Paxton says impeachment is a criminal trial, body-cam footage of Frisco traffic stop

Also, CHANGE THIS [WEEKEND ROUNDUP]( [The Dallas Morning News logo](   Good morning, North Texans. I'm Carla Solórzano, and I've curated today's weekend roundup. How much would you pay for a piece of "Hawkeye" from M*A*S*H? Alan Alda's boots and dog tags [raked in six figures]( at auction in Dallas. See you in your inbox tomorrow morning. Sorry to say that it will be hotter today than yesterday with an expected high temperature of 104.   [A close-up photo of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.]( Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021, in Dallas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/TNS) COURTS [Texas AG Ken Paxton says impeachment is a criminal trial. Experts say he is wrong]( As we move close to the historic impeachment trial of the state’s top prosecutor, a major question for those involved is [whether the proceedings Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces are criminal or civil.]( A criminal designation would have major impact on Paxton’s trial and a legal filing made public Friday indicated Paxton and the House managers prosecuting him are at odds over the issue. Declaring it a criminal trial would afford Paxton the same legal protections of a defendant facing jail time. [READ MORE](   Also: A Dallas County appeals court judge has ruled that a controversial [Dallas law on prostitution is unconstitutional](.   And: A Houston man [was sentenced this week]( for killing two men at a strip club that Tarrant County officials have deemed a nuisance.   ADVERTISEMENT   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [.]( 'Texas treasure' Whataburger is expanding to this city fall 2023.(Courtesy of Whataburger) [Question 5 of 5]( [In which city is Whataburger planning to build a two-story restaurant?]( - [Corpus Christi]( - [Dallas]( - [Las Vegas]( - [Los Angeles]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.]( AROUND THE SITE - Sports: Texas Rangers [acquire SP Max Scherzer]( from New York Mets - Faith: Local religious leaders stage protest [after churches were burned in India]( - Opinion: The appalling [legacy of U.S. cluster munitions](   ADVERTISEMENT   FINALLY... [Body-cam footage of traffic stop shows Frisco police hold family at gunpoint by ‘mistake’]( A family of four from Little Rock, Ark., left a Frisco hotel Sunday morning on their way to a basketball tournament in the Dallas area. Unbeknownst to them, a Frisco police officer ran the out-of-state license plate on their Dodge Charger — a car frequently stolen, according to authorities. [But the officer entered the plate as if it were from Arizona, not Arkansas](. When no registration appeared on her screen, she and another officer began a traffic stop on the Dallas North Tollway, believing the car was stolen. One of the officers drew a gun at the family and ordered them out of the vehicle in an incident that went viral on social media. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023