Texans react to Atlanta slayings, daughters testify in support of bill filed in response to Chemirmir case: Your Thursday morning roundup

Jin-Ya Huang, founder of Break Bread, Break Borders, a Dallas-based catering company, said the attacks were a reminder of centuries of racism that has included the sexualization of Asian women.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 03/18/2021 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Sunny, windy and cool. High of 63. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [‘It is overwhelming’: Daughters testify in support of Texas bill filed in response to Chemirmir case]( [Dallas County reports 10 deaths from COVID-19 as spread of virus shows signs of slowdown]( [After COVID-19 closed nursing homes to visitors, bill to ensure access clears Texas Senate]( [Wylie officer fatally shoots man while tending to woman after crash at CVS]( [North Texas couple fear Biden-Putin tensions will prolong their son’s time in Russian prison]( [Source: Cowboys re-signing CB Jourdan Lewis on 3-year deal worth up to $16.5 million]( [Dallas Public Library wants your opinion on a new North Oak Cliff branch]( [Dallas designer sees team get Oscar nod for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’]( [After winter storms, we’re looking to Oncor and Dallas to beef up their emergency plans]( [Dallas filmmaker lands streaming deal for documentary about his dad’s kidnapping]( Flowers and signs formed a makeshift memorial outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta on Wednesday. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution) NEWS [In wake of Atlanta slayings, Asian Americans in Texas speak out on rising violence, racism]( Although Georgia law enforcement has suggested the attack may not have been racially motivated, [the shootings stirred deep fears and anxiety for many Asian Americans]( a minority group that has been targeted in America by rising violence and discrimination exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged in Wuhan, China, before it spread around the world. Jin-Ya Huang, founder of Break Bread, Break Borders, a Dallas-based catering company that provides mentorships and cooking classes to refugees, said the attacks were a reminder of centuries of racism that has included the sexualization of Asian women. "People are finally realizing that us Asian Americans have to speak up against these crimes or else these racially targeted hate crimes will continue to happen," she said. 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 2021 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](