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Dallas District Attorney Drops Charges Against Mentally Ill Man Kicked Repeatedly by Paramedic

Dallas District Attorney Drops Charges Against Mentally Ill Man Kicked Repeatedly by Paramedic

Louie Gohmert Reportedly Met with Planners of Jan. 6 Rallies

Louie Gohmert Reportedly Met with Planners of Jan. 6 Rallies

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With Millions in Government Grants, Tiny Sandbranch's 100 or So People May Get Running Water

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 26, 2021

A small, impoverished community in southeastern Dallas County has fought for years to get clean water.
Judge Says No to Temporary Restraining Order Against Texas Delta-8 Ban

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 25, 2021

Delta-8 and other THC isomers have been flying off the shelves at Texas smoke shops and gas stations. Now, the state says it's all illegal.
Lt. Gov. Candidate and Lone Star Separatist Daniel Miller Says Texas Has 'Electile Dysfunction'

By Simone Carter
Oct 25, 2021

Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement, announced last week that he's running for lieutenant governor.
After Multiple Jailers Died Of Covid, Dallas County Forced Others To Keep Working Overtime

By Michael Murney
Oct 25, 2021

On Aug. 1, Porsha Bookman took to Facebook to voice her gripes about her job at Dallas County Jail. “I just got mandated again!!!!” Bookman posted on Aug. 1. She included the hashtags #wannabefree and #8morehourstogo. Nineteen days later, the 36-year-old died of COVID-19 complications. Five days before her death,...
Report: Migrants Held by Border Agencies Hit, Threatened and Sexually Assaulted

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 23, 2021

Internal documents obtained by Human Rights Watch paint a grim picture of the situation for asylum seekers and migrants held by U.S. government immigration authorities.
In Texas, Conservationists Urge 'Lights Out' to Save Migratory Birds

By Simone Carter
Oct 22, 2021

The Lights Out camapign urges Texas buildings and residents to shut off the lights to protect migratory birds.
Should Dallas Pay the Homeless to Pick Up Trash?

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 22, 2021

In February, Dallas considered a program to hire panhandlers for different jobs around the city. Across the country, cities are doing something similar, paying the homeless to pick up trash.
Dallas-Fort Worth Colleges and Universities Could Get $200 Million for Building and Renovation

By Michael Murney
Oct 21, 2021

North Texas colleges and universities could be receiving big upgrades. On Tuesday morning, state lawmakers reached a last-minute deal on additional funding for higher education construction projects across the state. The bill, which now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, will funnel more than $200 million into building and renovating new...
In Texas, Guatemalan Drug Lord Given Life Sentence for Cocaine Trafficking with Armed Guerrillas

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 21, 2021

Known as “Primazo,” 44-year-old Wilson Wilfredo Luargas-Garcia was extradited to the Eastern District of Texas in April 2018 following a joint operation with American and Guatemalan authorities. The accusations? That he’d helped pump cocaine into Texas and worked closely with an armed guerrilla group in Colombia. More than two years...
After Texas Regulators Say Delta-8 Is Illegal, Some Companies Plan to Fight Back

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 21, 2021

Some companies say they'll keep selling delta-8 THC despite the Texas Department of State Health Services saying the stuff is illegal.
Denton County Juvenile Detention Officer Arrested for Sexual Assault of Child

By Simone Carter
Oct 20, 2021

Earlier this month, a Denton County juvenile detention officer was arrested after she was accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile.
New Video Shows Dallas Paramedic Repeatedly Kicking Mentally Ill Man Before Police Show Up

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 19, 2021

Body camera video showed Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic Brad Cox kick a detained mentally ill man in the face while he sat on the ground. Surveillance footage from a nearby business shows he kicked him several more times before police arrive on the scene.
In Texas, the Waitlist for a Bed at a State Mental Hospital Hits an All-Time High

By Michael Murney
Oct 19, 2021

During her years as a Burnet County criminal magistrate judge, Roxanne Nelson was at the jail every Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. She saw how county jails dealt with people with mental illnesses accused of committing crimes. "When I started in March 2010, if I couldn't get...
Delta-8 THC Is Illegal, the Texas Department of State Health Services Says

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 19, 2021

The Texas Department of State Health Services added a statement to its website that some say put questions over delta-8’s legality to rest.
'We Don't Need Your Lectures, Thanks Mate': Even the Australians Hate Ted Cruz

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 18, 2021

The Observer has a long, storied history of documenting the people out there who take pleasure in blasting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Now, we’d like to introduce you Michael Gunner, the chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory. On Sunday, Gunner joined the dearly held tradition. In a statement posted to...
West Dallas Neighborhood Worries Yet Another Concrete Plant Could Make Pollution Even Worse

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 18, 2021

Another concrete batch plant wants to move into West Dallas. A hearing in front of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Oct. 18 could be neighbors only chance of stopping it.
How a Dallas Duo Grifted Cryptocurrency Investors Out of $24 Million in Far-Reaching Scam

By Michael Murney
Oct 16, 2021

In the end, Bruce Bise and Samuel Mendez bilked some 13,000 investors out of about $24 million before pleading guilty to tax evasion earlier this week. Since 2016, Bise and Mendez billed Bitqyck, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency company, as a way for “those individuals who missed out on bitcoin” to still...
A Spate of North Texas Gun Store Heists Raises Questions About Safe Storage and Security

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 15, 2021

Just past 2 a.m. on Sept. 14, a man wearing a ball cap, glasses and face mask slipped through the back door of Top Dog Gun Range in Krum, around an hour northwest of Dallas, and headed to the display case. Security camera footage shows the man riffling around in...
'I Can't Wait for the Shooting to Start': Texas Man Threatens Doctor Over Vaccine Advocacy

By Simone Carter
Oct 15, 2021

A North Texas man was indicted for allegedly threatening a prominent doctor over her COVID-19 vaccine advocacy.
73-Year-Old Man Arrested in Mexico in Connection With North Texas Homicide

By Simone Carter
Oct 15, 2021

A 73-year-old man was arrested in Mexico after he was accused of killing a woman in front of her North Texas home.