Dallas TX

Dallas is caught in an unusually soggy stretch this July, with rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms soaking the metro area even as the calendar points toward peak summer heat. A flood watch has been in effect across North Texas, and forecasters say the ground has had little time to dry between rounds of downpours.

The family of a 22-year-old construction worker is searching for answers after he was struck and killed by a police vehicle at a highway work zone in Mesquite. Edwin Valdez died after the crash on June 23 while working at a construction site along Interstate 635. His partner, Jazmin Torres,...

DALLAS, Texas — Several juveniles were arrested for a carjacking after attempting to lead police on a chase through Dallas, officials say. Approximately five juveniles were spotted by Dallas flock cameras leaving an apartment complex on Bruton Road just before 11 p.m. Tuesday in a vehicle involved in a carjacking. Poli

Two companies tied to a Dallas investor filed a federal lawsuit to lift a moratorium in an ongoing East Texas water dispute, alleging a groundwater district has illegally blocked their efforts to extract water from beneath land they own. This is the latest legal action taken in a growing battle...

A Texas Observer investigation found that thousands of children ages 10 to 12 were arrested at Texas public schools from 2021 to 2025. Dallas ISD was not among the districts with the highest arrest numbers, possibly reflecting its yearslong shift toward restorative discipline. The Observer’s Josephine Lee has done a...

Daniel Erving, 18, drowned in a Texas lake after he jumped into the water from a bridge with his friends.

Yesterday, I wrote about Helen Corbitt, who had a hand in pretty much all of the most iconic dishes served at the Zodiac Room, located in the soon-to-be shuttered flagship Neiman Marcus store downtown. The story does point out that her dishes are served at other Neiman Marcus-branded restaurants. However, today a spoke

Antonio Detravion Woodard Jr., 24, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm during an armed robbery. In January 2025, Woodard held a rideshare driver at gunpoint and demanded money, but the driver secretly used the app's emergency feature to alert police.

Consider yourself a deal hunter? Boy, do I have a place for you. Texas takes bargain hunting seriously, but this destination turns it into competitive sport. The thrill is not simply paying less. It is knowing you spotted value before someone else had the chance to claim it. That is...

A final blow caused the victim to fall backward down the nearby patio stairs and strike his head on the pavement, witnesses told law enforcement. The post 'I'm a killer': Man charged with murder after punching victim dies days later in hospital, police say first appeared on Law & Crime .