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The holidays can be expensive, and spending extra on the festivities may not be feasible for families struggling to make ends meet — especially because of rising food costs. Sky-high inflation across Dallas-Fort Worth and lingering supply-chain issues from the pandemic are driving up the cost of food this year. One recent study found that the cost of a basket …

A man was found fatally shot inside a car in west Oak Cliff on Saturday evening, Dallas police say. Just after 5:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 800 block of North Westmoreland Road, near West Davis Street, where they found a man with a gunshot wound in a car. The man, whose identity was not released, died at a …

Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Far East Dallas gas station Friday night, police say. Officers were called about 9:10 p.m. to a 7-Eleven at John West Road and La Prada Drive, on the city’s border with Mesquite, where a shooting had been reported. According to police, someone shot at multiple people from a vehicle before fleeing. …

In a world where digital safety is under attack, the city of Dallas is providing a free service to protect residents from cybersecurity threats on their phones and other devices. Dallas Secure, the city’s new mobile threat protection app, went live in early December and operates on software created by Dallas-based mobile security company Zimperium, which partnered with the city …

Texas is experiencing its worst drought since 2011, with a blistering summer and prolonged dry conditions expected to deal a similar blow to the state’s economy, according to the Texas Comptroller’s office. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees for 40 days this summer and scorched the livelihoods of many Texas farmers. In 2011, a drought cost the Texas economy nearly $7.62 billion in …

Veterans at the Mansfield City Cemetery will be honored Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m., when the Mansfield Cemetery Association participates in Wreaths Across America. Wreaths will be placed by local youth on the graves veterans. State Rep. David Cook, Mansfield mayor Michael Evans and Mansfield Veterans Memorial chairman Tim Milligan are also scheduled to make presentations. All proceeds were donated by area individuals and even some …

EL PASO, Texas — With the influx of migrants likely to top 5,000 per day, El Paso city and county leaders plan to work with non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, to bus people to Dallas, Houston and other cities with major airport hubs, allowing migrants to be transported to points across the U.S. In an exclusive interview with The Dallas Morning …

FORT WORTH — A spectator at the trial for the former Fort Worth police officer convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black woman inside her mother’s home was arrested by sheriff’s deputies after refusing to be sworn in as a witness. Manuel Mata, 42, was taken into custody just before 3 p.m. inside the 396th District Court …

The Texas grid operator says it anticipates having enough power supplies to meet demand next week when a polar blast is forecast to grip the Lone Star State. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Friday that it has notified utilities and power plant owners that temperatures will be 25 degrees or lower in the Dallas and San Antonio metro …

FORT WORTH — A psychologist who evaluated Aaron Dean before he was hired as a Fort Worth police officer testified Friday the former cop convicted of manslaughter wasn’t fit for police work. Psychologist Kyle Clayton testified Dean exhibited grandiose, “domineering, overcontrolling” personality traits. Clayton concluded Dean, 38, was “not psychologically suitable to serve as a police officer” because his “narcissistic …