Trump In Town+ Dallas' Bed Bug Problem + GOP's Allen West Resigns

Rise and shine, Dallas!! Today is Saturday, June 5th.

We're expecting rain through Tuesday. Today's newsletter will bring you up to speed on the runoff that will elect a new Dallas City Council, and an off-duty officer injured in a hit-and-run crash. We'll also have a look at three free agents who could bolster the Cowboys' roster before camp — including a former Heisman winner.

Here's What's Making Headlines:

• Former President Donald Trump will address Dallas' CPAC in July

• Dallas Has An Undercover Problem: Bed Bugs

• Allen West resigns as Texas GOP Chairman, and suggests he might against Gov. Greg Abbott

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More from around town

• Be sure to vote in June 5 runoff election and other Dallas city news from CultureMap Dallas (Friday Jun 4)
• Off-Duty Officer Working Traffic Control in Dallas Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Friday Jun 4)
• 3 free agents who could bolster Cowboys’ roster before camp, including a former Heisman winner from The Dallas Morning News (Friday Jun 4)
• Dallas Police Searching For Package Thief Recorded On Video from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth (Friday Jun 4)
• Dallas Cowboys hope to turn a corner with Trevon Diggs, Kelvin Joseph from Dallas Cowboys Blog- ESPNESPN (Friday Jun 4)
• New Mural Project to Highlight Dallas' Influence on Blues Genre from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (Thursday Jun 3)
• Dallas County reports 4 coronavirus deaths, 141 new cases; Denton County adds 6 fatalities from The Dallas Morning News (Thursday Jun 3)

Other Events Around Town

• Traditional Summer School Monday, June 7 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Traditional Summer School Tuesday, June 8 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Traditional Summer School Wednesday, June 9 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Traditional Summer School Thursday, June 10 from 8:15 am to 1:15 pm Long Middle Dallas, TX 75287
• Administrative Buildings Closed Friday, June 11 Mitchell Dallas, TX 75287

CURRENT COVID-19 INFO

In County there are:

• 161 hospitalized
• 3.96 cases/100,000 people
• The infection rate is 0.82; infection rates above 1.0 mean infections are likely to increase.

This compares to statewide where there are

• 161 hospitalized
• 4.37 cases/100,000 people
• The statewide infection rate is 0.88

There have been 2,918,428 cases in since the beginning of the pandemic, of which 294,276 have been in County. Statewide we have lost 51,798 to the pandemic, of which 4,082 have been in County.

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