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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/us-supreme-court-denies-appeal-death-row-farmers-branch-murder-40687801/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40687801 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/us-supreme-court-denies-appeal-death-row-farmers-branch-murder-40687801/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:05:48 -0500 The use of investigative hypnosis in criminal cases is now outlawed in Texas, but it was vital in condemning a man to be executed for a 1998 murder. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/us-supreme-court-denies-appeal-death-row-farmers-branch-murder-40687801/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-appeals-conviction-whats-next-40686354/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40686354 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-appeals-conviction-whats-next-40686354/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:22:12 -0500 Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison and will first be eligible for parole after serving half his sentence.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-appeals-conviction-whats-next-40686354/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685892 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:36:42 -0500 Anthony was found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in 2025 on Tuesday. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684270 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:06:07 -0500 Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was met with fury after he yelled that Karmelo Anthony, a Black man, “deserves to hang.” ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684109 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:52:58 -0500 Opening arguments in the murder trial begin on Thursday, but the discourse and contentiousness has long since started. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/jury-selection-begins-in-karmelo-anthony-track-meet-stabbing-trial-40683203/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40683203 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/jury-selection-begins-in-karmelo-anthony-track-meet-stabbing-trial-40683203/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:53:43 -0500 Attorneys will likely ask potential jurors about their relationship with law enforcement and pre-trial exposure to information on the case.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/jury-selection-begins-in-karmelo-anthony-track-meet-stabbing-trial-40683203/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/timeline-track-meet-stabbing-of-austin-metcalf-in-frisco-texas-22206236/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/timeline-track-meet-stabbing-of-austin-metcalf-in-frisco-texas-22206236/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/timeline-track-meet-stabbing-of-austin-metcalf-in-frisco-texas-22206236/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 09:48:20 -0500 Karmelo Anthony's trial is set to begin on June 1. Here is everything else that's happened since Austin Metcalf was killed on April 2, 2025.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/timeline-track-meet-stabbing-of-austin-metcalf-in-frisco-texas-22206236/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/unbearable-noise-and-chicken-deaths-lawsuits-mount-against-local-crypto-mine-40671971/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40671971 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/unbearable-noise-and-chicken-deaths-lawsuits-mount-against-local-crypto-mine-40671971/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Residents allege cardiac issues, tinnitus, permanent hearing loss and insomnia have developed from the noise.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/unbearable-noise-and-chicken-deaths-lawsuits-mount-against-local-crypto-mine-40671971/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/tarrant-county-leaders-protest-death-penalty-40672028/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40672028 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/tarrant-county-leaders-protest-death-penalty-40672028/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500 A new study warns that Tarrant County disproportionately seeks capital punishment sentences against defendants of color. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/tarrant-county-leaders-protest-death-penalty-40672028/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-verdict-leaves-questions-for-left-wing-groups-free-speech-advocates-40654448/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40654448 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-verdict-leaves-questions-for-left-wing-groups-free-speech-advocates-40654448/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:32:13 -0500 Experts warn the verdict could have a 'chilling' effect on protests and that terrorism charges are an overreach. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-verdict-leaves-questions-for-left-wing-groups-free-speech-advocates-40654448/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer