Fighting for North Texas tenants has taken an emotional toll on Mark Melton, a local attorney. Though he carries on, he says local and federal eviction protections will not. So, he’s preparing for the worst.
The Trump administration thinks Texas should do more to curb COVID-19 spread.
The Tarrant County GOP is quite agitated the county has been cast as “blue” after the Nov. 3 general election. As mail-in ballots trickled in after Election Day, the seesaw tipped ever so slightly Democratic under the weight of about 1,826 more votes cast for the Biden/Harris ticket than Trump/Pence…
The region could again face economic restrictions if hospitals continue to fill with coronavirus patients.
Residents in three low-income housing projects formerly managed by the Dallas Housing Authority say their complaints about poor maintenance and unsafe living conditions have been met not wit h repairs, but draconian regulations enforced by private security they believe are intended to drive them out of their homes. The authority,…
Some are suspecting a wave of evictions to hit when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium expires at the end of December. A new Dallas initiative, in partnership with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, will offer full legal representation, outreach and community education and referrals to partner agencies.
Matthew McConaughey could move into the Texas governor’s mansion in 2022 if he plays his cards right.
Dallas leadership is asking North Texans to reconsider Thanksgiving plans because of coronavirus.
The Denton Spider-Man spreads joy around North Texas.
Dallas’ digital divide may begin to narrow soon.
Monday, the Senate Chamber Review Committee discussed the future of three Confederate paintings hanging in the Texas Senate Chamber.
While most Texas Republicans continue to support the Trump campaign’s claims of voter fraud, others have begun to distance themselves from the president.
Dallas kept growing, but it’s police department didn’t. Some say this is why the police need the state’s help with violent crime.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says residents shouldn’t let Gov. Greg Abbot’s inaction on COVID-19 prevent them from taking safety precautions.
Last year, there were a record number of bills filed in the Texas Legislature. But do this day, smoking the good stuff in the Lone Star State is likely to result in criminal penalties. The fight continues. Some are optimistic about it. Others not so much.
Thousands of North Texans are relying on food banks for a Thanksgiving meal this year.
In a letter Wednesday, 68 state lawmakers asked the Texas Education Agency to cancel this year’s STAAR test because of the pandemic.
The intravenous drip therapy, created by Eli Lilly and Co., only takes about an hour and is the first authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Gov. Greg Abbott said it will be reserved for people in the early stages of the virus who are likely to develop severe symptoms, such as immunocompromised patients and those 65 or older.
After struggling with a shortage of available tests for the coronavirus during the spring and summer, local residents can now find testing sites springing up on parking lots and street corners across Dallas County. The question facing county leaders is whether all those tests and the data they collect are…
Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned a Democratic colleague for wearing a mask, sparking outrage on social media.
Though it isn’t the “packing the courts” some politicians fear, for McKinney’s Jeff Willis it’s more than scary. “I was very uncomfortable, borderline scared,” the 58-year-old former firefighter said. “In this environment with COVID cases spiking? Packed in a room with 65 to 70 strangers? I mean, something just wasn’t…
In 2013, the Arlington Police Department began experimenting with a then-novel way of looking at crime. With money from a National Institute of Justice grant and in partnership with academic criminologists, Arlington used Risk Terrain Modeling, a data analysis tool, to combine existing crime reports with geographic information in hope…
