ICYMI: Here Are Dallas's Top Stories From May 8-15, 2021

DALLAS, TX — It's been a week where the news has been all over the place, from new CDC guidelines about who should wear a mask and where to what happens if you show up for duty as a Dallas cop with corn rows in your hair.

You may want a second cup of coffee for this week's top stories:

• Find out what Texas legislators think is important (and what isn't) in teaching American History to school kids. The answers may surprise you.

• To paraphrase Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid series, the new catchphrase is "Masks on, masks off." Where do the new CDC guidelines leave Texans in their search for the New Normal?

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• And, pardon us, but how do corn rows affect job performance on the Dallas Police Force? Read about how one officer nearly lost his job when his 'do nearly became his undoing.

• Under fire much? Yes, the National Rifle Association has had its share of drama lately, but a ruling by a Dallas judge last week may have mortally wounded the organization. Find out how.

• Let's Meat Up!! State lawmakers want to make sure you don't ever mistake plant-based food for the good ol' Texas traditions of steak, chops and chicken. Here's how they plan to ban "meat" and "beef" from packages without former animals inside.

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