Denton Police in Spotlight After Video Emerges of Confrontation with Legless Man During Arrest
Controversy has arisen from an incident captured on video and widely disseminated across social media platforms, depicting a confrontation between a man with no legs and police officers in Denton. The City of Denton Police Department addressed the video, which only partially showed the events that unfolded in the...
Garland mother speaks out after teacher’s aide accused of assaulting son with autism
GARLAND, Texas — When 14-year-old Jace Broome isn’t at school, he loves spending time on the water and traveling with his family. His mom, Sarah, says he’s happiest with his dog, Honey, too. Jace, who has autism and an intellectual disability, can’t always express his feelings with...
Everything You Need To Know Before The 2025 Plano Balloon Festival
If you’ve ever looked up at the sky and wished for just a little more magic, the Plano Balloon Festival is your moment. For four days, Oak Point Park transforms into a canvas of color, music and community spirit. It’s part tradition, part spectacle and completely unforgettable — whether you’re chasing the thrill of a...
Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall not seeking reelection
Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall announced this week that he will not seek reelection when his current term expires at the end of 2026, according to the Greenville Herald-Banner. Stovall, who was appointed by the Commissioners Court in January 2019 following the death of Judge John L. Horn, was unopposed...
They raise champion bucking bulls. But this North Texas family’s story is more than...
MESQUITE, Texas — "You gotta feel this," Tino Martinez says. He's grinning, like always, as he sits at a front table at his family's Mexican restaurant in Mesquite. What Martinez wants his guests that day to feel is the starkest reminder of how it almost ended for him: A hard-as-steel plate in his shoulder.
Texas leads the nation in robocalls, and 2 North Texas companies are being sued
MCKINNEY, Texas — Texans get more robocalls than any other state in the country, based on a software’s U.S. robocall heat map. The app shows that over the last week, thousands of calls came through, with Texans blocking more than 38,000 of them. Tucked away behind towering trees...
Richardson Mayor Amir Omar Is an Outsider No More
Amir Omar didn’t like that he and his Richardson City Council colleagues were selecting the next mayor of Richardson in 2009 and again in 2011. If he hadn't won his race for the Place 7 council seat, he would have had no say in who the city's mayor was. No one outside the council’s closed executive session had cast a...
Frisco’s new budget raises $14 million more in funds while keeping same property tax...
Frisco homeowners will probably see their property tax bills go up even though the city is maintaining the same property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. The Frisco city council voted unanimously without comment on Tuesday to maintain the city’s property tax rate of about $0.43 per $100 of a home’s value. The...
McKinney officials scrap plans for deck park project on State Highway 5 after loss...
MCKINNEY, Texas — McKinney officials have scrapped plans to build an inverted deck park on State Highway 5 in McKinney after $15 million in federal funding as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was withdrawn. Instead, the city will redirect resources to improve ground-level crossings along the State Highway 5...
Frisco ISD Expands Early Education With Tuition Pre-K Option
Frisco ISD is broadening access to early childhood education with the launch of a tuition-based, full-day prekindergarten program. Previously, the district’s full-day Pre-K was only available to students who qualified under state guidelines. Now, all families who live within the district can enroll their children,...

















