Irving TX

A version of this story ran in the September / October 2026 issue. Texas is in a state of fiscal crisis. Or, at least many of its school districts and municipalities are. All across Texas, from the biggest urban ISDs and metros to the smallest towns and exurban counties, local governmental bodies are feeling the increa

DFW sets new record high at 109°F! Extreme heat warnings continue for North Texas, but storms and cooler temps are ahead mid-week. Full forecast.

ROCKFORD, AL — A 68-year-old Texas man died early Sunday after a single-vehicle crash in Coosa County, Alabama, according to state troopers. Rickey T. Montz of Plano was driving a 2013 Lincoln MKS when it left the roadway and struck an embankment. Troopers said he was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at

GARLAND, Texas - Garland police are investigating a shooting in a school parking lot that left two men hospitalized with serious injuries. The shooting happened before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday outside WH Bradfield Elementary School on Bucknell Drive. Responding officers found two men lying in the parking lot. One was...

The stretch of Interstate 35 between Austin and Dallas has quietly become one of the most active relocation corridors in Texas. Families priced out of Austin are moving north. Healthcare professionals are following the region’s growing medical campuses. Military-connected households cycle in and out around Fort Cavazos

Preservation architect Marcel Quimby called me up last week and said, “How would you like to go to Grapevine at 8:30 in the morning and hear a presentation on Nash Farm, a historic farmhouse I worked on years ago?” I am not an early riser. Grapevine is what I consider a hike. However, I have found over the years that w

HOAs take a lot of heat. In the last few weeks, I’ve read about residents raging against things like surveillance concerns, debt disputes, and architectural guidelines. While many of these issues rightfully irk residents, having a stopgap against tacky teardowns and gawdy developments is nice for many neighborhoods. Fo

One firefighter was set to be released from the hospital on Sunday, while the other will see further treatment.

DALLAS - Two people were killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Far North Dallas, police said. Dallas Police officers responded around 5:40 a.m. to the fatal wreck in the 8100 block of Frankford Road. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews arrived at the scene and pronounced both individuals dead. What...

DALLAS - A driver was killed early Sunday morning after losing control of a pickup truck and being ejected on Interstate 30, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded around 3 a.m. to a single-vehicle rollover near the eastbound Interstate 30 exit for Ferguson Road.