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Dallas Police car

Slow Dallas Police Response Times Stoke Rising Fears and ‘Crime Anxiety’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 22, 2025

Could it be because the police can take 90 minutes or more to arrive on the scene?

A Timeline of the Robert Roberson ‘Shaken Baby’ Death Row Case

By Emma RubySeptember 22, 2025

After narrowly avoiding death last year, he is scheduled to die by lethal injection next month. Here’s what to know about the case.

Richardson Mayor Amir Omar

Richardson Mayor Amir Omar Is an Outsider No More

By Christian McPhateSeptember 20, 2025

North Texas’ first Muslim mayor won because of his ability to connect with others, not because of what makes him different.

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Transgender teen Nex Benedict was murdered in Oklahoma in February.

Denton County Rep. Wants to Institutionalize Transgender People

By Emma RubySeptember 19, 2025

“[Transgender women] have an underlying level of aggressiveness,” said Republican Ronny Jackson in an interview this week.

Senator Joseph McCarthy at the Army hearings in 1954.

Political Witch Hunts and Blacklists: Donald Trump and the New Era of McCarthyism

By Shannon Brincat and OthersSeptember 19, 2025

The parallels between 1950s McCarthyism and Trumpism’s attack on speech from the left are stark and unsettling.

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Frisco Church Consults Authorities, Removes Sermons After Pastor’s ‘Pattern of Sin’

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 19, 2025

More details have come to light after another prominent North Texas pastor stepped down in disgrace.

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We Were Removed From a School Library Council Meeting, Is That Legal?

We Were Removed From a School Library Council Meeting, Is That Legal?

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 19, 2025

Coppell ISD’s first school library advisory council meeting was this week. They made us leave. Here’s why.

H-E-B storefront.

Despite Opposition, Dallas Gets One Step Closer to Landing Its First H-E-B

By Emma RubySeptember 18, 2025

North Dallas location got the first of two needed green lights from City Hall. Some neighbors are thrilled, but others are not.

Muslim

UPDATE: Timeline of the EPIC City Controversy, State Agency Settles With Developers

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 18, 2025

Controversy focused on the proposed Muslim community began in February. Here’s what’s happened since.

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Brandon Aubrey

The Biggest Badass on the Cowboys is the Kicker

By Matt McClearinSeptember 18, 2025

Brandon Aubrey is a sensation unlike anything the NFL has ever seen. And he’s still just getting started.

Irving-Based Nexstar Bows to FCC, Pulls Jimmy Kimmel After Kirk Remarks

By Emma RubySeptember 18, 2025

The local media conglomerate plans to purchase WFAA’s parent company, but it needs FCC approval first.

Students Can’t Forget the Alamo Even If They Tried With New Texas-Centric Curriculum

By Emma RubySeptember 18, 2025

One draft of the new plan leaves out slavery and the civil rights movement but does mention “the perils of Communism.”

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This Dallas Suburb Offers Texans the Most Bang for Their Buck, Study Says

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 18, 2025

Paychecks go a little bit further in one Dallas suburb, according to a new study. But three other North Texas cities also made the top 15.

Jasmine Crockett

Jasmine Crockett Slams Charlie Kirk’s Claim She Aims to ‘Eliminate the White Population’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 17, 2025

Spreading the ‘great replacement’ conspiracy theory, Kirk suggested the Dallas congresswoman is a threat to white people.

Costly $2B Silver Line Launches As Suburbs Challenge DART’s Future

Costly $2B Silver Line Launches As Suburbs Challenge DART’s Future

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 17, 2025

Member cities of DART created a funding hullabaloo this year. Now they have quick rides to the airport.

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North Texas Airport Ranked as ‘Worst Offender’ for On-Time Departures

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 17, 2025

Raise your hand if you’ve cried and cussed while waiting for a flight here.

Looking Back at the Dallas Skyline, From 1914 to Today

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 17, 2025

Dallas has grown a lot in the past 111 years. See for yourself.

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Frisco Lead Pastor Admits to ‘Sexual Sin and Moral Failure’

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 16, 2025

A youth pastor from the same church was fired in 2025 for child sexual abuse.

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Pay Up or Dry Out: Dallas Cracks Down on Unpaid Water Bills

By Emma RubySeptember 16, 2025

Eight percent of Dallas households are delinquent on their water bill, but that’s an improvement.

Ungodly Pack Of Wild Dogs Torment Tiny Texas Town

Ungodly Pack Of Wild Dogs Torment Tiny Texas Town

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 16, 2025

A rambling group of dogs, up to 40 at their peak, has been wreaking havoc, especially when the school bells ring.

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Charlie Kirk’s Death Sparks GOP-Led Witch Hunt on Teachers

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 15, 2025

Anything you tweet can and will be held against you.

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Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

Trump Uses Shocking Dallas Decapitation as Fuel for Anti-Immigrant Rant

By Emma RubySeptember 15, 2025

The president took to Truth Social on Sunday night to discuss the “terrible” crime.

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