Trump speaks at CPAC, election bills clear Texas Senate and House committees: Your Monday morning roundup

And: A man was arrested in the killing of an 87-year-old woman in her east Oak Cliff home, Dallas police say.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 07/12/2021 By Narda Pérez and Chelsea Watkins Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Partly cloudy with only a 20% chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms. High: 91. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Republican-backed elections bills clear Texas Senate, House committees after marathon hearings]( [Fauci: CPAC crowd cheering anti-vaccine remarks is ‘horrifying’]( [A duct-taped flier. Hands-on-heads order. ‘Offensive’ clothing. American Airlines had a bad week.]( [Texas AG Ken Paxton vows to prosecute voter fraud in address at Dallas CPAC]( [After a legal battle with Nike, Tex Moton’s Arlington streetwear brand YUMS plans a sweet comeback]( [CPAC notebook: Rep. Louie Gohmert blames Jan. 6 riot on Democrats and a government conspiracy]( [Man arrested in killing of 87-year-old woman in her east Oak Cliff home, Dallas police say]( [At CPAC, Allen West urges Americans, including Black residents, to be victors, not victims]( [For Rangers GM Chris Young, choosing Jack Leiter was easy. Signing him may prove more difficult.]( [A major museum acquisition makes SMU a global center of Methodist history]( Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Dallas. (Elias Valverde II/Staff Photographer) POLITICS [CPAC: Donald Trump spins tales of rigged election, papers over Jan. 6 riot, hints at 2024 comeback]( Donald Trump swept into Dallas on Sunday spinning tall tales about the 2020 election and the crowd that mobbed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 hoping to keep him in the White House despite his defeat. Whipping the crowd to a frenzy, he vowed that once Republicans take back Congress in the 2022 midterms, "We will take back that glorious White House that sits so majestically in our nation’s capital." [Trump’s appearance at the Hilton Anatole was part of a reemergence since Jan. 20]( when he retreated to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in the final hours of his presidency. 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](