Morning Roundup: Dallas prepares for influx of migrants, Texas Senate committee calls for COVID mandates ban

Also, Dallas’ frigid weather plan includes hundreds of extra beds for the homeless population. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [Texas Senate committee calls for ban on mask and COVID vaccine mandates]( While a majority of the GOP-led committee endorsed the recommendations, three members refused to sign off, [...] [Atatiana Jefferson’s neighbors: Aaron Dean’s lawyers defamed historic FW community]( Former Fort Worth officer Dean, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter. [Biden administration asks Supreme Court to end Title 42, with a short delay]( Measure from the Trump era that restricts asylum is scheduled to end Wednesday [Dallas’ frigid weather plan includes hundreds of extra beds for homeless population]( Up to 880 beds could be used across four sites, including the former headquarters of homeless service provider [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Lawmakers unveil $1.7 trillion bill to avoid federal government shutdown, boost Ukraine]( Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government. The measure released early [...] [Planning to drive when the cold front rolls through North Texas? Here are road safety tips]( As frigid weather comes through Dallas ahead of Christmas traveling, drivers should heed advice. [What is Title 42, and what could happen after the order expires?]( The U.S. has been using a public health rule to quickly expel asylum-seekers on the southern border. [Wells Fargo ordered to pay $3.7 billion over consumer loan practices]( The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday ordered Wells Fargo to repay $2 billion to consumers and [...] [See the long list of Dallas-area football players who are signing Wednesday]( Wednesday is the first day of the early national signing period for football. [What else can Buc-ee’s add? Try a half-dozen $6 million car wash tunnels]( The popular travel center chain intends to begin construction Feb. 1 of 5,647-square-foot car washes in Fort [...] [MORE NEWS](   CRIME [Migrants, who arrived by bus from El Paso, walk into Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas in June 2022.]( Migrants, who arrived by bus from El Paso, walk into Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas in June 2022. (Elias Valverde II /Staff Photographer) [Dallas city, county officials say they’re working with El Paso on plan to help migrants]( An influx of migrants being bused from El Paso is expected to hit Dallas next week, authorities say. Rocky Vaz, Dallas’ emergency management office director, said Tuesday that [El Paso city and county officials have been coordinating with Dallas]( on how to help migrants crossing the southern border get to other parts of the country where they can be met by relatives or sponsors.   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