Feuding Arlington nuns dismissed from religious life, says Vatican-appointed leader ... and more

Arlington nuns embroiled in a monthslong feud with the Fort Worth bishop have been dismissed from their Catholic order and religious life. That’s according to an announcement by the nuns’ Vatican-appointed leader. In a statement published Monday, Mother Marie of the Incarnation wrote the nuns are no longer members of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, to which they belonged. The nuns “have reverted to the lay state by their own actions.”; In other news, conflicting letters were released Monday by separate family members linked to the case of an East Texas man who was set to be executed earlier this month after he was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter. 57-year old Robert Roberson was sentenced to death in 2003 for reportedly shaking his daughter Nikki Curtis; a Texas man faces felony charges after allegedly punching a poll worker last week when he was told to remove a hat supporting former President Donald Trump. The man, identified as Jesse Lutzenberger, was released on bond Friday. It’s illegal to wear political clothing at the polls; According to the Urban Institute, Latinos will represent over 70% of the residential real estate purchasing power in the U.S. in the next 20 years. This means that 4.8 million new homeowners will come from the Latino community. Diana Sifuentes, a real estate agent with more than two decades of experience in North Texas and a member of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, said that for Latinos, buying a home is the epitome of fulfilling the American Dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices