The World Series is over. The Houston Astros are champions for the first time in their 55-year history. The Rangers, just as they haven’t been in any of their 45 seasons, are not. For many Rangers fans, Houston’s triumph picked the scab that remains festering from the Rangers’ 2011 World…
Ezekiel Elliott will play Sunday afternoon against the Kansas City Chiefs after all. On Friday morning, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Elliott an administrative stay, clearing the way for the running back to play prior to the court’s hearing arguments in his appeal next week. On Monday,…
Victor Solorzano will be an old man when he gets out of federal prison — if he gets out. U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsey sentenced Solorzano, 32, to 567 months (47 years and 3 months) in federal prison Thursday for his role in a southwest Dallas shootout with federal agents…
It’s nearly certain at this point that the Cowboys are going to be without Ezekiel Elliott when they take the field against AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. Barring intervention from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the budding superstar will miss the team’s next six games,…
There’s is unlikely to be any more action on Dallas’ remaining monuments to the Confederacy until 2018, according to information discussed at the latest Dallas City Council meeting about the city’s Confederate totems. Dallas quickly removed Oak Lawn Park’s Robert E. Lee statue in September but will deal with the…
Barring another appeal, the state of Texas will execute notorious Deep Ellum child killer John Battaglia early next year, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Tuesday. Battaglia shot his two daughters, Mary Faith and Liberty, in 2001 as their mother listened on the telephone. He’s been on death row…
In a little less than a week, Texas voters will head to the polls to cast their off-year ballots, filled with important if uninspiring items like bond elections and amendments to the state constitution. For Dallas County voters, perhaps the most contentious item on offer asks whether Dallas County Schools…
On Monday afternoon, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office identified a 19-year-old woman found in the trunk of a wrecked car Sunday morning. At about 10:45 a.m. Sunday, a driver called the Forney Police Department and reported that another driver had fired a shot at his or her car from a…
For the latest on U.S. District Judge Katherine Failla’s decision to reinstate Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, check out the Observer’s Monday night update. Just before 3 a.m. July 22, 2016, Tiffany Thompson called Columbus, Ohio, police to report an assault. Officers met her at a short-term rental property at 29 W. Third…
Ezekiel Elliott is likely to miss the Cowboys next six games, following a decision from U.S. District Judge Katherine Failla. Late on Monday night the judge decided to uphold the six game suspension handed to Elliott by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stemming from domestic violence allegations made by Elliott’s ex-girlfriend…
The Cowboys won the biggest game of their still young 2017 NFL season Sunday, beating the Redskins 33-19 in Maryland. The team now sits at 4-3, coming off its two best performances of the year as it heads into a vital three-game stretch. After the Cowboys’ victory against the Redskins,…
Dallas police announced Friday afternoon that they’ve made an arrest in two sexual assaults that occurred in downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum over the weekend. The Dallas Police Department says an anonymous tip led officers to arrest Jerly Patrick Graves Bailey Jr., 36, on Thursday on warrants for forgery and…
Earlier this month, picking up a woman at an Uptown bar turned into a nightmare for Daniel King. He told police the woman drugged him and left his apartment with his puppy under her arm. Police released video Thursday night of the suspect heading out of the W with Daisy,…
Robert Jeffress spent Wednesday with Donald Trump, supporting the president during his fundraising visit to the Belo Mansion in downtown Dallas. On Thursday, the First Baptist Dallas pastor and Trump’s biggest evangelical supporter had to do something a lot less fun — take to the Fox News airwaves to defend…
Robert E. Lee’s statue is gone, but it’s not forgotten. That much was clear Wednesday night as a long line of North Texas residents made their way to Dallas City Hall to tell the City Council they want the city’s other Confederate monuments left intact and, most of all, they…
Wednesday was an especially tough day for Dallas’ police and firefighters. After an afternoon during which they had to shut off much of downtown Dallas so President Donald Trump could travel to and from his $4 million fundraiser at the Belo Mansion, the evening brought further chaos to the city…
One of the most important items in technology history is up for sale in Dallas next week. On Nov. 4, Dallas’ Heritage Auctions will sell a early prototype of the world’s first microchip. The minimum bid is set at $350,000. Texas Instruments engineer Jack Kilby designed the first microchip, then…
San Antonio Republican Joe Straus, the five-term speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, announced Wednesday morning that he won’t be running for re-election next year, giving up his seat in the Legislature and his speaker’s gavel. Straus’ decision comes after a rancorous legislative session during which he was the…
President Donald Trump is visiting Dallas today, but chances are you won’t see him unless you work at Love Field or are a major GOP donor. This trip is about filling Trump’s and the Republican National Committee’s piggy banks, not whipping up the base at one of the president’s trademark…
Dallas’ most famous President John F. Kennedy conspiracy theorist and an FBI analyst turned JFK historian agree on one thing: They don’t expect much from the of assassination-related documents set to be released on Thursday. For the conspiracy theorist, Robert Groden, the release isn’t important because all the important stuff…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday afternoon that an undocumented teenager living in a Texas federal detention center must immediately be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. The court’s decision reverses a decision made last week by a three-judge panel that blocked her from getting an abortion…
Dallas homes and business that host “habitual criminal activity” could soon face having their doors decorated with a city of Dallas placard announcing their status, thanks to a newly proposed ordinance from the Dallas Police Department. The owners of the properties could face legal trouble, too, if they fail to…
