Dallas City Council earmarks money for ex-offenders, Cowboys make deal with Everson Griffen: Your Thursday morning roundup

Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to allocate up to $500,000 in state grant money toward housing and job skills training and placement for those leaving prison so they don’t wind up back behind bars.  [Morning roundup]( 08/13/2020 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 101. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Three North Texas suburbs among the best cities to be stuck at home, online ranking says]( [Source: Cowboys reach one-year, $6 million deal with ex-Vikings DE Everson Griffen]( [J.C. Penney’s fate will stay undecided for a few more days]( [In ‘meat-and-potato town,’ new Dallas hotel restaurant Elm & Good spotlights veggies]( [Texas jury orders Apple to pay $506 million for wireless patent infringement]( [UNT Dallas to bring 826, a whimsical writing center, to southern Dallas]( [Jerry Jones expects Cowboys to play home games in front of fans in 2020]( [WRR’s centennial exhibit offers a rich journey through local history]( [By picking Kamala Harris, Biden launches his general election strategy]( [Collin County parents facing felony charges after baby found dead in bucket of tar, authorities say]( Inmates walked to dinner at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Hightower Unit in Dayton, Texas, in July 2014. Dallas city leaders want to tackle the root causes of crime by giving ex-offenders a chance to re-enter society seamlessly. (DMN File) POLITICS [Dallas City Council earmarks grant money to help ex-offenders get back on their feet]( Omar Narvaez said his brother had trouble finding a job in Houston when he was released from prison. [The Dallas City Council member said he doesn’t want that to happen]( to others who have paid their debt and want to become productive members of society. 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](