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The T. Boone Pickens YMCA in downtown Dallas will officially close after Nov. 25, according to an internal email to employees from YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas president and CEO Curt Hazelbaker. The closing comes after a controversial sale process. Y leadership announced Friday that it was officially under contract to sell the Ross Avenue and Akard Street location. They did not disclose …

As the fentanyl crisis gripped Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ramped up border security, signed laws toughening criminal penalties for drug dealers and tied the problem to President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. In his third term as governor, Abbott has been as aggressive as any politician in responding to calls to do something to stop people from dying from the illicit drug. “Texas …

Here’s what you need to get caught up on Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial as the Texas Senate deliberates his fate. What’s happening in the impeachment trial? Day 1: Senators’ vote against dismissing the charges Day 2: Paxton’s defense allege former deputies attempted a “coup” Day 3: Former staff testifies that AG’s office was ‘hijacked’ by a Nate Paul Day 4: Former top cop …

A former Timberview High School teacher has sued Mansfield ISD, alleging administrators failed to control the behavior of a student who was later involved in a 2021 shooting at the school that left two students and two teachers injured. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Tarrant County district court, seeks damages of more than $1 million. A spokesperson for Mansfield ISD said …

The weather pattern over North Texas will remain unsettled into Saturday as a few showers be remain possible. The most likely area to receive significant rain will be south and west of the DFW metro area where an inch or more could fall. For the rest of the area, spotty showers will be possible with much lighter rain amounts. Much …

A 15-year-old boy who killed his 6-year-old cousin in River Oaks was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. Tarrant County District Judge Alex Kim handed down the sentence to the boy, whose name was not released because of his age. Officers responded Aug. 18, 2021, to a report of an injured girl in the 1800 block of Melba Court. Isabella Courtney …

A statewide prison lockdown the Texas Department of Criminal Justice attributed to recent homicides and contraband behind bars, has also meant those incarcerated haven’t had enough food or water, dozens of people with loved ones behind bars told. Family members say they are worried about rising tensions and increased dangers in Texas’ 78 prisons. They say inmates, who still have …

The family and employer of an armored-car guard killed this month in a brazen Old East Dallas robbery are hoping a $55,000 reward will motivate someone to come forward with information about the people responsible for the slaying. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sept. 1, Dallas police were called to the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of South Carroll Avenue, …

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s political future remained in the hands of 30 senators Friday night after they were unable to complete deliberations in his impeachment trial. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is presiding over the proceedings, said senators would deliberate until 8 p.m. That hour came and went without a decision. Senators, seen leaving the building in ones and …

AUSTIN – Ken Paxton’s fate is in the hands of a jury of his political peers. Unlike an American criminal trial, where 12 jurors are selected from a pool to listen to arguments and render verdicts, Paxton’s impeachment features 30 state senators as jurors. Potentially burdened by political entanglements and biases, the senators will decide whether the suspended attorney general …