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(KBTX) - Former Texas A&M safety Trent Hunter, who died last week, will have a funeral Thursday morning in Sunnyvale in the Metroplex. The funeral service begins with a viewing at 9 a.m., with a service at 10 a.m. and burial at 11:15 a.m. at the New Hope Funeral Home.

In the fall, when the city’s ludicrously named Nighttime Entertainment Strike Team was striking venues in Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum, I tried repeatedly to reach the man at Dallas City Hall in charge. At least, I thought Edward Grant was in charge: At the time, he was manager of the city’s Nighttime Economy & Responsible Hospitality Division.

A $41 million Texas Lotto ticket was sold at a Mesquite 7-Eleven. Check your numbers—you have 180 days to claim the prize.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington police are investigating a crash that killed a 68-year-old man. Officers responded Tuesday around 9 p.m. to the intersection of S. Cooper St. and Lovers Lane, the Arlington Police Department said in a press release. There, they found the man, who has not yet been identified, lying unresponsive in the road. He was rushed to the hospital, where he...

Dallas County Elections officials say voters should plan to vote anywhere in the county for the May 26 primary runoff elections, despite a legal filing seeking to restore precinct-based voting. Barry Wernick, who is a precinct chair for the Dallas County GOP and the party’s nominee for Dallas County Commissioner...

A routine grocery trip turned painful yesterday afternoon when a man's handgun fired from inside his jacket at a self-checkout lane inside the Joe V's Smart Shop on the 7000 block of Samuell Boulevard in Dallas, police said. Officers were called to the store around 3:20 p.m., and the man was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound...

ADDISON, Texas — The final remaining STIRR restaurant has closed in North Texas, marking the end of the Dallas-born dining concept’s run. The Addison location — the last operating STIRR — served its final customers on Sunday, April 19. The company announced the closure in an Instagram post the following day, saying it chose not to renew its lease.

A new warehouse retailer poised to rival Costco and Sam’s Club is expanding into Texas. BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening its first location in Forney, Texas, on Friday, April 24 — though the store is celebrating the launch in the Lone Star State with $2 gas on Wednesday, April 22, from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to a news release. The Massachusetts-based...

University Park has earned the right to call itself the Park Cities mahjong champion. Suzanne Duda, a member of the UP Charleston Charmers, took home the top prize on April 18 in the city vs. town mahjong competition hosted by the Highland Park Library and University Park Public Library. She...