In fields other than journalism, people use the term, “Monday-morning quarterbacking,” as if it’s a bad thing. In our business it’s bread and butter. So I don’t blame any of my colleagues for second-guessing the performances of the two opposing legal teams in the recently concluded federal corruption trial of…
“I always wanted to save the world with journalism,” says Candace Evans, the challenger for Lee Kleinman’s District 11 City Council seat. Considering the last time Dallas elected a journalist to the City Council, Mayor Laura Miller, that’s either a pretty bold statement or a give-up. Miller had a habit…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dallas County Commissioner Price strode solemnly out the backdoor of the Earle Cabell Federal Courthouse in downtown Dallas after his verdict was delivered, tersely telling a large scrum of reporters engulfing him, “The jury has spoken.” No one disputed that, but some people are still wondering if the jury that…
Sitting behind her beauty bar in downtown Denton, Amanda Dawn Servis now understands why Hunter S. Thompson often called the political arena a pit of vipers. Since the 32-year-old Denton native announced her candidacy for the District 4 City Council seat a few months ago, she’s been attacked for her…
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…
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…
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…
Thursday as the seventh day of jury deliberations in the John Wiley Price trial crawled to yet another inconclusive end, you could feel the tension in the air, both in the courthouse corridor and out in the community. In both places, nobody has the slightest idea what it means. The…
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…
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…
There was much excitement when Uber announced plans to expand its ride-ordering app to the skies, with customers ordering helicopters as easily as they send for ground vehicles. Jeff Holden, the company’s chief product officer, revealed that Dallas is a partner city that will test the concept of these flying…
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…
“Perception,” which usually means racism, is often taken for a 30-foot Trump wall, as if it separates whole regions of the city in ways that can never be breached. But earlier this week I wrote about the miracle or curse, depending on your view, taking place in West Dallas now:…
No matter what happens over the next three days, the Dallas Cowboys 2017 NFL Draft will not be better than the team’s 2016 draft. Last year, the Cowboys picked up a game-breaking running back in the first round (Ezekiel Elliott), a franchise quarterback (Dak Prescott) in the fourth round and…
Once again, someone broke into Oak Lawn Coffee on Tuesday night. The two baristas who opened the independent coffee shop Wednesday found rocks and a shattered door frame. Inside, digital tablets used for a loyalty program had been taken. This is the fourth time that the establishment has been targeted by…
Just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, a black Dodge Durango approached the front entrance of the Dallas Police Southwest Patrol Division at 4230 West Illinois Avenue. Guards outside the building stopped the driver, who “asked questions and made statements that led the officers to take the suspect into custody for a mental health…
After nearly five days of deliberations, a Dallas federal jury told U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn Tuesday afternoon that they are deadlocked on several of the 11 counts facing long-serving Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. After a brief conference with lawyers for Price and his co-defendant, the commissioner’s executive…
Let me get this straight. We’re really mad at the cops and the firefighters because fixing their pension fund is going to be expensive. So we’re just not going to have any more cops or firefighters? Or what? Hire people from the day-labor dorms? Outsource it to India? No, look,…
