Dallas, TX
Nikki Haley tells Dallas crowd she’s Republicans’ best hope in November
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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, in Dallas for a political rally, said Thursday that she was the last hope Republicans had of beating President Joe Biden in the November election.
“Republicans have lost the last seven out of eight popular votes. That’s nothing to be proud of,” Haley told a large crowd at Gilley’s Dallas. “The only way we’re going to win the majority of Americans is to have a new, generational conservative leader.”
Haley criticized Donald Trump as too risky to be the GOP presidential nominee, saying “chaos follows him” and that polls show he could lose to Biden.
“If anybody wants to get something done, you first have to win,” she said.
“The people of Texas have a choice to make,” Haley added. “Do we want more of the same, or do we want to go in another direction? More of the same is not just Joe Biden. More of the same is Donald Trump.”
Haley is the last major candidate contesting Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, but the path ahead is difficult. Trump has easily won every GOP presidential contest to this point. A new Winthrop University poll has Trump leading Haley by 36 percentage points in South Carolina, where she was once governor, heading toward that state’s Feb. 24 primary.
The March 5 Texas primary is just as daunting. A University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll released last month has Trump with a 61 percentage point lead over Haley.
Haley was positive about her predicament, saying she’s done better than the other candidates in the race.
“I just got one more fella I got to catch up to,” she said.
During her speech, Haley said she would restore the middle class, help small businesses, improve health care for veterans and export as much “liquefied gas as we possibly can” to boost the energy sector.
She also called for congressional term limits, the elimination of earmarks, and putting an additional 25,000 federal agents along the southern border with Mexico.
“Instead of catch and release, we’ll go to catch and deport,” she said.
Haley also called for mental competency tests for officials over the age of 75.
“We have people who are 75 who can run circles around us,” she said. “And then we know Joe Biden.”
Haley’s Dallas trip included a fundraiser hosted by real estate developer Harlan Crow, oil and gas producer Ray Lee Hunt and billionaire Trevor Rees-Jones.
Texas Democrats criticized Haley’s fundraiser with Crow.
“In her race towards the bottom with Donald Trump, Haley is fundraising in secret with Harlan Crow – who showered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with millions of dollars worth of gifts – while trying to spin her extreme anti-abortion record, her ties to notorious election deniers, and her support of gutting Social Security and Medicare,” Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said in a statement.
Organizers said nearly 1,000 people attended the rally, where supporters said it was important that Haley remain in the race.
“She’s smart, she’s got common sense and she can lead the nation,” said Diane Lagow, a retiree from Dallas. “She needs to keep speaking positively and don’t let Trump rattle her.”
Lagow’s husband, welder Charles Lagow, said Haley had integrity.
“She needs to keep doing what she’s doing,” he said. “She’s standing for what she believes in, and she conveys that when she talks.”
Douglas Duncan, a 63-year-old Dallasite who works in information technology, said Haley is the best GOP candidate since Ronald Reagan.
“She needs to beat expectations each time until people realize she’s an alternative to Trump,” he said.
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Duncan, a Republican, said Haley was a long shot in Texas.
Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and numerous other elected officials have endorsed Trump.
“I hope she does well, but Trump has this state pretty locked up,” he said.
Philip Huber, a retired physician who lives in Dallas, said he’s an independent voter who supports abortion rights and a ban on military-style weapons for those not in the military.
“It’s hard,” he said when asked what kind of candidate he would support. “I think she would permit pro-choice and I hope that will be a referendum in Texas.”
Haley has called for a “consensus” on the abortion issue. She also said she would support federal restrictions on abortion.
Haley’s speech was interrupted numerous times by protesters against the Israeli-Hamas War.
“You’ve got to give them an A for spirit,” Haley said of the people trying to disrupt her rally. “I’ll give them that.”
Haley’s Texas swing included a visit to the Houston Chronicle’s editorial board. On Friday, she’s scheduled to have a meet-and-greet in San Antonio.
In Dallas, Haley was introduced by former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price.
“We need a strong conservative whose principles stay with her,” Price said. “Nikki can relate to each and every one of you. She has a wonderful American story.”
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FC Dallas wraps up the first portion of the regular season tonight when they take on the Colorado Rapids.
Lineups are in from both sides. Let’s dive into what Eric Quill’s starting group looks like, who is on the bench, and who we believe will see minutes later on in this one.
What Changed From Last Match
With no Petar Musa (and Deedson), who is away preparing for next month’s World Cup, we get to see Logan Farrington return to the lineup. He’ll have Santiago Moreno and Joaquin Valiente with him in the attack.
Ran Binyamin also returns to the lineup after being on the bench last weekend in San Jose.
The defense sees the biggest shift, with Osaze Urhoghide out with an injury this weekend (more of a precaution than anything else I’m told). The defense will be lead by veterans Shaq Moore, Sebastien Ibeagha and Herman Johansson.
FC Dallas Lineup Notes:
Formation: 3-4-3
FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids
Starting XI
Bench
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Who should come off the bench?
Given the way Quill has rotated players in and out lately, it is fair to say we’ll see Cappis and Sarver off the bench. Outside of those two, we could get either Louis or Simmonds if there is another attacking need late in the match. But if he needs to go defense, don’t sleep on either Nolan Norris or Lalas Abubakar get some minutes here.
Key Question Heading Into Kickoff
Can FC Dallas wrap up this portion of the schedule on a positive note?
Dallas has been very good in their last two road games, winning in places that they hadn’t won at in over a decade or two. Colorado is no different, as they’ve struggled to pick up results here over the years. With nearly two months off coming up after this one, getting this portion of the season under their belts with a positive result is a must. Dallas needs to come out with energy early, and work those transition moments late in the match when the Rapids have tired legs to finish this one out.
Suspended: none
International duty: Petar Musa, Deedson
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin (knee)
Out: Anderson Julio (Lower leg), Bernard Kamungo (lower leg)
Questionable: none
On Loan: Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Mamelodi Sundowns FC), Enes Sali (Al-Riyadh), Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
Colorado Lineup:
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
How to watch
📅 Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
⚽️ Kickoff: 8:30 PM
🏟 Venue: Dicks Sporting Goods Park
📺 Streaming: MLS Season Pass
💬 Gameday Social: #FCDvCOL
☀️ Weather: 67, sunny
Waymo has suspended driverless car services in Dallas and other major Texas cities, and in Atlanta, after one of its vehicles was stranded by flooding during heavy rains that will likely also hinder travel in a large swath of the U.S over the holiday weekend.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and gusty winds were possible Friday, May 22 in Texas and other parts of the Southern and Central Plains, the National Weather Service said.
Forecasters warned of possible flash flooding along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Saturday, when rain and thunderstorms were expected across much of the central and eastern U.S.
The Waymo vehicle got stuck during a downpour in Atlanta on Wednesday that flooded streets and even part of a downtown highway. The vehicle was not occupied and was later recovered, the company said in a statement. At least one other Waymo vehicle was waylaid during the storm.
Waymo serves only the city of Atlanta in Georgia, and services Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio in Texas.
The company paused service in Texas “out of an abundance of caution for the forecasted severe weather,” the statement said.
A young mother is dead and her husband remains hospitalized after Dallas police said the couple was hit and killed by a wrong-way driver along US-75 early Monday.
“She’s been that person connecting everybody. She can get this whole group together,” said Samantha Cosio.
Amanda Martinez, Evelyn Duarte and Samantha Cosio said 30-year-old Ruby Gonzalez was the glue of their friend group.
“Ruby had this energy where we just all gravitated towards her,” said Cosio.
They say it’s hard to comprehend that someone who loved life is suddenly gone.
“It’s just a nightmare,” said Evelyn Duarte.
Dallas police said Gonzalez and her husband were driving in the southbound lanes of North Central Expressway near Royal Lane, when they were hit head on by a wrong-way driver just after one a.m. Monday.
The wrong-way driver and Gonzalez were killed.
Friends say her husband, Kevin, remains in critical condition in the ICU.
Her parents have taken over caring for their three children.
“She was always with her children. She lived for them, and now I’m so, so worried about them. I’m praying so hard that Kevin will make it and he’ll be ok, but they’ll never have what they had with Ruby being gone,” said Amanda Martinez.
The couple’s youngest is just two months old.
“He’ll never get to know how beautiful and how much of a light that she was,” she said.
Friends have started an online fundraiser for the family. They say Gonzalez gave them each other.
Now they’re stepping in to fill the gaping hole she leaves behind, while trying to live life a little more like Ruby.
“She taught me how to live and you know, take the trip, wear the dress, put the heels on, you know, enjoy your life while you can, take the pictures now,” said Martinez.
Police say the wrong-way driver died at the scene. The medical examiner identified him as 23-year-old Christopher Ourfalian.
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