White House says Texas needs to slow spread of COVID-19, mountain lion spotted in North Texas: Your Tuesday morning roundup

The White House, pointing to a “full resurgence” of COVID-19 in Texas, says the state must do more to stop the virus’ spread.  [Morning roundup]( 12/01/2020 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. ❄️ Weather: Freeze in the morning. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and chilly in the afternoon. High of 60. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Mountain lion confirmed in Dallas area. Rare sighting of big cat in North Texas region]( [Dallas lawmaker wants to keep telemedicine growing in Texas after COVID-19 with ‘pay parity’ bill]( [Trump science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job]( [Man suspected of killing brother in South Dallas was arrested after police chase in Louisiana]( [Cornyn blasts Biden budget director pick, echoes spokesman who said she has ‘zero chance’ of confirmation]( [Texas’ financial picture brightens, though lawmakers warned they’ll face tough budget in 2021]( [Mockingbird Lane apartments will get their mojo back as murals return]( [‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ on Bravo announces newest cast member, a doctor]( [Don’t ditch the STAAR]( [Craving Christmas fun? Check out this holiday scavenger hunt in downtown Garland]( Giana Towns helps a client fill out their information before getting a COVID-19 swab test at Project Unity's free testing site at Glendale Shopping Center on Nov. 13 in Dallas. The group was setting up testing sites at different locations in Dallas daily. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) POLITICS [White House says Texas has ‘full resurgence’ of COVID-19 and must do more to slow spread]( The White House, pointing to a "full resurgence" of COVID-19 in Texas, [says the state must do more to stop the virus’ spread](. Guidance issued last week calls on Texas to proactively test teachers, hospital staff and other community members to search for silent spreaders, and to significantly reduce the number of people allowed to gather indoors. TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Want to continue the conversation? Text us and get headlines like this sent directly to your phone. 📱 Get connected. [Sign up here.]( ❓ Got questions? [We've got answers.]( *The Roundup is free to receive. Standard text messaging and data rates may apply. 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](