Why Was A Fort Worth Gunman Stoned To Death By An Angry Crowd?

Rise and shine, Dallas! It's Tuesday, July 27.

Today's Headlines: A house explodes to smithereens in Plano, the Big 12 loses UT and Oklahoma and a shooter gets stoned to death by an angry crowd. I'm no expert on the paranormal, but this is starting to look more and more like your typical zombie apocalypse.

All that, plus how the Dems are flailing and failing in DC, but that doesn't mean they're not doing damage to the GOP's plans in Texas.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 100 Low: 81.

Among the top stories in DFW today:

1. Without question, these are the best things to do in Dallas this week. (Central Track)
2. Get this: A shooting suspect was stoned to death after opening fire in a crowd. (Dallas Patch)
3. The Dems in DC refuse to go down without taking a few Republicans with them — and highest on their list is Gov. Greg Abbott. (Dallas Patch)
4. Despite many warnings to get vaccinated, local COVID-19 hospitalizations doubled over the last week. (FOX 4 Dallas)
5. And just in time to keep the West Nile mosquitos and COVID numbers in check, a new health malady has hit Dallas. This time it's a fungus invading hospitals. (CultureMap Dallas)(mysweetcharity.com)
6. Quick Trivia Question: Did you know that America's second licensed radio station was in Dallas a hundred years ago? (Dallas Patch)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Dallas Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at kevin.phinney@patch.com.