a million whose eligibility status is unclear, mainly because they didnât respond to [...] [Will the Kamala Harris surge affect down-ballot races in Texas? | Jeffers]( Will Kamala Harris affect down-ballot races in Texas? Republicans are still favored, but they could be in for [...] CRIME AND COURTS [15 photos are among the only traces of Dallas teen homicide victim]( Few public traces remain of 18-year-old Dallas homicide victim Larry Devonte Blair, who police say was killed [...] [Disrupting crime: Violence drops in Dallas in 2024 as police target âhigh-riskâ locations]( So far in 2024, violent crime is down more than 12% in Dallas, with declines in murders and aggravated [...] [Richardson police fatally shot man when responding to suspected domestic violence incident]( Richardson police fatally shot a man early Sunday morning who was armed with a knife while responding to a [...] EDUCATION [UT Dallas latest Texas university announcing major leadership change]( Officials at the University of Texas at Dallas announced Monday that Benson will step down when the UT System [...] [Want to be an âinfluencerâ? Texas university launches new degree for digital influencing]( A Texas university is offering a bachelorâs degree for aspiring content creators. [Texas high school coaches call for UIL rule changes amid staggering number of transfers]( âWe fully intend to bring some changes to the process,â UIL deputy director James Harrison said when talking [...] ADVERTISEMENT
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