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• Plans Moving Forward On Redevelopment Of Fort Worth Stockyards

  09-08-2018 23:32
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Stockyards is undergoing a major renovation – transforming 200,000 square feet of horse and mule barns into restaurant, retail and entertainment space.
  It’s the first part of a multi-phase project.
  Developer Craig Cavileer said it was important to keep the original flavor.
  “People come here to see the authentic west and American cowboy and the longhorns,” said Cavileer.
  Bethan and Ben Jeffries, visiting from Wales, made their
  
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• As Season Peaks NOAA Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Forecast

  09-08-2018 23:21
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says more storms are still expected to develop in the Atlantic Ocean this Hurricane Season, there won’t be nearly as many as previously thought. In fact, there may be less hurricanes than normal.
  “Seasonal forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center have increased the likelihood of a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season to 60 % – up from 25 % in May,” NOAA officials
  
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• State-Of-The-Art Emergency Room Unveiled At Dallas VA Medical Center

  09-08-2018 22:52
  DALLAS (CBSDFW) – Emergency medical care for military veterans in North Texas is getting a major upgrade.
  On Thursday Veteran’s Affairs leaders, along with community members, and Congress woman Eddie Bernice Johnson unveiled a brand new state-of-the art emergency room at the VA North Texas off of Lancaster Road in South Dallas.
  Director of VA North Texas System, Dr. Stephen Holt said the upgrade was much needed since they were previously using a much smaller cramped ER that was
  
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• DPS Unveils Plan to Cut Waits at Driver's License Offices

  09-08-2018 21:48
  
  The Texas Department of Public safety wants to cut down lines at driver's license offices. Starting Thursday, more personnel will be added to the most crowded offices.Photo Credit: Telemundo 39
  
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• Pence Outlines Plan For New Space Force By 2020

  09-08-2018 21:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with growing competition and threats from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday said it will create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military service by 2020.
  Vice President Mike Pence told a Pentagon audience that the plan fulfills President Donald Trump’s vow to ensure America’s dominance in space — a domain that was once peaceful and uncontested that has now become crowded and adversarial.
  “Now the time has come to write t
  
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• Feds Raid San Antonio Dog-Handling School For Veterans

  09-08-2018 20:58
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal authorities have raided a San Antonio school that trains veterans on dog-handling.
  Councilman Manny Pelaez tells the San Antonio Express-News that the Wednesday raid of Universal K9 was part of “an ongoing FBI investigation into fraud allegations of a business operator.”
  Pelaez later said the IRS and FBI shut down an operation that was “preying on veterans and not doing right by dogs.”
  Animal Care Services removed 26 dogs during the raid.
  
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• DPS Unveils Plan to Cut Wait Times at Drivers License Offices

  09-08-2018 20:41
  
  The Texas Department of Public safety wants to cut down lines at driver license offices. Starting Thursday, more personnel will be added to the most crowded offices.Photo Credit: Telemundo 39
  
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• Judge Gives 2 Life Sentences To Fort Worth Child Kidnapper & Rapist

  09-08-2018 20:30
  TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas man arrested for the sexual assault of a child last year has been convicted and sentenced to two life sentences, plus 20 years.
  Crispin Suarez-Garcia was given the sentence after pleading guilty to Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 14 and Indecency with a Child for the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12 year old Fort Worth girl.
  The girl’s parents reported her missing after she didn’t retur
  
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• Caraway Resignation Letter: 'I Betrayed the Public's Trust'

  09-08-2018 20:23
  
  Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway resigns after admitting to taking $450,000 in bribes.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Warm and Muggy With Storm Chances

  09-08-2018 19:56
  
  Through the day scattered storms will be around.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Texas Cattle Groups Dispute Over Tick Treatment Ban

  09-08-2018 19:55
  WACO (AP) — Texas ranchers and several government agencies say a recent decision to ban a tool to treat a deadly tick could put cattle at risk.
  The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller last month halted the use of 15 cattle fever tick spray boxes in South Texas for lacking ventilation. The boxes spray livestock with a chemical to eliminate ticks that spread bovine babesiosis.
  The Texas Animal Health Commission says the disease kills 90 percent of the a
  
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• Dwaine Caraway Resigns, Enters Guilty Plea on Bribery Charge

  09-08-2018 19:55
  
  Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, the second most powerful official at city hall, is headed to federal prison after admitting to receiving nearly $500,000 in bribes in kickbacks tied to the Dallas County...Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• J.C. Penney To Open 500 Baby Shops Amid Babies R Us Demise

  09-08-2018 19:38
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — J.C. Penney is expanding the baby products it sells at stores beyond clothing as the retailer joins the many other chains trying to claim some of the Babies R Us sales up for grabs.
  Shoppers walk past signage for a JC Penney department store. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  The Plano-based chain is opening baby shops in 500 stores that are near now-shuttered Babies R Us locations, now that Babies R Us owner Toys R Us has liquidated. Starting Aug. 30, J.C. Pen
  
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• Sarah’s Weekend Picks Aug. 9-12

  09-08-2018 19:04
  
  GuideLive Entertainment Editor Sarah Blaskovich is here to tell us all there is to do this weekend, including tax-free weekend, a Miranda Lambert concert and the grand opening at Texas Live! Near Globe...
  
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• Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Cashed Checks At Liquor Store And Pawn Shop To Hide Payments

  09-08-2018 19:02
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Five days after Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway voted in favor of putting cameras on school buses, he was at a liquor store cashing a check for $5,000.
  That was back in May of 2012.
  Since then, Caraway has amassed cash, gifts, paid travel, real estate consultancy and money to his campaign, according to court documents.
  “This case,” U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox explained on Thursday morning, “and the guilty pleas in this case, reflect harmful
  
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• Caraway Resigns After Pleading Guilty To Corruption Charges

  09-08-2018 18:59
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges Thursday, and resigned from his position effective immediately. The former city leader now faces up to seven years in federal prison for wire fraud and tax evasion.
  “Caraway entered a plea of guilty to two charges — one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of tax evasion,” said U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox during a news conference o
  
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• Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway Pleads Guilty to Charges

  09-08-2018 18:38
  
  Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges following the Dallas County Schools scandal, online court records show. Caraway is the second highest ranking official in the city...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• JJT: Cowboys Expect These Rookies to Impact 2018

  09-08-2018 18:30
  
  Leighton Vander Esch, the Cowboys, first-round draft pick, will be one of several rookies making his debut Thursday night when the Cowboys open up the preseason against the San Francisco 49ers.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Dallas ISD Holds Practice Runs for Bus Drivers

  09-08-2018 18:16
  
  Kids and parents aren't the only ones who are busy getting ready for the first day of school. In Dallas, bus drivers are as well. With former school bus agency Dallas County Schools now defunct, it's Dallas...
  
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• Grand Opening of Texas Live! Set for Thursday Night

  09-08-2018 18:09
  
  Texas Live!, a $250 million dining and entertainment event center, will celebrate its Grand Opening Thursday in Arlington’s Entertainment District.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• David Medina, Most Wanted Sex Offender In Texas, Has Ties In Chicago, Authorities Say

  09-08-2018 17:47
  CHICAGO (CBSDFW) — A convicted child molester from Texas, who is on that state’s 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, could be in the Chicago area. A warrant for David Sauceda Medina, 62, was issued in Bell County, Texas in January.
  Medina is accused of having indecent sexual contact with a child. Police in Austin want him arrested after he failed to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
  Medina, authorities say has unspecified ties to the Chicago area. according
  
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• Video Shows Passing Car Sideswipe Nevada Highway Patrol Vehicle

  09-08-2018 17:41
  LAS VEGAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A trooper with the Nevada Highway Patrol got a scare on Monday when his vehicle, parked along the side of the freeway for a traffic stop, was sideswiped by a passing motorist. It happened at about 5:00 p.m. along northbound Highway 95 near the Summerlin Parkway ramp.
  The patrol vehicle’s lights were on and the trooper was inside of the car when the incident took place. He had just stopped a driver and was getting out of his vehicle when an orange Chevrolet Co
  
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• Crocs To Close Remaining Manufacturing Facilities; Executive To Resign

  09-08-2018 16:09
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – Crocs Inc. said that it’s closing all of its manufacturing facilities, and announced that its chief financial officer will resign.
  The Colorado-based company noted in a press release Tuesday that a facility in Mexico will shutter and there are plans to close one in Italy. Officials with Crocs say the company is making the moves in order “to simplify the business and improve profitability.” It’s unclear what the future of prod
  
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• Ford Celebrates Production Of 10 Million Mustang Sports Cars

  09-08-2018 15:35
  FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) – Ford Motor Co. marked production of the 10 millionth Mustang with celebrations Wednesday at the automaker’s headquarters and at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant where the iconic sports car is made.
  A parade of Mustangs from 1964 to the present day rolled into the parking lot at the Dearborn headquarters before making the 30-minute drive — complete with police escort — to the Flat Rock complex. There, the cars were organized into a configuration that sp
  
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• New ‘Popular Film’ Oscar Category Met With Much Backlash

  09-08-2018 15:22
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Big changes are coming to the Academy Awards, including the addition of a popular film award category and the promise of a shorter ceremony in an effort to combat declining viewership and criticisms that the awards are out of touch with the mainstream. But the Wednesday morning announcement was also met with immediate backlash online, raising questions about what the new category would mean for a film like “Black Panther,” a global blockbuster which has also
  
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• Grand Opening Festivities Underway At Texas Live! In Arlington

  09-08-2018 15:22
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The new entertainment district in the city of Arlington officially opens for business today. Texas Live! features food, entertainment and a new concert venue.
  Texas Live! is in the Arlington Entertainment District, set between the home of the Texas Rangers, Globe Life Park in Arlington, and the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium.
  “This is the culmination of more than four years of hard work by staff from the Texas Range
  
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• 2 Firefighters, Police Officer Hurt Battling Fire in Frisco

  09-08-2018 14:37
  
  Two firefighters and one police officer were injured after a house caught fire in Frisco early Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 3 First Responders Injured Battling Frisco House Fire

  09-08-2018 13:49
  FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – Lightning may be to blame for a house fire in Frisco early Thursday morning that left three first responders with minor injuries. The incident happened at around 4:10 a.m. in the 12000 block of Burnt Prairie Lane, not far from Panther Creek Parkway.
  A passing police officer spotted smoke and flames shooting from the roof of the house and notified dispatchers, who then called firefighters to the scene. When crews arrived at the two-story home, they began an &ldquo
  
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• 2 Years in, Is IKEA's Furniture Recall Working?

  09-08-2018 13:47
  
  Two years after the largest product recall in history, is the IKEA furniture recall working?Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Tarrant Co. Families Get Free School Supplies

  09-08-2018 13:45
  
  The volunteer-driven event offers resources to low-income families in the 20 school districts in Tarrant County.Photo Credit: nbc 5
  
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• Tribune Calls Off $3.9B Buyout By Sinclair

  09-08-2018 13:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tribune is withdrawing from its $3.9 billion buyout by Sinclair and it’s filing a lawsuit against it, citing breach of contract.
  Tribune Media Co. would be on the hook for a $135 million breakup fee, according to the agreement reached last year.
  The headquarters of the Sinclair Broadcast Group is shown in Hunt Valley, Maryland. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. had offered to buy the Chicago company’s 42 TV stations and had agreed
  
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• For Now, Army Suspends Discharges Of Immigrant Recruits

  09-08-2018 13:09
  ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) – The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship — at least temporarily.
  A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of men and women who enlisted in the special immigrant program, effective immediately.
  It was not clear how many recruits were impacted by the action, and the Pentagon did not immediately
  
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• Clear the Shelters: Find a Participating Shelter Near You

  09-08-2018 09:10
  
  NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo are teaming up Aug. 18, 2018 to host the fourth annual Clear the Shelters event, a nationwide pet adoption initiative that aims to find loving homes for animals...This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Increasing Rain Chances

  09-08-2018 09:10
  
  Rain chances go up and temperatures go down.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trailer Full of Equipment Stolen From Peewee Football Team

  09-08-2018 05:53
  
  With football season just around the corner, a Mesquite pee wee football program is asking everyone to keep their eyes peeled for a stolen trailer filled with thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Cowboys Kickoff Preseason Thursday in San Francisco

  09-08-2018 05:49
  
  The Dallas Cowboys play their first preseason game Thursday in San Francisco against the 49ers. NBC 5's Paul Jones is live from a the Bay Area with a preview of the game. DallasCowboys.com and...Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Foreign-Born Doctors Have A Big Impact On U.S. Health Care

  09-08-2018 05:41
  
  In a nation dealing with a current doctor shortage, foreign-born doctors are filling a big gap. Experts say anything to dissuade international doctors from coming to the United States would be devastating to the...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Police Release Sketch of Man After Sexual Assault

  09-08-2018 05:24
  
  Police need the public's help with identifying a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside of a Dallas nightclub restroom.Photo Credit: Dallas Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Stockyards Redevelopment Plans Revealed After Years of Planning

  09-08-2018 05:22
  
  The Fort Worth Stockyards are at the heart of Cowtown history. It's a tradition people treasure and want to hold onto, but changes are coming.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Plano Bar Under Scrutiny After Mass Shooting Shuts It Down

  09-08-2018 05:20
  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – Driving past the Local Public House bar in Plano Wednesday, Tonnia Hawkins spotted something that brought a smile to the grieving mother’s face.
  “I said, ‘Yaay!’ ” she told CBS 11 News.
  The restaurant’s sign was down, and a man appeared busy loading large items into the back of a truck.
  “It’s a start. It’s a start of healing,” Hawkins said.
  She holds the bar partially responsible for the murder of her son, Dar
  
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• Dirk Talks New Teammates Jordan, Doncic

  09-08-2018 05:19
  
  The Dallas Mavericks made an offseason splash, signing big-time free agent center DeAndre Jordan and picking up European star Luka Doncic in a draft-day trade. Mavs' legend Dirk Nowitzki shares his thoughts...Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Dallas PD Auditing Status of Hundreds of Assault Cases

  09-08-2018 05:13
  
  Dallas police are investigating as many as 900 cases in the family violence unit to see if a detective fully investigated them, NBC 5 News has learned.
  
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• Texas School Districts to Get New A Through F Grades

  09-08-2018 05:06
  
  Next week, Texas will roll out its most politicized accountability system yet as school districts get letter grades for the first time.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas A&M Student Takes Graduation Photos With Alligator

  09-08-2018 05:03
  
  A soon-to-be Texas A&M University graduate has taken her senior portraits with a nearly 14-foot alligator in a swamp where both spent the summer.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• ‘It’s A Big Scam’; Retailers Respond To Gift Card Theft

  09-08-2018 05:00
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Larry Vining is a retired auditor who gardens with the same precision he keeps his personal books.
  “I’m a little OCD I guess so I keep very good records.”
  That makes it pretty easy for Vining to lay out how he just got ripped off.
  “Here’s the receipt where we bought it — $175,” says the Dallas resident as he points to his receipts.
  For years, he and his wife have bought gift cards, because they recieve a cash back bonus o
  
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• Dallas Police Say Detective’s Cases Under Review

  09-08-2018 04:46
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police say all cases assigned to an assault detective are under review after a number of cases weren’t handled properly and had “no documented investigative follow-up.”
  A department statement Wednesday didn’t specify the number of cases under review, but said the department discovered during an audit that “a number” of cases hadn’t been handled properly or cleared in the agency’s internal reporting system.
  A department sp
  
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• Mercury Spill Shuts Down USPS Office for 2nd Straight Day

  09-08-2018 04:33
  
  A mercury spill at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Coppell was closed Wednesday after a mercury leak that started Tuesday. The postal service said it hoped to reopen the Coppell service center by...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ‘Superman’ Actress Margot Kidder’s Death Ruled A Suicide

  09-08-2018 04:32
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — “Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out.
  Kidder, who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve’s Superman in her most famous role, was found by a friend in her Montana home on May 13.
  At the time, Kidder’s manager, Camilla Fluxman Pines, said Kidder died peacefully in her sleep.
  A statement released Wednesday by Park County corone
  
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• Sun Beat Wings for 5th Straight Victory

  09-08-2018 04:23
  
  Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points, Jonquel Jones added 17 and the hot-shooting Connecticut Sun eased by the Dallas Wings 101-92 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to five straight games and clinch a...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas 1-Year-Old Drowns in Bathtub

  09-08-2018 04:19
  
  A Dallas woman who was arrested Saturday after her daughter drowned in a bathtub has bonded out of jail, officials say.Photo Credit: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
  
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