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...
Dallas police seize cocaine, meth during routine traffic stop; 2 arrested
Dallas police officers seized more than a pound of cocaine and methamphetamine following a routine traffic stop in the White Rock area of Dallas. Two men were arrested: the passenger, Jesus Jonathon Garza, who had an active parole violation warrant and was found with cocaine; and the driver, Moises Perez Jr.
Fort Worth Diaper Crunch Leaves Parents on the Brink
In Tarrant County, thousands of parents are doing quick math at the changing table and coming up short. About 65,200 of roughly 114,150 children ages 3 and younger in the county live in households that are cost‑burdened by diapers, leaving families scrambling for supplies and child‑care providers plugging the gaps so...
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....
