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Dallas Attorneys Talk About the Take It Down Act

By Karly WilliamsMarch 28, 2025

Posting revenge porn and non-consensual illicit deepfakes may soon be federal crimes, but prosecuting them may not be easy.

Murders, Violent Crime Drop in Dallas but Police Call Response Times Lag

By Emma RubyMarch 26, 2025

You could be waiting hours for police to arrive for low-priority calls like noise complaints or vehicle burglaries.

Can Casino Gambling Give Dallas The Cash Boost It Needs to Pay for More Cops?

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 26, 2025

With a mandate to drastically increase the police force, Dallas might need a new solution that’s getting a lot of attention.

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The Most Common Scams in Texas and How to Avoid Them

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 24, 2025

More than 80,000 Texans fell victim to one of these common scams. Do you know how to avoid them?

North Texas Bill Aims to Help Victims of Sex Abuse to Speak Out

By Emma RubyMarch 20, 2025

‘NDAs are for trade secrets, not trauma secrets,’ said one advocate for ‘Trey’s Law,’ named after her brother who committed suicide.

Dallas ICE Agents Arrest Oak Cliff Baker Who Killed, Set Fire to Local Artist

By Emma RubyMarch 12, 2025

Manuel Tellez, the owner of Maroches Bakery in North Oak Cliff, did not serve prison time for the killing.

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Drunk Driving Reaches ‘Crisis’ Level in Dallas, Responsible for 75% of Vehicular Fatalities

By Emma RubyMarch 11, 2025

Texas has long been one of the worst-rated states for car accidents involving an impaired driver.

City Council Shirks Prop. U Police Hiring, Staffing Mandate, Sides With DPD

By Emma RubyFebruary 27, 2025

The council increased DPD’s hiring goal to 300 officers, lessening the expectation decided on earlier this month.

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‘The City Knows This is a Crisis’: Public Safety Committee Bumps Up Police Hiring Goal

By Emma RubyFebruary 11, 2025

The council could give DPD an additional $7.7 million in federal funds to boost recruitment efforts.

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‘People Do Deserve Second Chances’: Inmate Set for Execution for Arlington Murder

By Emma RubyFebruary 5, 2025

Steven Nelson has maintained his innocence in the 2011 murder and beating of two Arlington church employees.

Richard Linklater walks with an unknown subject to a prison in Huntsville. The Texas filmmaker examines the prison industry in God Saves Texas.

Texas Prisons Suffer From Dangerous Understaffing

By Alyssa FieldsJanuary 31, 2025

Understaffed and overcrowded, Texas prisons are experiencing worsening conditions that leave both staff and the incarcerated at risk.

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Dallas Is Part of National Crime Decrease as Murders Drop Below Pre-Pandemic Level

By Emma RubyJanuary 28, 2025

Sixty-five fewer Dallasites were murdered in 2024 than in 2023, Dallas Police data shows.

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Dallas Police to Renew Contract for Social Media Monitoring Banned by Meta

By Emma RubyJanuary 22, 2025

The controversial surveillance tech is also used by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the NYPD and ICE.

North Texas White Supremacists Ordered To Pay $2.75 Million to Black Man They Attacked

By Emma RubyJanuary 15, 2025

Court documents say a Grapevine man encouraged the racially motivated assault.

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Denton Man Arrested for Stalking Caitlin Clark

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 13, 2025

The 55-year-old man traveled from North Texas to Indiana recently to be near Clark, police say.

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City Council Extends Lifeline for Downtown Club Following Alleged Rape, Shooting

By Emma RubyJanuary 13, 2025

Two hours of bickering over a nightclub’s zoning request was a reminder of how divided city council has become.

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Gun Used in New Orleans Attack Was Purchased in Arlington, FBI Says

By Emma RubyJanuary 6, 2025

Investigators confirmed Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited North Texas weeks before plowing a truck through Bourbon Street revelers.

4 Years After Jan. 6 Insurrection, North Texans Remain in Jail for the Attack

By Emma RubyJanuary 6, 2025

These locals might soon benefit from Donald Trump’s November victory.

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Truck Used by Suspect in Bourbon Street Attack Registered to Houston Man

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 1, 2025

42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar has been identified as the suspect in the New Orleans terrorist attack.

‘Bunch of Crooks’: Dallas County Officers Report Missing Pay Before Christmas

By Emma RubyDecember 31, 2024

For the second time in two years, the U.S. Department of Labor is investigating reports of unpaid wages in Dallas County.

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Dallas Traffic Death Toll Remains Consistent Despite Initiatives

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 19, 2024

State and local efforts to promote driver safety are ineffective at reducing fatal car accidents.

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Walmart Employees in Denton Wear Bodycams as Store Violence Grows

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 18, 2024

The retailer, which has reported significant levels of in-store violence, says the cameras are to protect staff and shoppers.

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