The seamster at the Dallas Police Department ran into a slight issue as he prepared a special uniform order for the new chief. The quartermaster’s unit, which customizes uniforms for the 3,100 sworn officers in the department, was out of the newest patches with golden hash marks, which go on an officer’s left sleeve and represent years of service. The …

WASHINGTON — A group of anti-Trump Republicans has posted billboards around Texas trying to make Sen. Ted Cruz squirm by implicating him in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol and demanding he resign. Cruz repeatedly blamed President Donald Trump’s defeat on fraud, a claim he persisted in leveling even after dozens of state and federal courts threw out such …

On New Year’s Eve, while many were reflecting on a difficult year marred by a global pandemic, 29-year-old Jonnay Mckinley came home to a yellow piece of paper on her door that read “NOTICE TO VACATE.” The next day, the mother of three school-age children sent an email from her iPhone to the Dallas County Constable’s office in Preci “[I] …

Thanks in part to a new grant, the basketball court at Kidd Springs Park will receive a $36,000 makeover. The Dallas Park Foundation recently received a grant through the Home Court Program, a partnership between ESPN and the Local Initiatives. The Oak Cliff Advocate reports half the funds will come from ESPN while the other half will come from private donations collected by the …

A public art installation may be headed for Park Village’s much-maligned water feature. The centerpiece fountain, which has been out of order in the Southlake shopping center since its debut in 2015, was approved for a zoning change by city council in November. Now, the governing body is considering options for further beautification. A front-runner for the site, which will now …

As thousands of Texans pulled up to the Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday for the COVID-19 vaccine, Dallas County officials did a little back-seat driving. Dr. Philip Huang, the county’s health department director, said he hoped to one day soon match Denton County’s extraordinary effort to vaccinate 10,000 people a day. That would include expanding its limited drive-through option at Fair Park. But …

The race for the COVID-19 vaccines came to Texas Motor Speedway at daybreak Tuesday as thousands of people lined up to get shots. With 10,000 doses ready to go, Denton County officials said the 16-lane megasite was one of the nation’s largest vaccine hubs. (Although, leave it to Californians to do their best to one-up us: A site at Los …

Dallas County reported 1,438 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, as well as 39 more deaths from COVID-19. The latest victims were mostly in their 60s through their 90s. Twenty-two were Dallas residents, while five lived in Garland and four lived in Grand Prairie. Three lived in Irving, two were from Mesquite, and one each lived in Coppell, DeSoto and Duncanville. Two, …

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott wants to clamp down on mail-in ballot procedures as he navigates a fine line in pursuing state legislation to deter voter fraud in the aftermath of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. One day after declaring “election security” an emergency item for the Texas Legislature to consider this year, Abbott declined on Tuesday to endorse claims …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: Dr. Matt Richardson, Denton County director of public health talks about the process to get 10,000… What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, …