At 8 a.m., it’s a common sight to see elementary and middle school students walking to school in northeast Dallas. For one man, it’s also an opportunity. On Nov. 7, a Chevy Malibu pulled up next to a schoolgirl and the man behind the wheel asked for directions. When he…
Dak Prescott is the man. The Cowboys rookie quarterback has his team sitting at 11-1, one win over the Giants away from an NFC East title, and no more than three wins away from securing the NFC’s top playoff seed. He’s affable, talented and photogenic, the perfect fit to be…
Since the Observer told the story of a young woman chasing down a dog thief in East Dallas, the tale has gone viral.
John Battaglia, the Dallas man who shot and killed his two daughters on May 2, 2001, will not die next week. His execution, scheduled for Dec. 10, will now occur no earlier than February 2017, thanks to a stay of execution ordered late Friday afternoon by the Texas Court of…
Late Sunday afternoon, staff at the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the death of high-profile Texas attorney Brian Loncar. An examination to determine cause of death will occur during the late afternoon. They could not confirm other media reports that his body was found at the attorney’s office at the…
We know you’re busy, so here’s a recap of the week from the news desk of the Dallas Observer. Couple Sues Grapevine Car Dealership Claiming Salesman Shared Their Photos on a Swingers Site A lawsuit alleges that a routine transaction for a vehicle ended with a brazen violation of privacy…
Thursday morning, Crowley police revealed the details behind the grisly double murder of Troy and Mary Brewer. Police say that Carl Brewer, 17, killed his parents and prompted a 10-hour standoff at the scene of the crime. On Tuesday afternoon, police received a 911 call from a friend of Carl Brewer’s. The…
If Ben Carson takes over HUD and he’s a loon, is that really worse than what we had there before?
All Tim and Claire Gautreaux wanted was to buy a new car when they headed to Toyota of Grapevine earlier this year. Yesterday the couple sued the dealership for allowing one of its employees to invade their privacy. The couple showed up at the sprawling dealership with a financing offer in…
Wednesday, Dallas police identified the man they say is responsible for the Oct. 8 attack on Trent Kreslins. Kreslins is a University of Oklahoma senior who stepped in to stop a domestic violence attack in Uptown. According to Dallas police, Abdullah Bannat, 19, is the man who punched Kreslins after…
A little more than a month after David Brown’s last day with the Dallas Police Department, the public got its first glimpse of what the former chief will be doing next. On Wednesday, ABC News announced that Brown, who served 33 years with DPD, will be joining the network to…
The more the mayor of Dallas talks about shutting down withdrawals from the police and fie pension fund, the faster the withdrawals will come.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Stevens Transport, the Dallas-based refrigerated trucking giant, for discriminating against an Air Force veteran with bipolar disorder, the agency announced Wednesday. In its complaint, the EEOC alleges that Stevens Transport turned down Bill Brown for a job because of the medication he takes…
Three Expo Events, the company behind the Exxxotica porn convention that graced Dallas in May 2015, is again asking a federal judge to force the city to book the event at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. Here’s the legal backstory. Acting at the behest of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, the…
The five finalists are in for Dallas’ open city manager’s gig and, surprisingly, people on both sides of city hall’s political spectrum seem pretty happy with the choices. Among the five are four municipal employees — one of whom is a city of Dallas employee — and one corporate executive…
It appears Texas has its first locally transmitted case of the Zika virus. Monday afternoon, state health officials announced that a woman living in Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley tested positive for the birth-defect causing virus. Unlike earlier diagnoses, she had not traveled to an area that’s been…
More than a good city manager, Dallas needs a really politician at the helm.
That Sam’s Club, the one the neighborhood that calls itself the East Village has been fighting against for around three years, isn’t going to get built. At least not right now, after Judge Michael O’Neill threw out the zoning change that would’ve allowed the Sam’s Club in the first place…
People preach white nationalism because they hate this country and want to tear it down.
Plans to double the lanes of a section of State Highway 161 in Irving is reawakening a national debate over the prevention of traffic jams. Somehow this five-mile stretch of Dallas County roadway has become a talking point surrounding the question: Is building more roads the solution to fighting congestion? It all starts…
Jack Standokes was tired of the negative talk about the black community. He watched video clips of police brutality and read the hateful comments on social media. He heard the claims over and over again: His community doesn’t support one another; they only kill each other. Instead of grabbing a…
Last week, the Observer praised Tony Romo. The Cowboys quarterback has, for better or worse, brought plenty of excitement to fans for a decade. He’s affable, talented and made some of the best throws in the history of the franchise. Still, over that decade, Romo has failed to lead the Cowboys…
