SCOTUS allows Texas abortion restrictions to stand, family violence and child abuse cases among DPD deleted files: Your Thursday morning roundup

Also, Sunday morning beer and wine sales ban ends in Texas in time for Labor Day weekend  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 09/02/2021 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Sunny and hot. High of 99. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Divided Supreme Court leaves Texas law that bans most abortions in place]( [Democrats sue to keep Abbott, Republicans from redistricting in special session this year]( [Texas retailers tell Dallas Fed they’re worried about absenteeism, supply chain]( [Dallas police shoot at man who was seen spraying lighter fluid on DART employees’ cars]( [Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color]( [Central Texas school district closes after two teachers die from COVID-19]( [Sunday morning beer and wine sales ban ends in Texas in time for Labor Day weekend]( [Get involved with these D-FW volunteer opportunities]( [10 ways to get discounted, cheap tickets to the State Fair of Texas in 2021]( [Although August cooler this year, temperatures have risen over the decades in Dallas](  Dallas police investigated a former IT employee, who has not been named outside internal city documents, for a possible charge of tampering with government records in connection with the evidence loss and decided his action was not criminal, according to records obtained by The Dallas Morning News. (DMN File) COURTS [Family violence, child abuse cases among files of deleted Dallas police evidence, DPD says]( Family violence and child abuse cases [are among the Dallas police files erroneously deleted in the city’s massive loss of Dallas police evidence]( police executive assistant chief Albert Martinez told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday. Martinez said the files were among those being moved in a data transfer in April when a now-fired city employee failed to follow procedures and deleted evidence. But Martinez said the department is "highly confident" that it has backup records of the deleted evidence in filed criminal cases. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021