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Politics
3:00 pm
Wed December 11, 2013

Dallas City Council Approves More Restrictive Gas Drilling Ordinance

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Jim Schermbeck with Downwinders At Risk is pleased with the 1,500-foot restriction.
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The Dallas City Council passed a new, more restrictive gas drilling ordinance this afternoon. It includes a 1,500-foot setback from homes, businesses, schools and other so-called protected uses.

An 11th hour amendment was approved that requires a tougher two-thirds majority council vote to reduce the setback.

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Elections
2:19 pm
Wed December 11, 2013

Texas Primary Primer: For John Cornyn, A Stockman Surprise -- And How Other Races Are Shaping Up

Rep. Steve Stockman is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary.
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Tea party activists have been gunning for Sen. John Cornyn. But even they were surprised when Steve Stockman, a Republican Congressman from the Houston suburb of Friendswood, filed on the last possible day to run against Cornyn in the March Republican primary. 

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Weather
1:22 pm
Wed December 11, 2013

ICE BLOG: Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Closed Due To Falling Ice; Some Schools Closed; A Warmup Today

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As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dallas police were still shutting down the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge due to falling ice.
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A look at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge this morning from a web camera.
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A Fort Worth police helicopter surveyed traffic Tuesday morning at Interstates 30 and 35 in Fort Worth.
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Plows were out in force Sunday afternoon across North Texas. These plows were in Denton County.
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A blanket of fog covered downtown Dallas and the Pegasus Sunday morning..
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One of the heavy-duty motor graders that will be chewing up the ice on North Texas freeways.
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Midday Saturday, Fort Worth police captured this view of traffic along Interstate 35 in Fort Worth.
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The Fort Worth Police Department’s Air 1 helicopter captured this view of the Interstate 30 Mixmaster in Fort Worth from Friday afternoon.
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A picture-postcard scene from Flag Pole Hill in Dallas.
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The ice, sleet and snow aren't a problem for kids at Flag Pole Hill in Dallas.
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The scene at a sleet-covered Flag Pole Hill in Dallas.
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Two trees couldn't withstand the storm in this backyard near Lower Greenville in Dallas. They tore apart a fence and damaged a roof and tore down a power line.
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In Richardson, a massive tree in Richardson Heights was downed by the weather.
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This tree in Garland didn't survive the ice storm.
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"There's no place like gnome," says Carleen Michener of Denton.
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Geoff Barry decided to brave the "treacherous, icy waters" in this backyard in Carrollton..
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In Richardson, an icy street made for good downhill sledding along Downing Drive in Richardson Heights.
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Xander Kisselburg, 5 years old, is enjoying the blast of winter in White Settlement.
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In Richardson, walking on an ice-covered grassy area didn't prove to be too challenging.
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Roxy the dog took a chilly stroll around University Park this morning.
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It's difficult for branches and trees to support the ice and sleet that's fallen across North Texas. This tree in East Dallas is among the victims.
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It's not a good day to take a dip in the pool. This picture was taken in Grapevine.
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Most of Dallas-Fort Worth is covered with ice and sleet. Here's the scene in the M streets in Dallas.
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Ice and sleet have covered trees and branches across North Texas. Ice is covering power lines, too. This picture is from the M streets in Dallas.
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The scene from Plano this morning -- Collin County has received more ice and reported more power outages than other areas.
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A truck moved along Mockingbird Lane in East Dallas this morning.
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A quarter inch to inch of ice and sleet fell in Dallas. More fell in cities north of Dallas and Fort Worth. This is the scene in the M streets.
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The scene from the M streets in Dallas.
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A downed tree in East Dallas.
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Ice is coating branches and trees across North Texas. This picture is from East Dallas.
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The scene from White Settlement.
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A car covered with ice and sleet in White Settlement.
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The view from the Denton County courthouse.
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A wintry scene from north Oak Cliff.
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An ice-covered magnolia tree in north Oak Cliff.
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Santa is lonely along Industrial Street in Denton.
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A look at the storm from Far North Dallas.
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There's ice and sleet in Far North Dallas.
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Branches on this tree in Garland is covered with ice.
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In Garland, the winter storm painted this tree in ice.
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"When life gives you snow, make snow cones!" said Carleen Michener of Denton.
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An icy hubcap.
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As the temperatures rise, the ice from last week's winter storm is melting -- but not everywhere. We'll be updating this post.

Update, 2:07 p.m. Wednesday: Dallas police just issued a news release about the falling ice at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. As of 12:30 p.m., ice was still falling from the bridge. There have been no reports of injuries or vehicle damage from the falling ice.

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World News
12:12 pm
Wed December 11, 2013

Nelson Mandela Made 'This World A Better Place,' Dallas' Helen Giddings Says

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Nelson Mandela died Thursday. He was 95.
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Update, 12:09 p.m. Wednesday: President Obama eulogized Nelson Mandela Tuesday at his memorial service in Johannesburg.

Helen Giddings, a state representative from Dallas, met with Mandela half a dozen times on her many trips to South Africa. Giddings is South Africa’s Honorary Consul to Texas.

She wasn’t able to get to Johannesburg in time for the service, but she talked with KERA about Mandela’s leadership and capacity for love.

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The High Five
7:20 am
Wed December 11, 2013

Celebrities Flock To Fair Park For Chanel's 'High-End Hoedown'

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Chanel’s exclusive Metiers d’Art fashion show took over Fair Park Tuesday.
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Five stories that have North Texas talking: Chanel invades Dallas; the top 10 dogs of the Icepocalypse; a lawsuit about an expensive piece of art, and more.

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Education
6:34 pm
Tue December 10, 2013

'The World Is Changing:' School Choices Are Growing In North Texas

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The Singhs visited Fort Worth's school choice expo in search of the right school for their 4- year-old daughter.
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15 year-old Isaiah Thompson is happy to be part of Eastern Hill's fire science program. The sophomore wants to be a firefighter.
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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Walter Dansby says the district is adding career and college options because times demand it.
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Fort Worth ISD's recent school choice expo drew hundreds of students and parents interested in school options.
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With a surge of charter schools and the continued appeal of private schools, the Fort Worth ISD is meeting the competition head on. For the past few years, the school district has been adding academic specialties at nearly every campus. It’s called the Gold Seal Programs of Choice.

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Weather
11:50 am
Tue December 10, 2013

'Moguls For Cars:' What’s This Cobblestone Ice That’s Covering North Texas Roads?

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Cobblestone ice has made travel downright dangerous. Over the weekend, Ross Hailey of the Star-Telegram captured this truck driving over cobblestone ice in Haltom City.
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The ice storm that’s blanketed North Texas streets and highways has spawned a new name: cobblestone ice.

Cobblestone ice – sounds poetic, doesn’t it?

Not if you’ve had to drive through it.

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Arts
11:48 am
Tue December 10, 2013

Review: Dallas Theater Center Presents New Version Of A Christmas Carol

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Alex Organ on the banjo as young Scrooge, Sonny Franks on the mandolin as Mr. Fezziwig, and Liz Mikel as Mrs. Fezziwig.
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For the first time in seven years — and the first time ever at the Wyly Theatre — the Dallas Theater Center is presenting a new version of A Christmas Carol. Artistic director Kevin Moriarty’s stage adaptation stresses musical life – and the harsh economic forces at work in Charles Dickens’ story.

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Arts
11:13 am
Tue December 10, 2013

A Fight Over A Rothko Painting Heads To Federal Court In Dallas

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A few Mark Rothko paintings on display at the National Gallery of Art. These paintings are not involved in the Dallas lawsuit.
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A trial was scheduled to start today in federal court involving a lengthy fight between Marguerite Hoffman, a prominent Dallas art collector, and David Martinez, a Mexican financier who bought a piece of art from her.

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The High Five
7:24 am
Tue December 10, 2013

Bienvenue Chanel! French Fashion House Is Taking Over Fair Park

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Chanel presents a big runway show tonight -- in Dallas' Fair Park.
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Five stories that have North Texas talking: Chanel presents a big runway show in Dallas; a Rockwall harmonica player is featured in one of the country’s most popular songs; Klyde Warren Park becomes a skating rink, and more:

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