Evening Roundup: George Soros' $1M donation to O'Rourke, BA.5 COVID information, Harry Styles 101

Also, most Texans polled don’t want medication abortion to be a felony [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. A COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine is prepared ahead of a press conference on May 24, 2022, at Dallas County Health and Human Services in Dallas. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Three things to know about BA.5, the highly contagious COVID-19 strain spreading right now]( Both federal and local health experts have raised Dallas County’s COVID-19 alert levels as the [highly contagious COVID-19 variant BA.5]( causes both case counts and hospitalizations to climb. Dallas County moved its internal COVID-19 risk level to orange, or “extreme caution,” on Saturday, just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties as having high community spread of the virus on Thursday. BA.5, an omicron subvariant that is now the dominant strain in the U.S., appears to cause less severe illness than its predecessors, although some people are still at risk, including those who are immunocompromised or over the age of 65. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Billionaire George Soros donates $1M to Texas governor candidate Beto O’Rourke]( Democratic mega donor George Soros and an Austin-area couple each gave $1 million to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign [...] [Why is pregnant HOV lane protest mom’s court date postponed?]( Why is pregnant Plano mom's court date this week postponed indefinitely? [DART slowing rail service due to record-high temps]( DART said high temperatures mean it is slowing light rail service between 2 and 9 p.m. through Wednesday. [Griner remains imprisoned in Russia. Here are four similar cases involving Texans]( Wrongfully detained Americans can become pawns of foreign governments against the U.S. [55 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants that are new, coming soon or relocating]( Cajun food. Brunch. Barbecue. Places to take hungry kids. And ‘dirty’ soda. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [House passes bill preserving same-sex marriage as Dems seek to counter Justice Thomas, GOP]( The bill offers protections for same-sex and interracial marriages and is considered a longshot in the Senate. [...] [Biden executive order aims to punish captors of Americans held abroad with sanctions]( President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to impose sanctions on criminals, terrorists or [...] [Most Texans don’t want to make medication abortion a felony, poll finds]( About six out of 10 Texans oppose ideas for continuing a crackdown on abortion with additional laws that would [...]   ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [North Texas actor Ruth Buzzi suffers series of strokes]( Ruth Buzzi, the star of "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In" from 1968-1973 and numerous other TV showss, has suffered [...] [‘The soul of the structure is gone’: Caddo artist reacts to DMA break-in, his damaged work]( Caddo artist Chase Kahwinhut Earles was thrilled when one of his sculptures was acquired by the Dallas Museum [...] [Want to take Harry Styles 101? Head to Texas State University]( The course on British A-lister Harry Styles will focus on his music and how it relates to issues like [...]   BUSINESS [Dallas life insurance startup Bestow ignites partnership with emotional support app]( Empathy’s app and premium services are available to beneficiaries in 20 states at no cost, according to [...] [D-FW leads the U.S. in 2022 office building starts]( Developers have broken ground on 3.8 million square feet of office projects so far in 2022, according to a new [...] [New building in downtown Dallas’ West End has a new owner]( Harwood International has purchased the 7-story Luminary office building that opened in 2019 on Houston [...]   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