"Secret" son of the late Charley Pride contests singer’s will, Dallas City Council candidate wants a do-over: Yo ur Wednesday morning roundup

Plus: Yuengling sets a date for when beer goes on sale in Texas.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 06/09/2021 By Ed Medeles, Ashley Slayton and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Today you can expect partly cloudy skies. It'll feel pretty warm and humid as the heat index nears 100. The high will be 93.  🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Dallas City Council candidate wants a do-over as city prepares to certify election results]( [Dallas County reports 4 coronavirus deaths, 103 new cases; Denton County adds 3 deaths]( [Yuengling sets date for when beer goes on sale in Texas]( [Beto O’Rourke stops in Dallas on statewide tour to promote voting rights]( [Tarrant County judge Glen Whitley will not seek reelection]( [Trinity Hall Irish Pub is back open in Dallas, after being closed more than 11 months]( [Pride Month wreath sparks clash on Northeast Tarrant Facebook page]( [North Texas home prices rocket 26% higher in May]( [More tickets released for elusive Van Gogh show in downtown Dallas]( [Fort Worth project will use familiar metal huts for new homes and commercial buildings]( Tyler Tines Pride held a photo of himself and his father, Charley Pride, in front of his home in Lindale. (Lola Gomez/Staff Photographer)  FEATURED STORY [A Texas cop, who calls himself the ‘secret’ son of the late Charley Pride, is contesting the singer’s will]( Charley Pride, an American icon in country music and civil rights, whose legacy is memorialized in the Smithsonian Institution, died in December, a victim of COVID-19. He left behind a will acknowledging his three children, Carlton, Dion and Angela, and their mother Rozene, his widow. But news surfaced in May indicating that Pride’s biography includes a chapter that remained largely unknown to the public: a fourth child, Tyler Pride,[who is now contesting the singer’s will]( in a lawsuit. In many ways the lawsuit tells a broader story, one of money and acrimony, family relationships and a need for recognition. Sheila Henry of Dallas attempted to draw the attention of drivers during a drive-thru voter registration drive at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. (2020 File Photo/Vernon Bryant) POLITICS [Ahead of 2022 elections, Texas Democrats will target nearly 2 million unregistered voters]( Texas Democrats want to register nearly 2 million unregistered voters they believe skew Democratic as part of a[strategy they hope will turn Texas blue in 2022.]( Project Texas, a $1.7 million dollar initiative, would be the largest voter registration program Texas Democrats have attempted, Democratic strategist Luke Warford said in a press conference announcing the initiative Tuesday. The "vast majority" of those unregistered but likely liberal voters are young or belong to communities of color, Warford 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](