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A USPS worker died after collapsing in Little Elm earlier this week, but it's unclear if his death was related to the scorching temperatures across North Texas this week.Postal worker deathThe family of 58-year-old Umeshkumar Thakkar confirmed to FOX 4 that he died after collapsing during a shift with the United States Postal Service on Monday, July 20.Surveillance footage near the corner of Thornhill Lane and Graystone Drive in Little Elm shows Thakkar's USPS truck with its hazards on around 12:20 p.m.Around 2 p.m., Little Elm Fire received a 911 call about Thakkar, who had passed out in his truck and was unresponsive.Officials administered CPR, but Thakkar was pronounced dead.USPS did not say if Thakkar's death was heat-related, and that it was still investigating.A heat advisory was issued for much of North Texas on Monday, including Little Elm, as triple digit temperatures set in across DFW on Monday."It’s just a terrible day"Manny Ortiz says he saw Thakkar's truck in front of his
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We’ll get the Texas summer version of relief on Thursday. Temperatures may be right at or below 100 degrees for most of the day.Thursday ForecastOn Thursday, breezy east-northeast winds will help lower the afternoon highs ranging from the mid 90s to 100. According to the National Weather Service, there is only a heat advisory and no excessive heat warning in effect for North Texas on Thursday.But don’t let that fool you. It will still be hot. The heat index could reach between 105 and 109.Friday ForecastAs Bertha's remnants stay to our south, more moisture and the air and cloud cover will hold North Texas in the mid to upper 90s for Friday.Again, it will still be hot with triple-digit heat index values.7-Day ForecastHigh pressure remains our dominant weather feature, keeping us hot and in the triple digits through next week.If you have outdoor plans over the weekend, you’ll want to continue taking steps to avoid heat-related illnesses.There are no chances of rain in the forecast in the
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Judge Amber Givens, Dallas County’s next district attorney, was cleared last week after being accused by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.She read a prepared statement to the media on Thursday.Last year, Judge Givens received a reprimand and admonition from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for allegedly letting her court coordinator conduct a Zoom bond hearing as if she were the judge in 2021.It was also for exceeding authority and courtroom conduct.Givens appealed the findings, and last week a special three-judge panel ruled in her favor. The panel found that the State Judicial Commission had not proven even one of the allegations against Givens.In her prepared statement, Givens talked about the allegations being dismissed and the emotional rollercoaster this has been for her over the past few years."For six years, this wasn’t an abstract legal proceeding for me. It affected my family. It affected my reputation. It affected my ability to do the work I love," she said.S
