Morning Roundup: Latest Uvalde details come to light, poll finds Dallas residents want gun-control measures

Also, State Department officials meet with Brittney Griner’s WNBA team Phoenix Mercury [MORNING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com [Dallas police propose new strategies to improve response times on emergency calls]( The department wants to boost the number of police reports they take online and over the phone. [After Uvalde, poll finds Dallas residents want gun-control measures]( David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, noted consensus even among gun [...] [Texas pastor vies to lead Southern Baptist Convention in wake of sex abuse report]( Church delegates will elect a president and make crucial decisions at the convention’s annual meeting. [Here’s how Texas’ electric rate spike compares with the rest of the nation]( Natural gas prices have soared, and gas-generation plants produce the most electricity in the state -- and set [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [The pandemic accelerated the nation’s black-white wealth gap]( Economists studied 160 years of U.S. data to arrive at their conclusion. [Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at ‘rage giving’]( When a leaked draft decision signaled the likely withdrawal of the legal right to an abortion in the U.S., [...] [Dallas taco shop owners to launch ghost kitchen inside Walmart in Plano]( Customers can order food from Quiznos, Cheesecake Factory or other brands — all on one tab. [What does a bear market mean, how long will it last and when will we know it’s over?]( Wall Street is back in the claws of a bear market as worries about inflation and higher interest rates [...] [‘Everybody loves pie’: Over 3,000 people expected at Texas Pie Fest on June 18]( Its creators describe it as a ‘smalltown, old-school pie festival,’ an easy drive from Dallas. [State Department officials meet with Brittney Griner’s WNBA team Phoenix Mercury]( Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Russia. [MORE NEWS](   NEWS [I'm an image]( Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, May 27, 2022. (Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) [More than a dozen DPS troopers waited in hallway during Uvalde school shooting]( At least a dozen Texas Department of Public Safety troopers waited in the hallway of an elementary school while a gunman was locked inside a classroom with children last month in Uvalde, according to state Sen. Ronald Gutierrez. The San Antonio Express-News reported Monday that Gutierrez was told by DPS Director Steven McCraw in a recent exchange that as many as 13 troopers had responded to the incident on May 24. Nineteen children and two teachers died in the massacre. “He told me [there was enough people and equipment to breach the door](,” Gutierrez told the Express-News. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   [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