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Carrollton couple celebrate the ordinary miracle of a daughter's birth 12:25 AM CST on Saturday, January 30, 2010 By LEE HANCOCK / The Dallas Morning News lhancock@dallasnews.com Editor's note: Last summer, The Dallas Morning News chronicled the journey of the Laux family, who faced death even as they expected new life. Here is an update on what has happened since. Deidrea Laux couldn't believe she was shoe shopping that morning, exactly a year after she and her husband, T.K., lost their baby Thomas. Yet there she was, pregnant, pushing back tears and prowling for something outrageous in a size 9....

A newly elected mayor near Dallas says his top priority will be ridding his suburb of illegal immigrants, the same focus that has drawn national attention in a neighboring city. But Ron Branson said Carrollton will not simply copy the blueprint of Farmers Branch, where an ordinance barring apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants has been put on hold by a federal judge. "I do not want to rubber-stamp what they did," Branson said in Monday's editions of The Dallas Morning News. "We want to make sure we're not profiling, we're following the law, and take advantage of ordinance opportunities."...

The shockwaves continue from a small protest this month against a Muslim Family Day at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. A court hearing is set for today on a request for a preliminary injunction against the Florida man who organized the protest. And appointment of another of the protesters to a Carrollton board has ruffled feathers in that city. Khalil Meek, board president of the Muslim Legal Fund of America, said the Muslim groups support the protesters' right to voice their opinions. What they object to, he said, is their allegation that the Muslim organizations, and therefore Six Flags,...

In the cramped board room before last week’s Carrollton City Council meeting, Mayor Becky Miller opened discussion on a serious note. She asked the seven council members to remove a Carrollton resident from their list of appointed boards, saying that she would be “very embarrassed” to have him serve the city. Against Miller’s will, Paul Kramer, a Carrollton resident who ran for city council in December 2006, was appointed to the Construction Advisory and Appeals Board. Kramer’s appointment came two days after he was pictured in The Dallas Morning News protesting Muslim Family Day at Six Flags Over Texas. Three...

Woman killed while jump-starting car in middle of I-3510:35 AM CDT on Thursday, September 25, 2003From Staff Reports A 27-year-old Carrollton woman who tried to jump-start her stalled car in the middle of Interstate 35 on Wednesday night died after being struck by another vehicle, Dallas police said. Meronne Danielle Fitzgerald’s car broke down about 10:15 p.m. on an inside, northbound lane just south of Royal Lane. A good Samaritan pulled his car in front of the Fitzgerald’s car to give her a jump, when a Mitsubishi struck the cars and the woman, Detective Frank Villa said. Fitzgerald suffered a...

Car crashes into Carrollton house 02/17/2003 From Staff Reports A late night joyride turned out to be anything but for a 13-year-old Carrollton girl. She and the family dog took her older sister's car without permission Sunday night. The vehicle crashed into the front room of a neighbor's house in the 3700 block of Woodside Road around midnight. BRYAN TITSWORTH / WFAA-TV Emergency crews used a chain to remove the sedan from the house. More then half the sedan ended up in an office area; the homeowners had gone to bed a few minutes earlier. No one was hurt....

Work begins on Bush Turnpike extension 01/31/2003 By BRAD HAWKINS / WFAA-TV FARMERS BRANCH - Crews will break ground Friday on the missing link of the President George Bush Turnpike. The future 5.2 mile stretch of highway will extend from Interstate 635 in Irving to Interstate 35E in Carrollton. When complete, that segment will create a turnpike link from Garland to D/FW Airport. The $428 million addition is a little behind schedule, according to the lead engineer on the project, but will open in three years. Also Online Map, timetable and facts Video: Brad Hawkins reports "This was a...