Early Tuesday morning’s fatal shooting at the Library Bar in the heart of Fry Street marks the end of a violent 2016 for the street, where locals and University of North Texas students could enjoy some drinks or a night out. Denton police haven’t released many details about early Tuesday…
On Monday, a Dallas County grand jury failed to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of ex-Garland cop Patrick Tuter, who killed Michael Allen Vincent while on duty in 2012. After the jury reported the lack of a verdict, Dallas County Judge Quay Parker declared a mistrial. Tuter and Allen’s lives…
In the end, there wasn’t much drama in Monday’s electoral college vote. Electors across the United States, despite showing a bit more independence than they usually do, ratified the coming presidency of Donald Trump, confirming that the New York real estate developer will take the oath of office on Jan…
In a seemingly stunning reversal of precedent, the NFL announced Monday morning it would not fine Elliott for the celebration, though celebrators using props usually are.
Dallas City Council member Philip Kingston is back at it. In an attempt to build on the anti-Trinity toll road council coalition, Kingston is violating a longstanding council tradition and openly campaigning against one of his fellow sitting council members. Kingston’s target is District 6 council representative and Mayor Pro…
Just like 2014 and 2015, 2016 has been no disappointment for those looking for incredible quotes from those who call North Texas home. Sometimes, the quotes were inspirational, sometimes they were enraging and most often they just provided amusement, Here are the Observer news team’s favorite quotes of 2016: “The…
Very nice story in The Dallas Morning News last week by Sarah Blaskovich about a big house in University Park decorated to the gills for Christmas. It all looked beautifully done, and one assumes the people who did it could afford the price tag, so it’s a free country and…
We know you’re busy, so here’s a handy roundup of the week’s news, courtesy of the Dallas Observer. Take a Look Inside T.C. Broadnax’s Comfy City Manager Contract The Dallas City Council voted 15-0 Wednesday afternoon to appoint Tacoma, Washington, City Manager T.C. Broadnax as replacement for Dallas City Manager A.C…
In 2016, the state of Texas executed seven members of its death row, marking the fewest people put to death in the state since just three were killed in 1996. Across the state, fewer people are being sentenced to death as well. According to a new report from the Texas Coalition…
Late Thursday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order that blocks the state of Texas from requiring burial or cremation for any tissue stemming from a miscarriage or abortion that takes place outside of a woman’s home. Without Sparks’ order, the burial requirement would’ve gone into effect…
As more of the old Trinity toll road promoters retire with it un-built, we could be looking at the end of the game.
Local transgender activist Amber Briggle and her family have been invited to the White House on Friday afternoon to watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Briggle is the mother of a transgender son and made national news earlier this year after Denton County Republican-elect Sheriff Tracy Murphree had threatened…
As expected, the Dallas City Council voted 15-0 Wednesday afternoon to appoint Tacoma, Washington, City Manager T.C. Broadnax as replacement for Dallas City Manager A.C. Gonzalez when Gonzalez calls it quits at the end of January. Following a closed-doors executive session of the council last Friday, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings…
On Wednesday afternoon, a Tarrant County jury convicted Fred Couch, father of Ethan Couch, DFW’s most prominent affluenza-stricken teenager, of impersonating a police officer. Despite the conviction, he’s avoided joining his son in the Tarrant County Jail. Couch received a sentence of a year of probation, 100 hours of community service and a $260…
Not even Ben Carson can make HUD any worse than it is already.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday amplified the angst the Dallas Cowboys are feeling following Sunday’s loss by refusing to put a timetable on the conclusion of the league’s investigation into running back Ezekiel Elliott. Goodell’s stance comes despite the fact that the law enforcement agencies investigating Elliott, one in Florida…
In 2016, Transportation Security Administration screeners routinely detected more than 50 guns at U.S. airports. The 2,653 firearms discovered last year set an annual record for the TSA. North Texas residents set a high bar in 2015 when it came to bringing guns to the airport, accounting for nearly 8 percent…
Almost four months after the Vatican poached Bishop Kevin Farrell, Dallas’ 1.3 million Catholics have a new leader. On Tuesday, Pope Francis appointed Edward J. Burns, currently the bishop of Juneau, Alaska, to Farrell’s vacated post. Burns, 59, will start his new gig on Feb. 7. “I am profoundly grateful…
On Monday, the Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee got its first look at the latest and greatest plan for city staff to address one of Dallas’ largest quality of life issues — panhandling on the city’s streets. Allan Sims, Dallas’ Neighborhoods Plus czar, proposed that the city use some…
Watching the Cowboys’ desultory performance against the Giants on Sunday, that feeling recognizable to any lifelong Cowboys fan began to seep in. No matter how good the Cowboys are, there is a game in every great Cowboys season that just doesn’t fit in. The Cowboys always lay an egg. This…
Sorry to repeat myself. Last week I told you about a private sector proposal to provide 1,000 units of affordable housing in West Dallas while encouraging home ownership to protect existing neighborhoods from gentrification. I’m afraid I need to ring that bell once more just for emphasis. The proposal is…
Whole Woman’s Health and the Center for Reproductive Rights are suing the state of Texas again. This time, the team that beat the state in the Supreme Court this summer is seeking to stop the state from enforcing a new regulation that would require the burial or cremation of any…
