Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde on Monday said she is lifting a hiring freeze on central administration positions after the federal government gave billions of dollars back to public schools last week. In other news, McKinney has started construction on a passenger terminal at its airport, which city officials expect will support commercial flights provided by a low-cost airline by late next year; the U.S. Department of Justice announced 18 convictions from “Operation Grayskull”, a joint effort between the Department of Justice and the FBI that dismantled four dark web child pornography sites; and Big Tex’s boots WERE made for walking. His iconic cowboy boots are leaving Dallas and making their way on a cross-country road trip to Washington D.C. The State Fair of Texas is loaning a pair of boots from the 55-foot-tall icon to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition “State Fairs: Growing American Craft” at its Renwick Gallery..

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