🌱 Pegasus Park Could Become Federal Hub + Dallas Fights Fentanyl

Morning, friends! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Patch newsletter — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

But first, today's weather:

An afternoon t-storm or two. High: 69 Low: 57.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Dallas:

1. Police detectives have a 22-year-old man in custody who they believe was connected to a deadly overnight shooting that happened on Sunday in northern Dallas. Officials said they responded to the call around 1:30 a.m. in the 10000 block of Steppington Drive, near Highway 75 and Riverfall Drive. Authorities said Taven McGee was identified during the investigation and was subsequently found near the scene and arrested. (WFAA.com)
2. Dallas' biotech hub, Pegasus Park, could house a headquarters site for the federal government’s new biomedical research agency after a coalition of Texas cities, including Austin and San Antonio, joined forces to apply for the massive project. “It’s a place that’s a neutral convener of various universities, investor capital, intellectual capital. It’s the place where action is taking place in biotech across the country right now in competition with the West Coast and East Coast,” said Tom Luce, CEO of biotech initiatives at Lyda Hill Philanthropies. The competition for the $2.5B Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health hub is expected to see bids by biotech hotspots like Silicon Valley and North Carolina’s Research Triangle. (Dallas Morning News - Subscription)
3. Saturday marked the city's first bilingual fentanyl forum, called 'Dallas Fights Fentanyl,' at Townview Center. The Drug Enforcement Agency revealed that 11.4 million fentanyl pills were seized in the city last year. They also wanted the public to know that they’ve seen a shift from prescriptions like Xanax and Percocet being laced with fentanyl, to strictly fentanyl multi-colored pills. (KDFW)

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Today in Dallas:

• Into The Woods At Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Planning and Urban Design Department wants to hear from you tonight regarding Forward Dallas, the plan that establishes guidelines for how public and private land should be used and what the city should look like. (City of Dallas - City Hall via Facebook)
• Dallas ISD is holding another 2023-24 budget meeting at Hillcrest High School tonight at 6:00 p.m. This is your next-to-last opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions about the proposed budget. (Dallas ISD via Twitter)
• For those who were planning to attend rapper Drake's performance on Jun. 24 at the American Airlines Center, please note the event has been rescheduled. The concert will now happen on Sep. 14 and 15 and all previously purchased tickets will be honored. (American Airlines Center via Twitter)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.