Morning Roundup: Plan to reduce Dallas traffic deaths, COVID hospitalizations stabilize, Texas teachers' shooting worries

Also, testimony begins in a civil trial over a Spectrum employee who killed a woman in her Irving home [MORNING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com [Woman dies after Dallas police, paramedics restrain her during disturbance call]( LaDamonyon Dewayne Hall died May 26 after officers responded to a call in the 12000 block of Garland Road. [After a brief increase, Dallas COVID hospitalizations have stabilized]( Less severe strains, previous immunizations are likely keeping severe disease at bay, health experts say [Dallas adopts roadmap to eliminate all traffic deaths by 2030]( National data shows Dallas roads are among the deadliest for pedestrians and drivers in the U.S. [Life with Roe: Norma McCorvey’s oldest daughter talks family and issues as abortion decision looms]( Daughter of ‘Jane Roe’ in Roe v. Wade said the way she remembers her mom is as ‘pro-woman.’   ADVERTISMENT   [Simone Biles, other women seek $1 billion-plus from FBI over Larry Nassar]( “It is time for the FBI to be held accountable,” said Maggie Nichols, a national champion gymnast at Oklahoma [...] [‘New wound’: Expert questions whether 11-year-old Uvalde student should have testified]( ‘Every time she has to tell that story, that’s a retraumatization,’ professor says of Miah Cerrillo. [Gas prices in Texas are edging ever so close to the $5 a gallon mark]( Prices varied as much as 60 cents across North Texas on Wednesday, with the average standing at $4.70. [Testimony begins in civil trial over Spectrum employee who killed woman in her Irving home]( The victim’s relatives say the cable company was negligent when it hired Roy Holden, who is serving a life [...] [Dallas raises property tax exemption for homeowners over 65 or disabled]( The Dallas City Council raised the amount those homeowners can exclude from property taxes to $115,500 from [...] [How Dallas police, state law failed teen who was trafficked after Mavs game]( A Texas statute that treats suspected runaways as offenders is complicating searches for missing teens. [MORE NEWS](   EDUCATION [I'm an image]( Janet Dudding, left, and Lulu Flores protest at the office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. About 75 teachers and their supporters marched from the AFL-CIO building to Cruz's office to protest his response to the Uvalde school shooting and demand gun regulation. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) [Texas teachers worry about school shootings, which may determine whether they return]( Nine out of 10 Texas school employees worry about a shooting happening at their campus, according to survey results released Wednesday by an educators union. That’s a clear sign that they’re “[deeply concerned that something like Uvalde can happen in their district]( and on their campus” said Zeph Capo, president of the Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022