Texas community bail funds grow, Can North Texas expect a heat wave like the Pacific Northwest?, : Your weekend roundup

Plus: How a coalition is trying to bridge the digital divide in Dallas.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 07/04/2021 By Narda Pérez and Avery Dalal Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌤️ Weather: Nice, with mostly sunny skies, temperatures a few degrees below normal and lower humidity levels as well. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Pamela Young, center, lead criminal justice organizer at United Fort Worth, which runs the Tarrant County Community Bail Fund. On the patio at the Tarrant County Jail where she and her fellow volunteers meet with clients. Volunteers, from left, are Cynthia Mancha, Tara Wilson and Marilyn Davis (Robert W. Hart/Special Contributor) POLITICS [Texas community bail funds grow, sparked by summer Black Lives Matter protests]( Last year, Pamela Young spent Juneteenth bailing people out of jail. She and other organizers were waiting for releases in Fort Worth when they heard the sirens. As an ambulance approached, they learned someone had died in Tarrant County Jail. Since then, the Tarrant County Community Bail Fund, which is run by United Fort Worth, [has bailed out 29 people.]( Young hasn’t forgotten the group’s first mass bailout or shaken the feeling that she could have bailed out the detained person before he died. Over the past year, sparked by protests following George Floyd’s murder, bail funds have experienced a surge of attention and fundraising. But there has been backlash. Some Texas lawmakers have renewed efforts to push through [legislation to restrict certain types of bail and limit whom community bail funds can post bail for.](  Also: U.S. House passes amendment to [ban transporting of horses]( to Canada or Mexico for slaughter.   And: Death in the desert: A son dies, a father is deported and [a Texas sheriff fights]( to stop smugglers.  ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [TI veteran takes her skills from corporate to culinary]( Dallas chef Michelle Spangler loves to add her own flavor to everything she does. As the owner of Infused Oils and Vinegars on Preston Road, Spangler, 58, runs a bright orange store stocked wall to wall with over 50 infused oils and vinegars, alongside other cooking products such as salts and teas. But the Louisiana native’s career didn’t start with food. [Before buying Infused Oils and Vinegars, she worked at Texas Instruments Inc. for over 20 years.](  Also: Nurses to gather in Dallas over [complaints against Tenet Healthcare](.   Schnurman: How Baylor Scott & White Health [moved up to the ‘big leagues’](.  Daphney Mitchell, 4, leaps with her father, Jess Mitchell as her mother photographed them by a painted American flag at the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) ADVERTISEMENT PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [A year later, Dallas-area residents feel renewed sense of freedom on the Fourth]( [Freedom has new meaning in America this Fourth of July weekend]( — even the fundamental freedom of assembly has new implications. Last year, health officials were warning against social gatherings, hoping to ward off a surge of coronavirus deaths. That month, the United States’ weekly COVID-19 death toll was rising to more than 5,000 — and much worse was ahead. Now, although caution and uncertainty linger — notably with concerns about a new, more transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus — authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, say that people who have been fully vaccinated may gather safely, without worrying about wearing masks or infecting others. AROUND THE SITE - Editorial: From Koozies to beach towels, how many ways will the [American flag be abused this weekend?]( - Education: Why don’t some Dallas County residents have internet? [A community group is trying to find out.]( - Weather: Can [North Texas expect a heat wave]( like the one that broiled the Pacific Northwest? FINALLY... [Sha’Carri Richardson shows grace to match her power and speed]( The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board writes: Our hearts broke at the news that Sha’Carri Richardson’s dreams of winning Olympic gold in the 100 meters are all but dashed this year. A positive test for a banned substance, marijuana, effectively erases her victory in the Olympic trials, wiping from the books an electric run that made her a gold medal favorite. There will be plenty of debate over the rules that Richardson ran afoul of. [We set that aside for another day](. 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](