Van Duyne to DC, Paxton Outta Collin, Donations to Dog Crisis: Your Thursday Evening News Roundup

Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today. Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here. Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne to join Trump Administration Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne is headed for a job with the Trump administration, she told a gathering at the AT&T Bryon Nelson kickoff luncheon Thursday. "I keep saying next week because I've been told the paperwork is going to be done next week," she said. "But next week I'll actually be able to make an announcement." Her choice to not seek a third term in office led to speculation that she was headed to Washington, as one of the few large-city mayors in America to back Donald Trump's presidential campaign Meanwhile: President Donald Trump declared war on House conservatives who helped derail his health care plan last week, threatening to unseat them in 2018 — and lumping them with Democrats as the cause of his troubles.   Continue reading...