City, county leaders to discuss opening hospital at Dallas convention center: Your Thursday morning roundup

Plus, Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott says he feels ‘good’ after testing positive for COVID-19  [Morning roundup]( 06/25/2020 By Demetrio Teniente Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 91 and a low of 74. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Dallas County reports jump in coronavirus hospitalizations, 391 new cases]( [Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott says he feels ‘good’ after testing positive for COVID-19]( [Dallas restaurants like Bob’s Steak temporarily close, saying ‘employees are nervous’ about coronavirus spike]( [Senate Democrats block GOP police reform bill, calling it insufficient]( [Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he will vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump for president]( [Feds: Fort Worth mansion burned down when doctor tried to destroy evidence of medical fraud]( [Arlington OKs council to study systemic racism, discrimination in the city]( [Wear a mask or risk a $500 fine, Mesquite officials remind local businesses]( [Addison skies to go dark this year as Kaboom Town fireworks go virtual]( [Abram Street at State Highway 360 to be closed this weekend in Arlington, plus other city closures]( Mayor Eric Johnson at a news conference at Dallas City Hall on May 12. (Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer) CORONAVIRUS [City, county leaders to discuss opening hospital at Dallas convention center as COVID-19 cases raise capacity concerns]( City and county leaders will meet Thursday with the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council to discuss opening a pop-up medical facility at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. After Gov. Greg Abbott announced the convention center in late March as the site of Texas’ first pop-up hospital for coronavirus patients, [officials said it would be opened as a "last resort" if hospitals became overwhelmed.]( On Wednesday, 4,389 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide, marking the 12th consecutive day of record highs. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.](  STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](