ICE Dallas Agents Arrest El Salvadoran National Suspected of Orchestrating Assassination Attempt
Last Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Dallas agents captured Maria Julia Varela, a 36-year-old El Salvadoran national. According to FOX 4 News, Varela, who has alleged ties to the notorious gangs MS-13 and Barrio 18, is wanted in El Salvador for her involvement in orchestrating an assassination...
Mother’s advocacy leads to new Texas alcohol ID scanning law
DALLAS - Convenience stores and other places that sell alcohol will need electronic scanners at cash registers to verify customers' ages. The new law came from a North Texas mother who lost her son in a drunk-driving crash. He was underage and purchased alcoholic beverages without ever being carded. April...
Education advocate overcame childhood adversity to bestow a legacy on Fort Worth
Former Fort Worth ISD school board member Jesse Martinez, 80, recalled speaking Spanish with a friend on the M.G. Ellis Elementary school grounds. A teacher slapped him across his mouth and told him, “You’re an American. That’s why you need to learn English. That’s why you Mexicans will never amount to anything.” But...
Dallas camper details evacuation, first glimpse of devastation at Camp Mystic
We are hearing from a Dallas camper rescued from Camp Mystic. Staying on higher ground, 13-year-old Stella Thompson was safe from the floodwaters, yet remains heartbroken for those deeply impacted. “I think while it was going on I sort of felt a numbness,” Thompson said. “Saying it out loud is...
Infamous author’s autobiography puts Fort Worth society on notice 85 years later
His raunchy, boundary-pushing first novel rattled the pearls in the stately, manicured homes around River Crest Country Club in Fort Worth. Now, 34 years after James Atlee Phillips’ death, Fort Worthians can learn a little more about the man whose book created that tempest in the delicate porcelain teapots of Cowtown...
Fort Worth Fire Department Successfully Takes Over EMS Services from MedStar Amid Transition
The transition of emergency medical services from MedStar to the Fort Worth Fire Department has officially begun, marking a significant shift for the city's first responders. On Tuesday, the fire department answered a staggering 821 calls for service within the first 24 hours of this operational changeover, according...
Tarrant County celebrated July 4 with fireworks, community. Here’s what it looked like
Events across Tarrant County brought people together to celebrate Independence Day. From a community festival and fireworks in Fort Worth to a parade in Arlington, here are some snapshots of how Tarrant County residents marked the Fourth of July. The 75th annual ComoFest united the Lake Como community through food,...
Dallas College Students Win Big at National SkillsUSA Competition
DALLAS – Dallas College students earned a total of 18 medals at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, held June 23-27 in Atlanta. Forty-six students represented the college after qualifying by winning gold at the state level earlier this year. “These outcomes reflect the powerful, real-world impact...
North Texas girl, 9, confirmed dead after Camp Mystic flooding in Central Texas
The child was among 23 to 25 girls from the camp who had been unaccounted for following flash floods that swept through Central Texas.
HPISD Students Among Flood Fatalities
CNN has reported that Highland Park ISD students Janie Hunt and Lila Bonner did not survive Friday’s catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River. At least 27 people have died in the flood, including 18 adults and nine children, The Texas Tribune reported at 11:22 a.m. on July 5. Twenty-seven...
