Obamacare Lives + Bojangles On the Way + Abbott's Abortion Law

Rise and shine, Dallas! It's Saturday, June 19th — otherwise known as Juneteenth!!

It's going to be hot and sticky through the weekend; look for plenty of sun with highs in the mid-90s and lows in the mid-70s. You can expect the possibility of rain on Monday evening.

Today's newsletter brings you up to speed on what's being called a "Texas Camo Alert," as well as mosquito spraying in the area to combat West Nile virus, and a road rage incident that turned into a murder charge.

Here's What's Making Headlines:

• A Texas-based lawsuit to overturn Obamacare fails at the Supreme Court
• The much-beloved Bojangles chain announces that it will open stores in Dallas soon
• Gov. Abbott signs a law saying that Texas will criminalize abortion if Roe V. Wade falls

More from around town

• What is a Texas Camo Alert? from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• Dallas County to Spray for Mosquitoes After Positive West Nile Virus Tests from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• Dallas, Fort Worth School Districts Start Summer Breaks from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• Man Charged With Murder in Road Rage Incident from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• 23-Year-Old Killed in Dallas Shooting on Thursday from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• 7-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed In Dallas, Woman Arrested from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth (Friday Jun 18)
• Film room: Why Dallas Cowboys LB Jabril Cox will become a starter by 2023 from The Dallas Morning News (Friday Jun 18)
• Dallas Police Special Operation to Target Road Rage Drivers from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Thursday Jun 17)

Other Events Around Town

• Traditional Summer School Monday, June 21 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Traditional Summer School Tuesday, June 22 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• School Board Meeting Tuesday, June 22 at 5:30 pm Mitchell 2700 W. 15th Street Plano TX 75075
• Traditional Summer School Wednesday, June 23 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Traditional Summer School Thursday, June 24 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287

CURRENT COVID-19 INFO

In County there are:

• 116 hospitalized
• 4 cases/100,000 people
• The infection rate is 1.05; infection rates above 1.0 mean infections are likely to increase.

This compares to statewide where there are

• 116 hospitalized
• 3.6 cases/100,000 people
• The statewide infection rate is 0.9

There have been 2,937,217 cases in since the beginning of the pandemic, of which 295,758 have been in County. Statewide we have lost 52,219 to the pandemic, of which 4,105 have been in County.

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