Investigations

Craig Watkins Thumbs Nose at a Court Order, Unveils New Theory of White People Law

Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins started out with one question to answer. Now that he has defied a subpoena, he's got at least a couple more. Last week Watkins was ordered to appear in the court of state District Judge Lena Levario to answer an accusation that he brought criminal charg ... More >>

Isabella, This Four-Month-Old Boxer Mix, Was Skinned Alive in Southwest Dallas

Update at 4:59 p.m.: An initial investigation by Dallas Animal Services indicates the dog's injuries likely came from a "non-human predator," according to NBC 5. Original post:DFW Rescue Me is the organization that tried to save Justice, the four-month-old lab terrier found in Pleasant Grove, cover ... More >>

In the Race for District 33, the Bank of Domingo is Open (but Not for Kathy Nealy)

It costs north of a million bucks to win a U.S. House seat these days. Winning District 33, the new DFW block carved out of the totally riveting and not at all arcane redistricting process, should cost considerably less, thanks to a shortened primary and probably noncompetitive general. Still: It wi ... More >>

DPD Chief Brown Fires Stormy Magiera, A Dallas Police Officer Who Lived Up to Her Name

Stormy Magiera, no longer a Dallas officer​In the end, the posting to the Dallas Police Department's Facebook page, made moments ago, probably comes as no surprise. But as of today, Stormy Magiera is no longer a Dallas Police officer. The announcement comes days after the officer, decorated by Chi ... More >>

As Brinker Tries to Explain Komen's Split From Planned Parenthood, an Inside Account

As you know by now, locally based Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood, meaning it'll no longer help pay for mammograms for women who can't afford them; why, there's Nancy Brinker herself above, attempting to explain Komen's "new granting strategies" concerning i ... More >>

DPD Chief Puts Officer Who Shoved Protester on Restricted Duty, Opens Investigation

From the video of Stephen Benavides being shoved off a sidewalk planter last Saturday​This morning, Brantley spoke with ​Stephen Benavides, the protester who spent several days in jail on charges that he assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest. We also posted that video now making the ro ... More >>

Chambers of Secrets: Lunacy and Paranoia Reach Fever Pitch at Dallas County. Again.

​We're all innocent until proven guilty. The police can investigate hell out of somebody, and that person may turn out to be pure as the driven snow. But there's another reality in the world having to do with an old cop saying: "Crime makes you stupid." Frankly, the behavior of Dallas County J ... More >>

Occupy Dallas Addresses Need to Keep a Clean, Safe Camp Amidst Sexual Assault Allegations

Photo by Anna MerlanOccupy Dallas protestors outside Lew Sterrett yesterday following the arrest of 23 at a downtown Chase bank branch​Several news outlets have reported in recent days that the Dallas Police Department is investigating the possible sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl at the Occup ... More >>

The John Wiley Price Investigation: Setting the Record Straight In More Ways Than One

​I need to correct an error and an omission. Yesterday I posted an item identifying the lawyer who defended Dallas County Judge Jim Foster from an intimidation attempt by Commissioner John Wiley Price as Ken Barr. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Ken Barr is a former mayor of Fort Worth and member of the ... More >>

BREAKING NEWS: Former Richardson Berkner High School Star and Standout NFL Cornerback Aqib Talib Involved in Garland Shooting

Aqib Talib​And you thought Dez Bryant getting booted from the mall was trouble? After a March 21 altercation involving his sister, his mother, his sister's boyfriend, two guns and at least five shots fired, former local high school football star and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' cornerback  ... More >>

Craig Watkins's Legislative Wish List

​On the other side is a lengthy missive we just received from the Dallas County District Attorney's Office in which Craig Watkins outlines his to-do list for the new Legislative session. But you can probably guess what's top-of-the-pops with a D.A. seeking criminal system reforms: eyewitness ident ... More >>

As Feds Reveal Results From Operation Broken Trust, a Look at the Local Greatest Hits

​This morning in D.C., Attorney General Eric Holder met with the media to discuss Operation Broken Trust, a wide-ranging crime-bustin' effort conducted by an alphabet soup's worth of agencies intended to "protect American investors, to ensure the strength of our markets, and to prevent financial f ... More >>

Dallas PD: Sexual Assault Cold Cases Will Be Reopened Only With Victims' Involvement

​Victims of unsolved sexual assaults committed prior to 1996 will now need to contact the Dallas Police Department should they wish for DNA analysis to be conducted in hopes of identifying their attackers. In a press release sent out today in advance of an afternoon press conference with Deputy Ch ... More >>

Award-Winning Animals

Craig Watkins Just Can't Seem to Please Anybody.

Evan Smith Puts Craig Watkins on Witness Stand, or: The Entirety of Yesterday's Interview

TribLive featuring Dallas DA Craig Watkins from texastribune on Vimeo.Whilst browsing the Vimeo moments ago, I came across the entirety of Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Evan Smith's chat with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins yesterday at the Austin Club. It was just posted. We posted a ... More >>

Be Careful What You Ask: Judge Foster Spills the Beans About an Alleged FBI Investigation of John Wiley Price and the Inland Port

In a sworn deposition filed in Dallas today, Dallas County Judge Jim Foster is quoted saying he has spoken with the FBI "on many occasions" concerning an ongoing FBI investigation of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and the southern Dallas "inland port" project. Reached for comment this ... More >>

Albatross Necklace

Obituary for a Serial Killer

Running up That Hill for the Last Time (sniff)

Tracy Rowlett's Tired of the FBI Investigation at City Hall

Slow Out the Gate

Don Hill's late decision to run for mayor could benefit other candidates

Don Hill Has "Courage." So, Thanks, FBI!

Wherein Allen Gwinn Wonders if DISD Hasn't Just Wasted Another Million Dollars and a Whole Lot of Time

Mayor Names New DHA Board Chair. Fascinating.

A Culbreath of Fresh Air, Vanished

Re: DHA Has a Lott of Nerve

The Big Thaw

Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders

Don and Sheila and D'Angelo Makes Three

Leading man

Don Hill could be a contender

The Pyramid Crumbles

Tick-tock

Waiting for Fed-o

Firewall

A Real Double Feature

Credit Risks

Paper Trails

Morning News waits and waits to acknowledge CBS-11's scoop of an ethically challenged state rep

True truisms

Hanging with a bad crowd

Not so public

Don't read over a fibbie's shoulder

Feelin' groovy

...and ineffectual

Clueless

No one knows who murdered Brent Gutheinz. Thanks to a sloppy investigation, it's likely no one ever will.

Investigating the Investigation

Bolton must have his terms confused

O.J. Confidential

High-profile P.I. Bill Dear believes he knows who killed Nicole Simpson. It's not who you think.

Wading in

The FBI looks into DFW's pollution woes

Lack of confidence

Highland Park officers would like to get rid of their chief, if they could only figure out how

Down but not out

An FBI probe and an adverse court ruling may force a Dallas anti-poverty agency to close its doors

Letters

Dallas Confidential

The Texas Troubadour's Fatal Rendezvous and other amazing stories from the police department's cold case squad

Reader beware

Combatants in DISD's political battles play spin-the-media

Too hot

Observer report prompts firing of Performance Nutrition founder

BeloWatch