Five stories that have North Texas talking: D-FW airport鈥檚 TSA is under fire; like Abbott, Trump vows to punish 鈥渟anctuary cities鈥�; Globe Life Park will be selling a two-foot-long tamale this season; and more.
A mother traveling with her son Sunday is 鈥渓ivid鈥� after a 鈥渉orrifying鈥� experience through security she says caused them to miss their flight at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Jennifer Williamson said she asked agents to administer an alternative screening for her son with sensory processing disorder. She of the screening 鈥� which shows an agent patting down her son鈥檚 backside and the front of his body and in between his legs 鈥� that has since gone viral.
Williamson said in the post that the ordeal kept them for more than an hour. But, according to , TSA disputed her account, saying Williamson and her son were at the checkpoint for about 45 minutes, 鈥渋ncluding the time it took to discuss screening procedures with the teen's mother and the inspection of three carry-on items.鈥� Two police officers were called to lessen Williamson's concerns. TSA said it was following 鈥渁pproved procedures to 鈥榬esolve an alarm of the passenger's laptop.鈥欌�� [The Dallas Morning News]
- is applauding the Trump administration's vows to punish "". The Justice Department Monday that it's planning to withhold as much as $4.1 billion in federal grants from so-called "sanctuary cities," which shelter people in the country illegally by refusing to help the federal government enforce immigration laws. Abbott said in a statement, "After years of the previous administration turning a blind eye to this issue, the federal government is sending a clear and necessary message." Abbott wants to sign into law Senate Bill 4 cracking down on "sanctuary cities." The Texas Senate the bill. [NPR, The Associated Press]
- Tarrant and Dallas counties were spared from Sunday鈥檚 evening鈥檚 severe weather, but there are more storms coming. Denton and Collin counties were pounded by and strong winds; in southern Denton County, straight-line winds reached up to 85 miles per hour, the reports. are developing in North Texas later today that should move out by Wednesday, the National Weather Service says. Watch this video from the Insurance Council of Texas about , in the event your property is damaged. And here鈥檚 a . [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
- This 21-year-old hip-hop artist wants to be Dallas鈥� next breakout artist. has been embedding himself in the North Texas music scene since his first EP 鈥溾�� in 2014. The project was produced with local music collective Independent Recording Arts Society. Since then, Spectacle has left his label and teamed up with who has worked with rising star . Spectacle鈥檚 newest EP 鈥淥ne Summer Night鈥� shows the young lyricist in a 鈥渕ore reflective light,鈥� according to Art&Seek鈥檚 Hady Mawajdeh. You can attend the on Friday. Listen to Spectacle tell his story and read a quick Q&A. [Art&Seek]
- In anticipation of the start of baseball season, here are a few new, insane foods to eat at Globe Life Park. The Most Valuable Tamale, the M.V.T, is a two-foot-long tamale that several people are supposed to share. It鈥檚 also $27 鈥� another reason not to get one just for yourself. In case you鈥檙e missing the State Fair of Texas, there are Texas Snowballs, 鈥渨hich are brisket balls dipped into funnel cake batter and deep fried,鈥� according to . And they鈥檙e topped with powdered sugar. And to round out the new foods, a chili dog with Fritos and kimchi, a staple in Korean cuisine. Opening Day for the Texas Rangers is Monday. [GuideLive]
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