Dallas police chief backs Abbott move to expand 'repeat offender' task force to D-FW ... and more news

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said Wednesday the department supports Gov. Greg Abbott’s move this week to send a state police “repeat offender” task force into the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In other news, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused a North Texas company of opening phony childcare centers to obtain fraudulent H-1B visas for foreign nationals; a 52-year-old construction worker died Monday in an excavator accident at a Rockwall County work site; and one of the top priorities this offseason for the Dallas Stars is to sort out contract negotiations with restricted free agent Jason Robertson. They’ll likely need to trade a player or two under contract next season to make room.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices