Good evening, Texas. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

Spring officially began at 4:24 p.m. Monday afternoon, and the weather will match the season as temperatures rebound to above normal normal with 70s and 80s in the forecast across Texas.

The weather this week will be defined by warm temperatures, mostly cloudy skies and low end rain chances, especially Tuesday and Wednesday.

A more pronounced storm system arrives on Thursday, and with that the chance of severe weather, especially across North Texas. Those rain chances will exist for most areas along the I-35 corridor late Thursday and into Friday morning.

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Today's Big Stories

1. 1 student killed, another hurt in Texas school shooting, suspect arrested

Two students were injured in a shooting outside a Dallas-area high school on Monday morning and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire, officials said. One of those students later died, according to Arlington Police Chief Alexander Jones. 

Arlington police said the suspected shooter never entered the Lamar High School building and was arrested soon after officers arrived on the scene. They said the scene was secure in a tweet at 7:21 a.m. but have not released more information on the shooter.

2. Amazon to lay off 9,000 employees on top of 18,000 in Jan.

Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January. The company's workforce doubled during the pandemic, however, in the midst of a hiring surge across almost the entire tech sector.

In the memo, Jassy said the second phase of the company's annual planning process completed this month led to the additional job cuts. He said Amazon will still hire in some strategic areas. 

An Amazon tractor trailer.
An Amazon tractor trailer. (AP Photo)

3. Trump's call for protests gets muted reaction by supporters

Former President Donald Trump's calls for protests ahead of his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap.

The ambivalence raises questions about whether Trump, though a leading Republican contender in the 2024 presidential race who retains a devoted following, still has the power to mobilize far-right supporters the way he did more than two years ago before the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It also suggests that the hundreds of arrests that followed the Capitol riot, not to mention the convictions and long prison sentences, may have dampened the desire for repeat mass unrest.

4. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz resigns two weeks early, ahead of Senate hearing

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is stepping down as interim leader of the company two weeks earlier than planned, the coffee giant announced Monday. Schultz is scheduled to testify in front of a key Senate labor panel next week, but it was not immediately clear if he still planned on attending. 

Earlier this month, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that Schultz agreed to testify in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which he chairs. Schultz agreed to offer testimony one day before a scheduled vote on subpoenaing him. 


Your Notes for Tomorrow

Tuesday, March 21

  • President Biden speaks at White House Conservation in Action Summit
  • Federal Open Market Committee meeting
  • Employment Situation of Veterans (Annual 2022)
  • U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in international trademark infringement case

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