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This is his second arrest this year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-pastor-faces-new-sexual-assault-charges-40661120/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/athena-strand-trial-guilty-plea-40660740/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40660740 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/athena-strand-trial-guilty-plea-40660740/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:37:32 -0500 After originally pleading not guilty, Tanner Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping on Tuesday, just as trial proceedings began.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/athena-strand-trial-guilty-plea-40660740/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-prisons-outlaw-hardcover-books-40660699/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40660699 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-prisons-outlaw-hardcover-books-40660699/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0500 The crackdown could drive up costs for families or limit access to books while hardly denting the flow of drugs.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-prisons-outlaw-hardcover-books-40660699/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40658701 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:07:01 -0500 The once prominent spiritual leader has spent nearly six months in jail for sexually abusing a child in the 1980s. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-lawsuit-stalker-kept-too-long-40656590/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40656590 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-lawsuit-stalker-kept-too-long-40656590/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0500 While a clerical error contributed to the additional time served, a local attorney claims the issue is widespread. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-lawsuit-stalker-kept-too-long-40656590/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lake-dallas-house-explosion-leaves-residents-displaced-40655256/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40655256 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lake-dallas-house-explosion-leaves-residents-displaced-40655256/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:02:48 -0500 The city called the fire and subsequent explosion a 'utility related incident' that saw one person taken to the hospital on Thursday night. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lake-dallas-house-explosion-leaves-residents-displaced-40655256/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-mental-health-overcrowding-problem-40653191/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40653191 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-mental-health-overcrowding-problem-40653191/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0500 A program first launched in Florida could help guide Dallas officials’ efforts to reduce jail populations. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-county-jail-mental-health-overcrowding-problem-40653191/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer