Nearly sixth months after Miguel Sotelo-Trujillo’s murder, Dallas police announced Monday afternoon that they’ve made an arrest. The Dallas Police Department has charged Alex Thomas Delrio with killing Sotelo-Trujillo on April 20 after a Regal Row drag race. According to DPD, Sotelo-Trujillo and his brother headed home after watching street races…
When Dallas City Council members grilled city staff during a committee hearing Monday about a lack of progress on affordable housing issues, staff forgot to mention the team of feds breathing down their necks. They could have told the council: “We’ll know more after we figure out who’s going to the pen.”…
Dallas concert promoter Gabe Reed wanted to be a rock star. In the late ’80s, he assumed the persona “Tomi Child” and made an appearance in documentary filmmaker Penelope Spheeris’ Decline of Western Civilization II: the Metal Years. Reed put down the microphone, picked up a law degree at SMU,…
Five-and-a-half months ago the Dallas City Council finally, after years of trying, passed cite-and-release for low-level marijuana possession and set a start date for the program of Oct. 1. But on Sunday, anyone stopped for possessing less than four ounces of pot are still subject to arrest. What happened? The…
At first, this year looked like it could be a good one for the Rangers. The team arrived in Arizona for spring training fresh off back-to-back American League West championships and a 95-67 record. Although storm clouds threatened the future, thanks to soon-to-be free agent stars and an aging roster,…
When the 2018-2019 school year kicks off next August, four Dallas elementary schools will sport new names, thanks to a vote by Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Thursday night, the board voted 9-0 to require that schools named for Albert Sidney Johnston, Stonewall Jackson, William L. Cabell and Robert E. Lee,…
Obviously we all get why Dallas and other cities are genuflecting before the great god Amazon, devourer of all retail. Every city hopes devoutly that Amazon will deign to make it the home of its second headquarters, which, if you don’t mind my pointing out, is an oxymoron. Companies are…
Next week, the Dallas Cowboys may finally get some clarity on star running back Ezekiel Elliott’s status for the rest of the season, following a critical hearing before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. After oral arguments on Monday, the court will decide whether or not…
When now Dallas County District Judge Brandon Birmingham started working in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office’s cold case unit, there was set of files that was forbidden fruit, even for the highest ranking members of the office. “There, in the warehouse of the DA’s office in a corner, was…
The “Denton County Confederate Monument, The Citizens Report – 2017” reads like a declaration our forefathers would have sent to King George III demanding the repeal of his intolerable acts. Only this declaration is addressed to Denton County Judge Mary Horn, the Denton County Commissioner’s Court, the county’s Historical Commission,…
When news that HGTV’s hit show Fixer Upper would come to an end after season five, the internet blew up. The stars of the show, Waco residents Chip and Joanna Gaines, announced the decision on their Magnolia Market blog via a video where in which they hold hands and say…
Call this a pet peeve if you must, but it’s way bigger than a peeve to me. You cannot walk your dog off the leash in Dallas. In Dallas, you cannot allow your dog out into your unfenced front yard off the leash. And in Dallas and all of the…
The job listing was clear. KTVT-TV (Channel 11), Dallas’ CBS affiliate, needed a traffic reporter with “strong knowledge of local traffic in the Dallas/Fort Worth area” and at least five years of professional broadcasting experience. The station seemingly had the perfect candidate, too. Tammy Dombeck, a longtime fixture on local…
This weekend, I attended a memorial service, after which I fell into conversation with a well-known Dallas landscape architect and planner, commiserating ruefully about the effect Texans like U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert have on the rest of the state. We agreed that every time Gohmert shoots from the hip, a…
Early in the evening of Sunday, Sept. 10, Spencer Hight stopped by a local bar, according to Plano police. He chatted up the staff, who knew him well. Then he brandished a knife and a pistol, trying to show off for the employees. Instead, he scaring them enough that one…
There ought to be a way to solve the problem of the Robert E. Lee statue. Since the big, bronze two-horse statue of the Confederate general and a soldier was yanked from a Dallas park a week and a half ago, the city has been fussing about what to do…
For North Texans struggling to keep current on their mortgages, the offer must’ve sounded too good to be true. And it was. Rather than continue paying their current mortgages, homeowners could get new loans with better terms and stay in their houses. This supposed lifeline, peddled by Bruce Hawkins of…
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the rest of the team each took a knee before the national anthem at Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. The demonstration, after which the team stood and linked arms during the anthem, was a show of solidarity in the face of comments made…
What started as a solo stand by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick became a movement Sunday. Following comments and series of tweets from President Donald Trump on Friday and Saturday — he told an Alabama crowd that any player protesting during “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a “son of…
The Task Force on Confederate Monuments has offered its recommendation to change five street names and remove a confederate memorial. During its the three weeks of work and one day of voting, the city produced a handy guide to the Civil War connections of various locations in Dallas. Some are…
Post-Harvey, Houston already wants to carry out a truth and reconciliation process about flood safety. The lesson from Harvey was clear: No matter what the official public line may have been on flood safety before Harvey, Houston was not safe. Dallas is in the same boat, but our boat may…
After a Friday afternoon session lasted more than three hours, the city of Dallas’ Confederate Monuments Task Force is done. The task force, convened by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and made up of nominees named by each member of the City Council, recommended the city remove the Confederate War memorial…
