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A courageous decision Re: “DA: Officer’s killer should not be executed,” Thursday Metro & Business. I am writing to acknowledge and support Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot’s decision to spare the life of Juan Lizcano, an intellectually disabled man who murdered a Dallas police officer. Surely we can all agree that the crime was horrific and that those who commit …

Scott Deatherage, Blue Star’s attorney, told Slaughter during Thursday’s hearing that shutting down the recycler even temporarily would kill the business. He said a temporary restraining order was merited only if something is “so bad something has to be done, it’s awful.” This, he said, was not that, because he had been out there on a windy day and saw no black …

A Dallas bartender is suspected of assaulting a woman during an argument in Deep Ellum after he told her to move her vehicle, police say. Austin Shuffield Austin Shuffield, 30, has been charged with assault causing bodily injury and interference with an emergency call. Officers were called about 4:30 a.m. Thursday to the 2800 block of Elm Street, near North …

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Releases Statement after to mass shootings in New Zealand. By: Raja Zahid A Khanazada Washington: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Releases Statement after to mass shootings in New Zealand.   Said When asked to comment regarding members of the Muslim immigrant community who were brutally slain by a deranged gunman in the country that she leads, New …

South Asia Democracy Watch (SDW) Enters a New National and Global Phase with a New Logo By Raja Zahid A Khanazada Washington: South Asia Democracy Watch (SDW), announcing a new phase of its national and global reach, proudly introduces its new logo which represents its continuous growth and collaborative programs. Founded in 2012 in Dallas, TX, SDW now has a …

South Asia Democracy Watch (SDW) Condemns Terrorism in New Zealand Mosques By: Raja Zahid A Khanazada  South Asia Democracy Watch (SDW) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand killing 49 and wounding dozens of Muslim worshipers on Friday. SDW, the nonprofit organization based in Washington DC and Dallas, Texas expressed its resolve in a …

  Islamic scholar Nauman Khan’s elder sister Saima Khan passed away,funeral prayer will be scheduled on Wed March 14th  By:Raja Zahid A Khanazada Dallas: Deputy Chief Executive of prominent US Islamic Center of learning Bayyana, and sister of famous Islamic scholar Nauman Khan’s elder sister Saima Khan passed away after fighting with brain cancer. Her funeral prayer will be performed …

Churchgoers Attend 1st Service Since House Fire That Killed Pastor, Family Members of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Sandbranch attended their first service Sunday without their pastor, Eugene Keahey, who was killed in a house fire Thursday in Cedar Hill. Keahey, his wife Deanna, and 15-year-old daughter Camryn, all died when their house in Cedar Hill caught fire at about …

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the chest Sunday morning in Old East Dallas. Officers were called to 3320 Samuell Boulevard after a shooting was reported, but the people involved had left by the time police arrived, police said. Two victims fled to the 9700 block of Whitehurst Drive in Lake Highlands, about 10 miles away, police …

Updated at 9:59 p.m. Sunday: Revised to include information about an arrest. Police have charged a man with murder after a 21-year-old was found fatally shot in a Garland apartment Saturday afternoon. Jesus Mendoza, 22, turned himself in to Garland police Sunday night in connection with the death of Jaylan Devon Hadnot. Officers were called about 3:30 p.m. to the …