Good evening, Texas. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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Temperatures kick up again Wednesday, then gusty winds add in Thursday and Friday ahead of our next system. Easter weekend will be dreary and damp for most Texans especially into North Texas where strong to severe storms are possible Saturday night into Sunday.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Police investigate shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Police are investigating a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School Tuesday afternoon, according to the Dallas Independent School District.
Assistant Chief of Police for Dallas ISD, Christina Smith, said four people were injured and were taken to nearby hospitals. A suspect has been identified, but not arrested. Smith said the gun used today did not enter through metal detectors. It is still an active investigation.
2. Teen released on bond after fatal track meet stabbing
A teen accused of fatally stabbing another student at a high school track meet has been released from jail after his bond was reduced.
The 17-year-old was initially held on a $1 million bond, but at a court hearing April 14, the judge lowered his bond to $250,000. The judge also required the 17-year-old to be on house arrest and wear a leg monitor. He must be supervised by an adult or parents, not to be on social media and has to check in every Friday with a bailiff by phone call.
3. Trump administration axes funding for high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston
A high-speed rail that would have connected two of Texas’ largest metros is slipping further out of reach after cuts to the project’s federal funding.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday announced the Trump administration is terminating the nearly $64 million grant to build the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor to connect Dallas and Houston.
Duffy cited increasing costs — which the U.S. Department of Transportation predicted would have amounted to over $40 billion — as a reason for breaking off the grant.
4. Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to the national stage
Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening the health of Social Security.
The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, which is typically the tradition for immediate past presidents. That's even as Trump frequently blames Biden for many of the nation's problems, often attacking his predecessor by name.
Notes for Tomorrow
Wednesday, April 16
- Chinese Government publishes quarterly GDP data for the first quarter of 2025 * Figures published in January said that the rate of economic growth in China was 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter in 2023
- World Trade Organization publishes annual Global Trade Outlook and Statistics, analysing recent global trade developments up to the fourth quarter of 2024 and presenting WTO forecasts for world trade in 2025 and 2026
- Lyrid meteor shower
- Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services/ Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales/ Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
- 'America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2025' list announced by American Rivers. The report spotlights climate change impacts and environmental injustice with specific solutions public officials can take to safeguard rivers and communities
In Case You Missed It
Austin, Texas skyscrapers at sunset from a helicopter. (Getty Images)
Study: Austin among top healthiest cities in U.S., other Texas cities lag behind
Several Texas cities were ranked as some of the unhealthiest cities to live in, aside from Austin, according to a new study by WalletHub.
Austin is keeping it weird by ranking in the top 15 healthiest places to live in America, coming in at No. 14. WalletHub looked at 41 different indicators of good health from the cost of a medical visit, fruit and vegetable consumption to the how physically active adults are in the area.