Dallas City Council election results, and what races are headed to runoffs, Cowboys draft review: Your weekend roundup

Plus elections results from other North Texas cities.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 05/02/2021 By Narda Pérez and Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌤️ Weather: A 20% chance of showers early in the morning, then decreasing clouds and warmer. High: 81. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Campaign signs for Dallas City Council candidates fill the grass areas outside of the Oak Cliff Sub-Courthouse on Monday, April 19, 2021 (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) ELECTIONS [Eight Dallas City Council incumbents win reelection; six races headed to runoffs]( Dallas voters rewarded several of their elected officials with two more years at City Hall while six races will take another month to determine a clear winner. [Eight of 11 incumbents survived challenges to their council seats on Saturday]( based on the final election returns posted around 1 a.m. on Sunday. Council members Carolyn King Arnold, Adam Bazaldua and David Blewett were headed to June 5 runoff elections, based on unofficial results. The three open council races in Districts 2, 11 and 13 also will be decided in June. See a full list of [election results](.  Also: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson bet the second half of his first term on these two council seats. [Here’s how it looked after polls closed](.   Congressional race: Republican [Susan Wright is in a runoff]( to replace her husband in Congress, Jake Ellzey leads for second spot.  Education: The Dallas ISD board president is on a [path for reelection,]( Richardson ISD’s $750M bond appears to get voter approval.  Collin College: Two [Collin College board incumbents]( are going head to head with opponents according to early results.   Fort Worth: [The Fort Worth mayoral election]( appears headed for a runoff between Mattie Parker, and Deborah Peoples.  Your city: Voters in Plano, Southlake, Arlington and other [North Texas cities chose mayors]( in May 1 election.  ADVERTISEMENT SPORTS [Cowboys’ aggressive expansion on defense sends a clear message]( It remains to be seen how quickly the Cowboys can transform their defense from dreadful to acceptable. A lot of work remains. But the heavy lifting has begun. Eight of the 11 players taken by the club in the NFL draft were on the defensive side of the ball. Add the five defensive veterans signed in free agency, and that’s 13 new players for this unit. Owner Jerry Jones will tell you no message is being sent. But you can bet that every defensive player who was part of the worst statistical season in franchise history is now looking over their shoulder pads. [Notice has been served.](  Mavericks: [Luka Doncic’s triple-double]( powered Dallas past the Wizards and into a 5th-place tie in the West. Stars: [Dallas]( ground]( in the playoff hunt as Nashville shuts out Stars and win in OT.  Rangers: [Texas' win over the Red Sox]( showed that the team is making progress despite mixed results in April. FC Dallas: The first win for Dallas comes in style with [a 4-1 thumping]( in Frisco of Portland Timbers. Horse racing: Bob Baffert earned his seventh Kentucky Derby win, [the most for a trainer at the iconic event]( as Medina Spirit took the 147th run for the roses. Motor sports: Scott Dixon continued his pursuit of IndyCar records with [a runaway win]( in the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.  ADVERTISEMENT (Ben Torres) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [A historic concert]( The Dallas Symphony Orchestra invited 50 out-of-work musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra to join 48 DSO players and four area freelancers in a live performance — with a restricted, masked and socially distanced audience — of Mahler’s First Symphony on Friday. The concert, conducted by DSO music director Fabio Luisi, was [a benefit for the MET Orchestra Musicians Fund and the Dallas-Fort Worth Musicians COVID-19 Relief Fund](. A free video stream will be available within a couple of weeks. AROUND THE SITE - Coronavirus: [Dallas County reports]( 5 COVID-19 deaths, 165 coronavirus cases; Tarrant adds 2 deaths, 183 cases - Crime: Free speech or crime? North Texas man [accused of threatening]( Nancy Pelosi heads to trial. - Update: A body pulled from lake in Irving belonged to [Mrs. Dallas pageant winner,]( medical examiner’s office says. FINALLY... [Number of Texas deaths linked to winter storm grows to 151, including 23 in Dallas-Fort Worth area]( More than 150 Texans died because of February’s winter storm, according to the latest data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. In its latest update, the state health agency said that [151 fatalities have officially been linked to the brutal storm,]( which knocked out power, heat and water to millions of Texans. That tally has grown by 40 since late March. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! 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