🌱 UT Dallas 'Best Of The Best' For LGBTQ + N. Lamar St. Shooting

Good morning, people of Dallas! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with a fresh issue of the Dallas Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 78 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories in Dallas today:

1. The University of Texas at Dallas has been named one of the "Best of the Best" colleges and universities in the nation for LGBTQ students for the second year in a row. UT Dallas was one of only two universities in the Southwest to make Campus Pride's 2021 Best of the Best list of 30 LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. The list includes institutions with the highest scores on LGBTQ-friendly benchmarks for policies, programs, and practices. (Press Release Desk)
2. Dallas police are searching for a suspect who they say shot and killed a 21-year-old man Friday evening. Dallas and DART police responded to a shooting call at North Lamar Street. Upon their arrival, officers found victim Jabari Griffin shot; Griffin later succumbed to his injuries. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Dezra Walker-Johnson, fled the scene following the incident and is currently at large. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
3. A recent study finds that more than half of Dallas workers feel underpaid. (WFAA.com)
4. Despite removing paid family leave from the plan to gain support from Senator Joe Manchin, Dallas Democrat Colin Allred still supports the Build Back Better Act. (WFAA.com)
5. Jesse, a 14-year-old giraffe at the Dallas Zoo, has passed away — notably, the third giraffe death in the month of October. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Dallas:

• Coffee Connects - Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (7:30 AM)
• Grapevine-Colleyville Association of Retired School Employees Meeting (9:30 AM)
• Youth Services Take-N-Makes - Watauga Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Uncle Julio's Supports The Birthday Party Project with an Ultimate Celebration (10:30 AM)
• Bilingual Storytime - Watauga Public Library (5:00 PM)
• Community Investment Advisory Board Meeting (6:00 PM)
• NANOWRIMO write-ins - Watauga Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Author Visit: Amanda Diaz - Watauga Public Library (6:00 PM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.