Dallas and Fort Worth are among the cities Ken Paxton is now investigating.
It’s a day ending in y, so I have a new press release from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in my inbox. This one says that Paxton has “launched a major initiative” to dig into the municipal budgets of taxpayers. I, too, launched a major iniative this morning but it involved ordering gift bags, toilet paper, and dog...
Grand Prairie man charged with murder for deadly baby shower shooting in Dallas
A 21-year-old man, Jesus Angel Torres III, has been arrested for murder in connection with a shooting at a Dallas baby shower. The shooting killed 33-year-old Joseph Anthony Premeaux and wounded three other guests, including a man critically shot in the head. The violence on December 6, 2025, began when...
South Cooper’s Chicago Import: Portillo’s Plants a High‑Throughput Flag in Arlington
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Craving a Chicago bite without a flight? Portillo’s Arlington opened on November 14, 2023, bringing a big‑shouldered menu—and a drive‑thru built for Texas traffic—to Arlington. The ribbon‑cutting included donations to local nonprofits and marked the...
Could Fort Worth ISD face a teacher exodus as the state takes over?
By the end of the school year, Fort Worth ISD may be facing a teacher shortage.
Couple found shot to death in Fort Worth living room in homicide-suicide: police
A man inside a southwest Fort Worth apartment shot to death a woman he was dating before doing the same to himself, police said on Monday. Officers found the bodies of the couple in the living room of the apartment in the 5700 block of Remington Circle. The officers forced themselves into the apartment because the...
Fire crews battle large blaze in Arlington, authorities say
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington fire crews battled a large house fire early Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire around 1:39 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the 3700 block of Glenbrook Drive, the Arlington Fire Department said in a press release. The residents in the home smelled...
Arlington Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Man at Risk, Rodney Joplin
The Arlington Police Department is actively seeking assistance from the public to help locate a missing man, Rodney Joplin, age 71, who was last reported to have been seen at his home at 4:00 am last Saturday. In an appeal circulated on social media, authorities described Mr. Joplin as a white male, approximately...
Fire at Fort Worth residence work of an arsonist, investigators say
A residential fire in Fort Worth on Sunday was deliberately set, according to investigators. A police report shows that about 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, the Fort Worth Fire Department responded to a call in the 300 block of North Hampton Street , north of East Belknap Street between Interstate 35 and the Trinity River....
Why has Tarrant sent more youth to juvenile prisons? It depends on who you...
Tarrant County leads the state in the number of youth it sends to Texas juvenile prisons, which doesn’t have enough space to accommodate the influx, causing overcrowding at the county’s detention center. But solutions to the problem are debated among Tarrant County officials and juvenile justice advocates. The Texas...
A majority of babies are diaper-insecure in these North Texas counties
DALLAS — Tens of thousands of North Texas babies live in households that struggle to afford diapers, according to a new study from the Urban Institute. The study found that a majority of babies, children 3 and younger, living in several North Texas counties may not have reliable access to diapers.
