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A Fort Worth teenager was stabbed Thursday afternoon during an attack as he walked home. The 17-year-old victim was approached about 4 p.m. by two masked males in a black Chevy sedan, WFAA-TV (Channel 8) reports. One of the men got into a fight with the victim and stabbed him in the 3500 block of Paint Trail, near Western Hills High School. …

When Ethelyn Ross learned her daughter Diamond had died in police custody August 2018, she submitted an open records request to find out what had happened. It would be a year before she’d learn how Dallas officers treated her daughter in the last hours of her life. The videos prompted the family to find an attorney. Members of the Ross …

Skies will gradually clear on Friday, but it will be cold with temperatures running about 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. The weekend will feature a nice warm up with a good deal of sunshine. The next strong cold front arrives Monday with temperatures falling back into the 40s and a good chance of rain. Much of …

Joe Biden has secured the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth, a move that he hopes will bolster his efforts to win the Democratic presidential primary in Texas in March. Veasey joins a list of prominent Democrats from North Texas backing Biden, including Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas, state Rep. Victoria Neave and state Sen. Nathan Johnson …

Points from Austin 1. Texas doesn’t have a state income tax, and voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to make it even more difficult to enact in the future. Voters also approved eight of nine other constitutional amendments, ranging from a measure that will increase school funding allocations to another that will allow law enforcement dogs and horses to be adopted …

Talking to strangers is suddenly a major problem in the Dallas-Richardson tornado alley. Now that the streets are mostly cleared, dozens of roofers and contractors are going door-to-door looking for victims, er, customers. “A solid parade of strangers wanders through our yard, up to the house, despite ‘No Soliciting’ signs, and they argue with me when I tell them I …

The brothel on Market Center Boulevard called Jade Spa remains shuttered a week after the police raid; so, too, the Chinese restaurant in Southlake called Dragon House. Because, as you likely know by now, police and prosecutors say the owners and operators of the Design District bordello also own and operate the suburban dumpling house. For the moment, both closings are only …

One of the surviving Texas 7 prison escapees had his execution delayed Thursday for the second time this year out of concern his religious beliefs aren’t being properly accommodated. Patrick Murphy was scheduled to be executed next Wednesday before his latest reprieve.(Texas Department of Criminal Justice) Patrick Murphy, 58, was scheduled to be executed next Wednesday for his role in …

Freddie Gilbert had just fired at a car with a mother, daughter and grandchildren inside in a fit of road rage, prosecutors said. He was weaving in and out of traffic at close to 120 mph, with the body of a murdered teenager in the trunk. When he spun out after crashing into two other vehicles, his crime spree came …

A former Dallas Morning News photographer was arrested in August on a charge of indecency with a child with sexual contact, The News has learned. Court records obtained this week show David Leeson, 62, groped a 13-year-old girl on Aug. 5. The News is not naming the victim because it generally doesn’t name victims of sex crimes. Dallas police arrested Leeson on …