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AUSTIN — Texas would cut its sales tax haul by 8%, starting Oct. 1, under a new proposal to cut the sales tax rate by a half cent by a bipartisan duo of North Texas state senators. The plan by Dallas Democrat Royce West and Edgewood Republican Bob Hall signals a desire to broaden tax-cut discussions in this year’s legislative …

The Dallas County district attorney’s office is working with Dallas police to audit all files belonging to a detective whose failure to share hundreds of pieces of evidence with lawyers threw a high-profile murder case into jeopardy this month. The review spans Detective Christine Ramirez’s investigative work whether she was the lead investigator or a contributor, District Attorney John Creuzot …

Dallas police found a man’s body floating in water Wednesday in Pleasant Grove. Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Prairie Creek Road about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday. Police did not specify whether the body was found in Prairie Creek. The department’s homicide unit responded to the scene, authorities said. The deceased has not yet been identified by the Dallas …

Fort Worth police have arrested a man in connection with the death of his 4-month-old son last week. Alfred Jerome Williams, 21, was taken into custody in the days after police responded to a call about an unresponsive infant the night of Feb. 16, police said. The baby, A’zari Jai’shuan Williams, sustained blunt force injuries at a southwest Fort Worth apartment …

The widow of the Euless police detective who was killed in 2021 when a drunken driver struck his vehicle filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that multiple people and companies share responsibility in the death. Alejandro “Alex” Cervantes, a seven-year veteran of the Euless Police Department, died Nov. 27, 2021, when Dylan Molina, 27, ran a red light at the intersection …

A cold front moved across North Texas on Thursday bringing falling temperatures and a brisk wind. Despite sunshine, temperatures struggled to reach the mid 50s. Clouds will move in tonight, followed by a chance of rain for Friday. Spotty light rain or drizzle will be possible at virtually any time on Friday. It will also be quite chilly with a …

WASHINGTON — A state district judge dismissed a Texas state bar disciplinary case against Dallas attorney Sidney Powell for her role in disputing the 2020 election results as a lawyer for former President Donald Trump. The State Bar of Texas filed a petition last March accusing Powell of professional misconduct by filing “frivolous” voter fraud lawsuits in four states, making false statements …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman will spend eight years behind bars for a botched cosmetic procedure that killed another woman in 2018, according to records. On Jan. 23, Lisa Fernandez was sentenced to eight years in a plea bargain agreement. Documents show she pled guilty to the death of Marja McClendon after allegedly administering silicone butt injections while being unlicensed. On April …

Over 1,000 flights in the U.S. were canceled Wednesday as states in the northern plains largely shut down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures. As of 8 a.m., airports in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee were reporting the …

A man died Tuesday after being shot in west Oak Cliff. Around 11:15 p.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of South Cockrell Hill Road and found a male gunshot victim, police said. The man, who has not been publicly identified, died after being taken to the hospital. No arrests have been made and no additional details were immediately available. …