Texas' heartbeat bill could impact businesses, North Texas Food Bank’s $500 million game plan: Your Monday mornin g roundup

Also, Tropical Storm Nicholas forms in Gulf of Mexico  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 09/13/2021 By Chelsea Watkins and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌦️ Weather: Partly cloudy, warm and more humid, with just a 20% chance of a few spotty showers. High of 89. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [North Texas Food Bank wants to build on a ‘miracle year’ with a $500 million game plan]( [Tropical Storm Nicholas forms in Gulf of Mexico]( [AP college football poll (Sept. 12): Texas drops out of top 25; Oklahoma rises to No. 3]( [Police investigating death of 9-year-old fatally struck by car in Grand Prairie parking lot]( [Not one vigilante lawsuit yet, but new Texas law has cut abortion to a trickle and kept courts busy]( [Relative arrested after 34-year-old woman found dead in Cedar Hill home]( [Methodist Health System caves on vaccine mandate exemptions, religious freedom group says]( [Harrowing escape: Evacuating Afghanistan to El Paso was a life-saver for translator’s family, others]( [Texas documentary ‘Rondo and Bob’ is a love letter for horror fans]( [Cloud and proud: Dallas Zoo now home to clouded leopard sisters Nova and Luna](  Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Texas Capitol in Austin in May to show their concern about restrictive abortion legislation that was headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's office. The law, which bans almost all abortions in the state, went into effect Sept. 1. (Sergio Flores/TNS) BUSINESS [Could Texas’ new heartbeat law lead to lawsuits against companies providing abortion insurance?]( For companies offering abortion coverage as part of their employee health benefits, Texas’ restrictive new abortion law raises a chilling question: [Could they, too, be held legally liable if their employees get an abortion]( The so-called Heartbeat Act that outlaws the procedure at six weeks creates a new reality for Texans as they decipher what aiding and abetting means under the new law. Employers could be at risk of expensive lawsuits and media coverage attaching them to one of the most controversial and highly politicized health care procedures in modern history. 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