Thousands of voters across North Texas headed to the polls Tuesday for local elections. It was the first day of early voting, where residents cast ballots for mayors, city council members and million-dollar bonds. In other news, the measles outbreak that began in Gaines County in January has grown to 624 cases in Texas, according to a Tuesday morning update from the state public health department; tributes poured in for Denton County Precinct 3 Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell and her slain husband, Fred, as more details emerged Tuesday about a stabbing that police say led to the arrest of the couple’s grandson Monday morning at their home in Lewisville; nd Sprouts Farmers Market, following years of waiting, is weeks away from opening in southern Dallas. The grocer is set to open the store in Oak Cliff — located at North Hampton Road and Fort Worth Avenue — on June 20, according to its website.

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