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  Defense Calling Familiar Plays in Mesquite Cop Retrial

  July 18 at 4 a.m.

  The script, if you've been around cop trials in Dallas or anywhere else over the last several years, is easy to follow. Derick Wiley, the former Mesquite Police Department officer on trial for aggravated assault by a public servant, shot Lyndo Jones twice in the back as Jones ran away...

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  Dallas County Prosecutors Launch Redo of Mesquite Cop Who Shot Lyndo Jones in the Back

  July 16 at 4 a.m.

  For the second time, the Dallas County District Attorney's Office is trying to send former Mesquite police officer Derick Wiley to prison for shooting Lyndo Jones in the back. Wiley is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant, a first-degree felony. Wiley shot Jones after responding to a call...

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  Census Citizenship Question Is Dead, Again, for Real This Time

  July 12 at 4 a.m.

  Although a proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census appears dead for good and all, the long legal battle over it may have done lasting damage in Texas, the head of a nonpartisan think tank said Thursday. While she welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration was backing away...

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  Census Citizenship Question Is Dead, Saving Texas Millions

  July 3 at 4 a.m.

  Barring something truly unforeseen, Texas is officially out of the woods when it comes to a potential citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census. In an email sent to opposing counsel in the ongoing legal fight over the question, lawyers for the Department of Justice said Tuesday that the "decision...

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  Cowboys Fans Hold Your Breath. Ezekiel Elliott Is Meeting With Roger Goodell Today.

  July 2 at 4 a.m.

  There's a chance, somewhere between a small- and a medium-sized one, that Tuesday ends up being one of the defining days of the Cowboys' 2019 season. According to reports from the Cowboys beat reporters at ESPN and The Dallas Morning News, star running back Ezekiel Elliott is meeting with NFL...

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  In Campaign Finance Flap, Ted Cruz’s Lawyers Compare Him to Rosa Parks

  July 2 at 4 a.m.

  It took a little digging through federal court documents and a helpful tweet pointing us in the right direction, but the Observer had the distinct pleasure of witnessing the origin story of Texas' newest civil rights icon Monday. Turns out, he's been sitting right in front of us the whole time...