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• TOP NEWS

"Wilmer-Hutchins High School shootings leaves 4 wounded,” Dallas Morning News' Jamie Landers, Talia Richman, Matt Kyle, Alex Nguyen and Chase Rogers -- "Four students were wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas — nearly a year to the day since gunfire erupted on the same campus.

Officers were dispatched about 1 p.m. to the school in the 5500 block of Langdon Road. A police call log showed more than 20 units responded to the scene.

Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman, confirmed four students were taken to hospitals. Their conditions varied, he said, from not life-threatening to serious.

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According to Evans, three of the students ranged in age from 15 to 18, and all were injured by gunfire. The age of the fourth, who suffered a “musculoskeletal injury to the lower body,” was not immediately known.

At a news conference about 5 p.m., Christina Smith, Dallas ISD’s assistant chief of police, said the suspected shooter, who was not publicly identified, had not been arrested. In an internal police message obtained by The Dallas Morning News, Dallas police officials provided a description of a suspected person and directed officers across the city to look for him.

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Officials declined to comment on how a gun got inside the school, which has metal detectors and a clear backpack policy. However, Smith said the gun did not enter the building “during regular intake time.”

“It was not a failure of our staff, of our protocols, or of the machinery that we have,” Smith said.

Dallas schools Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said at the news conference that Gov. Greg Abbott called to ask for a status update and offered resources in support. Beyond local law enforcement, Elizalde said troopers from the Department of Public Safety, as well as the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were present.

Classes were canceled at the high school for the rest of the week, though Elizalde said there will be mental health support for those who need it.

“You don’t ever just get used to this,” she said.

Elizalde added that Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School will have classes as normal on Wednesday. The facility was placed under lockdown due to its proximity to the high school, but there was no danger posed to its students and staff, she said." DMN ($)

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• TOP NEWS

"Dallas-to-Houston bullet train loses more than $60 million in federal funding” DMN ($)

"Texas judge throws out rule that would have capped credit card late fees” AP

"Houston philanthropist Jessica Rossman died in Mexico this month” Houston Chronicle ($)

"Houston Landing to close over 'financial challenges,' nonprofit says” Houston Chronicle ($)

• #TXLEGE

"Texas House Democrats could hold GOP priorities hostage to force statewide school vouchers vote” Texas Tribune

• 2026

“Galveston Sen. Mayes Middleton jumps into race to replace Paxton” Houston Chronicle ($)

“Former Texas Rep. Mayra Flores is hospitalized hours after announcing 2026 run, campaign says” AP

“'The Valley matters to us': Texas Democratic Party leader makes first pitch to reclaim South Texas” Texas Tribune

• TEXANS IN DC

“Troy Nehls sues for $2.5M over Capitol office search” Houston Chronicle ($)

• BUSINESS NEWS

“Lowe’s buying Dallas-based Artisan Design Group in $1.3B deal” DMN ($)

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

> TPR: "How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers" TPR

> KXAN: "Ahead of pivotal vote, Texas leaders share unfiltered thoughts on future of education" KXAN

> AAS: "More than 170 international students at UT System schools have had visas revoked: officials" AAS

> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Fort Bend ISD might pursue land sales, bond election for ‘high-priority’ projects" COMMUNITY IMPACT

> THE TEXAN: "Sen. Cornyn Urges Federal Authorities to Investigate Islamic 'EPIC City' Development" THE TEXAN

> TPR: "Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects demands" TPR

> TPR: "Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation" TPR

> THE TEXAN: "City of Dallas Hires New Police and Fire Chiefs" THE TEXAN

> TPR: "Talk to the candidates: The Source holds San Antonio mayoral forums" TPR

> TPR: "John Cornyn, Ken Paxton each escalate probe into proposed EPIC City development" TPR

> HOU CHRON: "Do not call what happened to my mother an accident | Opinion" HOU CHRON

> TX TRIB: "See what each Texas state employee is paid: Search our updated database." TX TRIB

> HOU CHRON: "Sheriff: Kyren Lacy's death came after police chase in Spring" HOU CHRON

> FWST: "Texas game warden rescues 10 UNT students stranded on Lake Ray Roberts" FWST

> FWST: "Police investigate outside J.A. Hargrave Elementary School" FWST

> AAS: "CBP officers seize $14M worth of meth hidden inside produce shipment at Texas border" AAS

> TPR: "The cost of the measles outbreak in Texas" TPR

> HOU CHRON: "Houston funeral home shut down after viral video of dead bodies left out in open" HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: "Cost of building a home in Houston could go up by $12K — thanks to tariffs" HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: "Houston could break a daily heat record Monday ahead of cold front. How warm does it get?" HOU CHRON

> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "UH at Katy to launch graduate courses from College of Education" COMMUNITY IMPACT

> AAS: "One Texas city is unhealthiest in US but has 3rd-cheapest medical visit, study shows" AAS

> FWST: "No longer fantasy: How a Dallas company brought back the long-extinct dire wolf" FWST

> AAS: "National Gardening Day 2025: How to prep your garden, what to plant now in your Texas zone" AAS

> HOU CHRON: "Jury finds rapper 'Tay-K' guilty of fatally shooting San Antonio man" HOU CHRON

• EXTRA POINTS

Last night's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: St. Louis 8, Houston 3
> NHL: Detroit 6, Dallas 4

Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6:45pm: MLB: Houston at St. Louis
> 7:15pm: MLB: LA Angels at Texas

Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 12:15pm: MLB: Houston at St. Louis
> 7pm: NHL: Dallas at Nashville (ESPN+)
> 7:05pm: MLB: LA Angels at Texas
> 9pm: NBA: Dallas at Sacramento (ESPN)

DALLAS COWBOYS: "Retiring Cowboys LT Tyron Smith deserves more appreciation" DMN ($)

HOUSTON ROCKETS: "NBA playoffs: How Houston Rockets rebuilt and found a winning formula" Houston Chronicle ($)

HOUSTON ROCKETS: "Houston Rockets: Inside the evolution of Jalen Green, Alperen Şengün" Houston Chronicle ($)

DALLAS MAVERICKS: "Mavericks GM Nico Harrison on Luka Doncic trade, fan outrage, future in Dallas" DMN ($)

TEXAS RANGERS: "What led to Rangers' rotation shuffle to start six-game homestand?" DMN ($)

DALLAS WINGS: "Paige Bueckers wields starpower that could lift Wings’ organization" DMN ($)