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A developer of a stalled northern Dallas affordable housing project is asking a city nonprofit to take over ownership of the property, which would pave the way to sidestep deed restrictions that have stopped apartments from being built on the site. But the nonprofit Dallas Public Facility Corporation on Tuesday decided to delay a vote on the matter until the end of …

A teen died at the hospital Tuesday after they were shot in Lake Highlands, Dallas police said. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 7300 block of Skillman Street, north of White Rock Lake, according to police. Officers who responded to the shooting call found a teen who had been shot. They were transported to …

CORSICANA — In this small city southeast of Dallas, where residents are protective of their public schools, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touted his plan to allow private school vouchers as necessary to give parents control of their children’s education. “Parents are angry about woke agendas being pushed on their children in our schools,” Abbott said this week during a speech …

As North Texans begin to defrost from this winter’s biting cold, a handful will likely make their way to downtown Dallas’ central oasis — Klyde Warren Park — to enjoy the weather with family, friends and their furry pals. The city park, nestled in between uptown and downtown Dallas, ranked No. 5 of all city parks in the country, according to this …

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for a large swath of southern Dallas County on Wednesday morning, as a storm capable of producing golf-ball sized hail moved through the region. The National Weather Service issued the warning, which covers most of the county south of Interstate 30 including Mesquite, DeSoto and Cedar Hill, about 7:20 a.m. It was originally effective …

Starting today, about half a million North Texans are losing about $31 million each month in extra food benefits. About 3.6 million Texans that received an extra, pandemic-related food benefit are affected by the loss of help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. For nearly three years, individuals got an extra boost of at least $95 a month. Households that …

TEMPE, Greece — A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train flattened carriages, killed at least 36 people and injured another 85, Greek officials said Wednesday. Before dawn the next day, rescuers searched through twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors. What appeared to be the third carriage lay atop the clumped remains of the first two. Multiple cars …

March will start off on a mild note across North Texas today, but it will bring a chance for a few brief thunderstorms. The coverage of the storms will be rather spotty but there’s chance for some hail and gusty winds with the strongest storms this morning. Thursday will feature a higher storm threat. This will be the result of …

Nicholas “Nico” Badeaux and Aaron Carroll are seated at a fixed distance from each other, their wheelchairs locked into a frame that prevents the wheels from moving. They pull their fencing masks down and raise their weapons. While seated, they move their upper bodies to lean, lunge and avoid. Their back-and-forth movements fall into a rhythm. Carroll lunges forward with …

A man is facing an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after he was arrested following a shooting early Sunday in Oak Lawn, according to a KDFW-TV (Channel 4) report. Warner Portis is accused of shooting a man following a minor crash in the Oak Lawn neighborhood near Congress Avenue, the news station reported. The victim is reportedly stable. Portis, …