Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far.
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First West Nile death of the year in Dallas County
A Far North Dallas resident diagnosed with the county's first case of West Nile virus this year has died, health officials said. It is the first death related to West Nile in Dallas County in 2017.
The victim, who was not identified, was a resident of the 75248 ZIP code. The victim was diagnosed July 14 and had underlying medical conditions, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services.
55 years ago: How Dallas dealt polio a massive blow by vaccinating 900,000 people in two days.
Toddler rescued: A toddler was saved by his grandfather after falling 30 feet into a private well in the town of Van, fire officials say.
10 things to know about Ivan Rodriguez's National Baseball Hall of Fame induction
Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who signed with the Rangers at 16 and made his major league debut before turning 20, will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 12:30 p.m. today.
He joins Johnny Bench as the only catchers in baseball history to be elected in the first year of eligibility.
Pudge will be inducted along with fellow players Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines, long-time Atlanta Braves front office executive John Schuerholz, and former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.
The ceremony will take place on the ground outside of the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., just one mile south of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Traditionally, it takes two-to-three hours to complete - depending, of course, on how long the speeches of the inductees go.
'Crystal clear': Pudge Rodriguez is still touting hard work over steroids as his key to Cooperstown.
More on Pudge: Hall of Fame stories, photos and more on the former Rangers catcher.
The chase for 3,000: The Rangers' Adrian Beltre must wait one more day to make history. Beltre had one single during a 4-0 loss to Baltimore on Saturday night. He needs one more hit to become the 31st player in MLB history with 3,000 career hits.
Cowboys update: Why did Cowboys sign Luke McCown over Colin Kaepernick? Jerry Jones explains. Read more from Cowboys training camp on our Cowboys page.
Driverless cars will be put to the test on Texas roadways
Talk of driverless cars and of pods that can take passengers from one major city to another in less than 30 minutes may seem futuristic. But such advancements may not be that far off.
Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that lays the groundwork for how autonomous vehicles will be able to operate on Texas roads. The new law allows testing and operation of “high and full automation AVs on public roadways” but it also requires that those driverless vehicles comply with all traffic laws and be insured.
Long before the bill was signed, Texas had been working to be a leader when it comes to the future of self-driving cars.
Darren Anderson, TxDOT’s director of strategy and innovation, said the agency is just one of many preparing for the future of autonomous vehicles.
Previously: Why was Arlington picked to be a testing ground for self-driving cars?
Also: Uber's going big into trucking business, and there's nowhere bigger than Texas.
Photo of the weekend
People gathered around an electric football table as a game went into overtime Saturday at the Electric Football World Championships and Convention at the Westin DFW Airport Hotel in Irving. Adults and kids compete in four divisions in the three-day event, which wraps up today.
In case you missed it
Another attack: A third woman has said she was attacked by a man in a Far North Dallas neighborhood, which has been on high alert since two similar incidents last week.
Border shootout: A hit man for the Gulf cartel had his hand blown off in a shootout with military in Mexico just across the border from McAllen.
Hit-and-run: Officers caught a suspect involved in an accident that injured a child and two adults in West Dallas, police said.
Drug ring: Parker County investigators arrested 14 people they say sold more than $100,000 worth of drugs in just a few months.
Oh deer: A woman was cited at the Alamo for taking photos with a fawn on a leash.
Patient refunds: Bankrupt ER operator Adeptus, based in Lewisville, plans patient refunds to avoid 'bad publicity'.
Finally
Dallas-Fort Worth's data center market has rocketed to the second spot in the world by some measures, behind northern Virginia, as demand from the region's vast corporate operations expands. That means big money-making opportunities.
Data centers’ capacity isn’t measured in square feet, but in megawatts. The more servers you can run, the more data you can store. According to a recent CBRE report, Dallas has surpassed Chicago and Silicon Valley in inventory.
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