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Eye On Politics: Previewing Primaries For Dallas County Sheriff, Texas House District 2
TEXAS — The March 5th primary is around the corner, and early voting starts Tuesday, February 20.
On this week’s Eye On Politics, which is now on air and streaming at 7:30 Sunday morning, we profile two hotly contested primary contests: The Democratic primary for Dallas County Sheriff and the Republican primary for Texas House District 2 in Hunt, Hopkins, and Van Zandt counties.
In Dallas County, the incumbent Sheriff Marian Brown faces four challengers, including Lupe Valdez who was Dallas County Sheriff before Brown.
Three other Democrats are running including police training officer Sam Mohamad, security contractor Rodney Thomas, and former Dallas County Constable for Precinct 4, Roy Williams Jr.
CBS News Texas interviewed both Sheriff Brown and former Sheriff Valdez, the two frontrunners, about their contest.
Valdez said she entered the race after 30 current employees at the Dallas County jail reached out to her and urged her to run again.
Brown said she is running on her record of accomplishments.
They each explained why they believe Dallas County Democrats should vote for them.
Sheriff Brown said, “I think that they will see I have indeed been doing exactly what I told them. I told them they could trust me to be a good steward of their work and that’s what I’ve been doing, doing the work.”
Former Sheriff Valdez said, “Experience matters. Success matters. How you treat your employees matters.”
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary, Wally Garza and Matt Hogg.
Because Dallas County is majority Democratic, the winner of the Democratic primary will likely win this November.
In the race for Texas House District 2, it’s a rematch.
On Tuesday, Jill Dutton won the special election runoff for the House seat, beating fellow Republican Brent Money by just 111 votes, 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent.
They will complete the term vacated by Republican Bryan Slaton, who House members expelled after finding he got a 19-year-old intern drunk and had sex with her.
Money and Dutton will face off against each other again in the March 5th Republican primary.
CBS News Texas asked each of them how they intend to attract these voters.
Dutton said, “What they care about is border security and lowering property taxes and replacing the President that’s currently in the White House. They’re focused on those three things and that’s what we’ve been talking about.”
Money said, “Instead of a special election runoff in late January, we’re going to have President Donald Trump on the ballot. We’re going to have other local elections on the ballot. That will drive turnout.”
Democrat Kristen Washington is also running for this seat.
This is a Republican district, and so the winner of the Republican primary will also likely win in November.
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Dallas weather: Severe storms bring hail and tornado threats | See timing
DALLAS – Severe thunderstorms are forecast to return to North Texas late Tuesday, bringing threats of damaging hail, high winds and localized flooding. While the primary concerns are wind and hail, a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Tuesday Forecast
Dallas weather: Mar. 10 morning forecast
We have another chance of severe storms starting Tuesday afternoon. Meteorologist Ali Turiano has your forecast and everything you need to know ahead of the storms.
Scattered showers and storms are expected to develop as a dryline to the west moves into the region. Storm conditions are expected to intensify as the day progresses.
The greatest concerns remain damaging winds and large hail. The leading edge of the storm front will likely be the most intense, with the potential for straight-line winds and brief spin-up tornadoes.
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Dallas Storms: Timing and Impact
The highest potential for severe weather in the Metroplex is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., though lingering activity could continue until 2 a.m. Wednesday. Residents are advised to seek shelter immediately if a warning is issued for their area.
7-Day Forecast
A final round of storms is expected Wednesday, primarily between noon and 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. These storms carry a threat of half-dollar-sized hail and damaging winds.
Behind this system, North Texas will dry out and briefly cool off. Sunny skies return Thursday with a high in the mid-60s. Temperatures will then warm into the upper 70s on Friday before a sunny weekend with highs in the low 80s.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the National Weather Service and FOX 4 forecasters.
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Dallas weather: Storms return this week with large hail and tornado threat
DALLAS – North Texans will enjoy a brief break today before the next weather system arrives, bringing multiple rounds of storms. A warmup is on the way, with temperatures climbing back into the mid-80s by the weekend.
Monday Forecast
Following a few morning showers in the eastern counties, expect a warm and breezy Monday. High temperatures will climb into the low 80s under partly cloudy skies.
Tuesday Forecast
As an upper-level low-pressure system moves to the west, scattered storms will move into the region Tuesday afternoon. Some of these storms could become severe, with the primary threats being large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
Simultaneously, storms are expected to develop ahead of a dryline to the west. While the tornado threat remains low in this area, any storms that form could produce large hail and damaging wind gusts.
7-Day Forecast
Those overnight storms should push out to the east by Wednesday morning, but don’t put the umbrella away just yet. As the main weather system moves directly over us Wednesday afternoon, we’ll likely see another round of scattered storms that could still bring with some hail. Once everything finally clears out Wednesday evening, we can look forward to some drier, much more comfortable air moving back into the area.
Thursday will be noticeably cooler, with high temperatures settling in the mid-60s. However, sunshine and a quick warmup are expected by the weekend. Temperatures will rebound into the 80s on Friday and Saturday.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the National Weather Service and FOX 4 forecasters.
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