Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton preemptively filed suit Monday afternoon to protect Senate Bill 4, the state’s controversial “sanctuary cities” legislation. Paxton filed the suit under the federal Declaratory Judgment Act “so that the constitutionality of SB 4 may be resolved throughout Texas in a single court.” The state leadership…
While there is still a bit to be decided after Saturday’s Dallas City Council election — namely, the fate of 671 disputed mail-in ballots and three runoff elections — there are plenty of lessons to be learned. Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a look at some of the…
Nothing that happened during Saturday’s Dallas City Council election can really be called a surprise. There was certainly some intrigue, some 671 mail-in ballots remain sequestered under court order in Districts 2 and 6 after fraud concerns and several at least one incumbent, Carolyn Arnold will lose her seat on…
Saturday’s Dallas City Council election is an undeniably big one. At least six council races look to be reasonably competitive and voters seem to be taking notice. As of the end of early voting Tuesday night, 23,355 Dallas residents have voted in their city council race, up more than 4,000…
On Thursday morning, as part of National Day of Prayer festivities at the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order he said delivered on a campaign promise to evangelical leaders. The order instructs the Internal Revenue Service not to enforce the Johnson Amendment, a 50-year-old law banning pastors…
The rash of murder-suicides that swept DFW started last Monday morning in a Lake Highlands office tower near the High Five. Matthew Kempf, 60, stormed into the office building anger that he lost his job at Dignity Team Health. According to police, he shot former coworker Lana Canada, 48. Canada’s husband…
The Texas Legislature moved one step closer to passing its fix for Dallas’ struggling police and fire pension system Wednesday night, giving initial approval to Van Republican Dan Flynn’s raft of pension fixes. Pending potential amendments during the bill’s final reading today, Flynn’s plan, which would increase the city of…
This post will be updated as more information is available. North Lake Community College’s Irving Campus is locked down due to an active shooter, Irving Police say. Irving Police Public Information Officer James McLellan confirmed during an improptu press conference that an unknown suspect began shooting on campus at about…
Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber announced Tuesday night that Roy Oliver, six-year veteran Balch Springs police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Mesquite high school freshman Jordan Edwards as Edwards, his two brothers and one friend drove away from a party Saturday night, has been fired. After a 911…
Tony Romo finally won something. On Wednesday, he’ll get his thanks from the Texas Legislature, which will honor the old gunslinger with House Resolution 1464. The resolution, sponsored by Laredo House Representative Richard Raymond, and co-sponsored by local Reps Jeff Leach, Jason Villalba, Matt Krause and Victoria Neave, praises Romo for…
Dallas police provided new details Tuesday afternoon about Derick Brown’s Monday shooting rampage in Old East Dallas that injured a Dallas paramedic, Brown’s neighbor and left the gunman and another man dead. Dallas Assistant Police Chief Randy Blankenbaker says Brown first shot and killed his 67-year-old roommate, Arthur Riggings. After…
The suspect in Monday’s shooting of a Dallas Fire Department paramedic led a complicated life before police using a robot found his corpse in an Old East Dallas home. Derick Lamont Brown, 36, died an alleged murderer with a lengthy Dallas County criminal file, but he was also a controversial…
In an email to supporters Monday, U.S. House Representative Joaquin Castro announced that he will not challenge Senator Ted Cruz during the Cruz’s 2018 re-election. Castro’s decision likely clears the Democratic field for El Paso’s Beto O’Rourke, who’s barnstormed the state over the last month following his decision to take…
Retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown will make the first stop on his book tour for his anticipated autobiography at the AT&T Performing Arts Center on June 7, the day after the book goes on-sale. The World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth, which is putting on the event with help…
Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said Monday afternoon that the car in which Mesquite High School freshman Jordan Edwards was shot Saturday night was not, as Haber said Sunday, backing up toward officers responding to a party in Balch Springs. Instead, Haber said, a police officer shot and killed…
This is a developing story. We’ll update as more information is available. Dallas police confirmed just after noon Monday that an unknown gunman shot a Dallas paramedic near I-30 and Dolphin Road in Old East Dallas. According to the city, the paramedic is currently in surgery at Baylor Hospital in…
Heading into the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, the Cowboys faced a simple yet daunting task: rebuilding their defense. Between the Cowboys devastating playoff loss to the Packers on January 15 and the beginning of the draft, seven members of the Cowboys 2016 defense caused gaping holes…
There are a few things that are certain ahead of Saturday’s Dallas City Council election. One: Turnout will be abysmal. Dallas doesn’t turnout out for mayoral elections, much less council-only midterms, so anything above 10 percent of Dallas’ registered voters actually showing up would be massive. Two: District 10’s Adam…
Halfway into their eighth day of deliberations, jurors in the eight-week federal corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price emerged at last to deliver a stinging rebuke to prosecutors – not guilty verdicts on the most serious charges of bribery and mail fraud. The jury told the judge…
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dallas police say, a fight broke out at the Whispering Hollow apartment complex in the Red Bird area of southern Dallas. During the fight, someone shot 17-year-old Mark Burnough. He died in the hospital Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Dallas Police released an edited video from the scene: In…
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it will no longer overbook flights on any of its routes as early as May 8. The airline says that, thanks to improved forecasting tools and a new booking system, it no longer needs to rely on selling more tickets than available seats. “Southwest…
Despite vigorous opposition from much of Dallas’ delegation, the Texas House of Representatives passed legislation banning so-called sanctuary cities just after 3am Thursday. The version of the bill passed Thursday is stronger that the original House draft of the bill, more in line with the strong enforcement policies supported by…
