Uvalde shooting updates, election results, Mavericks force Game 5: Your Wednesday morning roundup

Also, COVID-19 test positivity rates are rising and COVID-related hospitalizations are expected to slowly increase.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  MORNING ROUNDUP [The Dallas Morning News]( By Carla Solórzano ADVERTISEMENT  UVALDE SHOOTING [19 children, 2 adults killed in Uvalde school shooting; suspect dead]( The massacre of young children was another gruesome moment for a country scarred by an almost... [Biden after Uvalde school shooting: ‘We have to act’]( The president urged lawmakers to stand up to the gun lobby in his Tuesday night address [On gun safety after Uvalde, look for Abbott, Texas Republicans not to budge]( It’s major mass shooting No. 5 of the Abbott-Patrick era. And this time, the GOP governor couldn’t... [What are the gun laws in Texas?]( After the Uvalde mass shooting, calls for gun control measures were renewed. [‘I’m fed up’: Steve Kerr, Jason Kidd give emotional responses to Uvalde school shooting]( The coaches didn’t discuss basketball before Mavs-Warriors Game 4, with Kerr especially outraged at... [MORE NEWS](  ADVERTISEMENT  ELECTIONS  [Texas AG Ken Paxton wins Republican runoff election against George P. Bush]( [Attorney General Ken Paxton easily won Tuesday’s runoff election]( over Republican challenger George P. Bush, a sign that the incumbent’s mounting legal problems were of little concern to GOP voters. Paxton led with a commanding margin in a victory that will push to the political sidelines the only member of the Bush dynasty currently holding public office. Also: State Rep. Jasmine Crockett Tuesday defeated Jane Hope Hamilton in [the Democratic Party runoff to replace the]( Eddie Bernice Johnson]( in Congress. And: In Dallas County, [a number of local races were being decided in Tuesday’s primary runoff]( including races for spots on the November ballot for the county’s commissioners court, county clerk and a spot on the Dallas County Criminal Court. Plus: [Find more results for Texas elections here](. MORE TOP STORIES Mavericks: [Dallas beat the Golden State Warriors]( 119-109 in Game 4 of this Western Conference finals series to trim the series deficit to 3-1 and force a Game 5 Thursday night in Chase Center. News: An alleged ISIS operative based in Ohio was charged on Tuesday with [plotting to murder former]( George W. Bush]( and attempting to bring assassins into the country illegally, across the U.S.-Mexico border. Politics: A federal judge has temporarily [blocked Dallas from forcing strip clubs and other sexually oriented businesses to close between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.]( saying data presented by police to city officials didn’t properly justify the restrictions. Pandemic: COVID-19 test [positivity rates are rising]( and COVID-related hospitalizations are expected to slowly increase over the next several weeks, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center’s COVID-19 forecast using data from May 16. Elections: Former Dallas Cowboys star Herschel Walker [scored an easy victory in his first test in the political arena]( winning Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate primary without a runoff Tuesday.  [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022 Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States