Doncic's toughest Olympics game, Rohingya mosque fosters community, summer cold front brings heavy rain: Your Monday morning roundup

Also, two years after El Paso massacre, political tensions over immigration haven’t faded  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 08/02/2021 By Chelsea Watkins and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌦️ Weather: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of lingering showers, mainly during the morning hours. Partly to mostly cloudy during the afternoon. High of 86. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Summer cold front brings heavy rain, winds as storms roll through parts of North Texas]( [Undefeated and upset-minded: Luka Doncic, Slovenia down Spain in toughest Olympics game yet]( [The Great Reversal is coming, and that’s a good thing for workers]( [Dallas Mavericks pick up Willie Cauley-Stein’s $4.1 million team option for next season]( [Rohingya mosque in Dallas fosters community, strength among refugees who fled Myanmar]( [Honor a generation of civil rights giants with a new voting rights law]( [Olympic rookie no more: Southlake diver Hailey Hernandez caps run in Tokyo with motivation for more]( [The Texas blackouts were caused by an epic government failure]( [12,000 square miles with no obstetrics unit? It happens in this part of far West Texas]( [Celebrate the things August brings](  More than 70 athletes with Texas ties are representing Team USA in the 2020 Olympics. Here's what you need to know to keep up with the latest. 🏅 See the latest [medal count](. 🏆 Find out which [North Texans]( are competing. 📺 Here's when to [tune in](. 🗼 Follow the [DMN in Tokyo](. 📰 Get [the latest]( updates. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego tours the new garden created to remember and honor the lives of those who died on Aug. 3, 2019. (Alfredo Corchado/DMN Staff) IMMIGRATION [Two years after El Paso massacre, political tensions over immigration haven’t faded]( Ricardo Samaniego, the El Paso County judge, walked in high spirits past the construction underway. The former mental health therapist carefully examined the final details of what he called a healing garden for victims of the Walmart mass shooting two years ago. He pointed to the circular garden, calling it a form of an embrace, and the 23 Italian cypress trees freshly planted by family members, one for each victim of one of the nation’s most horrific hate crimes and the biggest attack against Mexicans and Mexican Americans in modern history. Samaniego said he hopes the garden will provide the community, especially relatives of the victims, solace, healing and comfort that they "didn’t die in vain, that this is something more transformational." But when asked where the city, state and country are following the Aug. 3, 2019, massacre in which 23 people lost their lives and dozens were injured, Samaniego paused and added, ["We’re slow to act, and we’re slow to learn."]( 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.](  [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021