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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says after sending multiple letters to the Postal Service expressing concerns over trucks without air conditioning, the agency sent her office a response indicating it will replace some old trucks, many of them in Texas. The move comes after a Dallas mail carrier died this summer while working in extreme heat.

If the U.S. government shuts down Oct. 1, increased demand for food could stretch the already thin resources at North Texas food banks.

The district is one of the few that does not assign cases randomly.

Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.