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Dallas County GOP drops plan to hand count March primary ballots ... and more news

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The Dallas County Republican Party abandoned plans Tuesday to hand-count tens of thousands of ballots on primary day, March 3, saying it could not recruit enough workers to carry out the manual tally. In other news, three weeks after immigration officers detained Maher Tarabishi, his son was rushed to the emergency room with life-threatening sepsis and pneumonia; an all-Republican state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a previous judicial order that put the brakes on Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to rein in “rogue” prosecutors in Texas’ most urban areas; and former Dallas Cowboy greats Jason Witten and Darren Woodson were named among the 15 Modern Era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dallas County Republican Party abandoned plans Tuesday to hand-count tens of thousands of ballots on primary day, March 3, saying it could not recruit enough workers to carry out the manual tally. In other news, three weeks after immigration officers detained Maher Tarabishi, his son was rushed to the emergency room with life-threatening sepsis and pneumonia; an all-Republican state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a previous judicial order that put the brakes on Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to rein in “rogue” prosecutors in Texas’ most urban areas; and former Dallas Cowboy greats Jason Witten and Darren Woodson were named among the 15 Modern Era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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