Texas' DEI ban and its impacts

Also, Luka's Christmas performance, Congress stock trading, new restaurants [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Happy holiday season, North Texas! Audience journalist Kellen Bulger here, with some handpicked highlights from the newsroom today. The Mavs' Luka Doncic has a lot going on right now. He scored 50 points in a victory over the Phoenix Suns yesterday, and he has a newborn daughter named Gabriela. In addition, see what [basketball milestone]( he achieved on Christmas Day. Stay warm and safe out there. Thank you for reading!   [A formner DEI staffer at the University of North Texas' portrait is displayed. He is in a school library.]( Marcos Villarreal resigned from a diversity, equity and inclusion role as University of North Texas restructures to abide by a new Texas law banning DEI offices. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) How Texas’ DEI ban is tripping up efforts to help undocumented students]( It was Marcos Villarreal’s last day as assistant director of the multicultural center at the University of North Texas when dozens of students stopped by his office to say goodbye, many of them tearing up. During three years working under UNT’s diversity, equity and inclusion division, Villarreal became a mentor to many students in Denton. He was particularly beloved among a vulnerable group — [the undocumented](. “He’s a person, but he felt like a home in a way,” said Michele, an undocumented senior who’s graduating from UNT this month. “Without Marcos, I wouldn’t be where I am right now.” [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [In this one small Texas town, an inspiring politician faces powerful opposition head-on | Watchdog]( Lawyer for a former councilwoman who fought for change cites pattern of retaliation against women. [Push to ban Congress from trading stocks aims to address conflicts of interest]( Members of Congress and their families execute stock trades worth hundreds of millions annually, raising [...] [Dallas’ Vision Zero plan rolls on as officials demand faster results]( Dallas crash numbers this year appear to show a step forward, with decreases in total accidents and deaths [...] [Dallas artist Mary Vernon’s bold colors, gestures and structures at Valley House Gallery]( The first thing apt to strike you in the Mary Vernon show at Valley House Gallery is sheer, often startling, [...] [Texas SB 4 will harm public safety, the economy and families | Opinion]( A new Texas law that allows the arrest of immigrants can have harmful effects on the economy and migrant [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   FOOD [Dallas-Fort Worth’s most exciting new restaurants opening in 2024]( As global restaurants Delilah and Joey open in North Texas in 2024, we’re also excited for the home-grown [...] [Behind the scenes at Parkland Hospital kitchen, where up to 4,500 meals are prepared daily]( Adam Schloemer is Parkland’s new executive chef, whose mission is not only to nourish but to connect food with [...] [Inside North Texas’ first Nando’s Peri-Peri]( Go for the bone-in chicken. Stay for the mezcal slushy. CRIME [Fort Worth police officer arrested on DWI charge, department says]( Eduardo Gasca, who was off-duty at the time of the incident, was arrested by the Venus Police Department. [41-year-old man found dead in Pleasant Grove on Christmas Day, Dallas police say]( Officers were dispatched about 11:20 p.m. Monday for a welfare check in the 7800 block of Rayville Drive. [Man arrested in fatal Christmas morning shooting in Garland]( A man is facing a murder charge in the shooting death of a man found wounded on Christmas morning, Garland [...] SPORTS [Luka Doncic’s very merry Christmas: 50-point game, 10K milestone and Gabriela at home]( Mavericks star Luka Doncic's 50-point Christmas night explosion in Phoenix is part of a torrid December in [...] [Cowboys owner Jerry Jones comments on lack of holding calls for Micah Parsons]( The Cowboys star defender made his displeasure with the current state of NFL officiating known after Sunday’s [...] [Rangers sign RHP Diego Castillo, two others to minor league contracts]( Castillo, 29, has six seasons of major league experience and spent the past three years with the Seattle [...]     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