Trump and 17 states back Paxton’s election lawsuit, Texas DPS expanding hours: Your Wednesday evening roundup

Plus, new restaurants coming to Downtown Dallas  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 12/09/2020 By Sadie Layher Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [17 states, and Trump, join Texas request for Supreme Court to overturn Biden wins in four states]( [SpaceX rocket launch from South Texas ends in massive fireball]( [Government sues Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct]( [Southwest Airlines issues 1,322 furlough warnings in Texas. Here’s where cuts could hit the hardest]( [John Cornyn tweets about ‘President-elect Joe Biden,’ as list of GOP holdouts and deniers remains long]( [Collin College pivots approach to pandemic after nursing instructor died and surge in regional cases]( [Khao Noodle Shop and Be Kinder Coffee owners join Dallas walk for refugees]( [Upstairs in the Texas Theatre, a whole new auditorium is taking shape]( [2 restaurants, a brasserie and a‘nontraditional’ Japanese restaurant, opening in downtown Dallas]( People wait outside in the summer heat at the Texas Department of Public Safety building in McKinney, on Aug. 16, 2019. On Sunday, DPS said it would extend expired driver's licenses and ID cards during the state of disaster to deal with coronavirus. (Jason Janik / Special Contributor) POLITICS [Texas DPS will expand office hours at select driver’s license offices next year]( The Texas Department of Public Safety [will expand office hours at select driver’s license offices]( including several in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, beginning Jan. 4. The selected locations will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays. Currently, those offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS [Readers often tell us they want to stay informed but that they're short on time. That's why we're launching a new way for you to stay connected, with texts from The Dallas Morning News.]( [Want to get a quick hit of the biggest headlines of the day? Sign up for The Roundup. It's a Monday-Friday, daily briefing of the latest news impacting D-FW residents. Text us back with your questions or thoughts and we'll respond.]( 📱 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. LOOKING FOR MORE? Regular season, offseason, draft season... be the smartest Cowboys fan for it all. Get the latest Cowboys news, analysis and insights delivered straight to your inbox. Read the latest Cowboys stories below and [click here to subscribe to the newsletter for free](. [The 5 worst draft picks by the Cowboys in the Jerry Jones era, including an inaugural XFL player]( [Video shows Cowboys WR Ventell Bryant’s arrest in Tampa for alleged DUI]( [Potential Cowboys targets in free agency: List of players that would make sense at right price]( The Dallas Morning News has even more newsletters to keep you informed and inspired. [View the complete list of newsletters](. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this afternoon! 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? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( ADVERTISEMENT 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](