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Dallas County’s top elected post has been largely safe for about a decade, but this year’s race is heating up as Judge Clay Jenkins’ opponent spends a huge war chest on frequent campaign mailers and uses social media to repeatedly accuse Jenkins of lying about his background. First-time candidate Lauren Davis, a Republican, alleges in campaign fliers that Jenkins, a …

A 2-week old girl abducted Thursday in southeast Texas was found safe Friday. An Amber Alert for Sonni Meilike was issued Thursday night around 10:40 p.m. Meilike was last seen in the 300 block of Floydene Street about 2:40 p.m. Thursday, authorities said Authorities identified 31-year old Sylvia Norman as a suspect. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that …

Progressive faith leaders and lawmakers in Dallas are concerned about the rising acceptance of Christian nationalism in the political mainstream, and are warning the ideology will become intertwined with public policy unless it is called out. Some right-wing elected officials and candidates across the country, including in Texas, have embraced the ideology, which holds that Christianity should be a cornerstone …

It’s time to bid farewell to the animals that once lived across from the Dallas Zoo. Dallas’ beloved zoo-themed McDonald’s store is getting a modern face-lift, which resulted in the recent removal of the storefront’s animal and tree decorations. Renovations to the interior and exterior of the building began in early to mid-September, said McDonald’s spokesman, Christopher Stanley. “When completed, …

Blonds do have more fun! A bovine dubbed Blondie from the Abilene area was named Grand Champion market steer and sold for $130,000 at the State Fair of Texas on Friday afternoon. Aven Horn, 17, sold the cream-colored 2-year-old to the Big Tex Champion Club at the 74th annual Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction. “It’s honestly a dream come true,” …

Four teenagers accused of committing a string of armed carjackings in southern Dallas were taken into custody Tuesday. Anthony Garcia, 17; Sergio Ramirez, 18; Eduardo Castillo Sanchez, 19; and Alexander Castanon, 17, each face two counts of aggravated robbery, but Dallas police said they are tied to at least five armed carjackings “over the last few months.” Ramirez’s attorney did …

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reelection campaign took a new tack this week with an ad attempting to reclaim an issue that has dogged Republicans this election cycle: the power grid. In a 30-second television ad Patrick’s campaign is running across the state, a woman identified as Robin gives Patrick credit for remaking the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT’s board, as …

After President Joe Biden announced pardons Thursday for Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, Beto O’Rourke reiterated his pledge to legalize the drug if elected Texas governor. The Democrat, who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott this November, also said in a tweet that he would expunge the records of those arrested for marijuana possession. O’Rourke has long pushed for the legalization …

A federal appeals court is allowing a civil lawsuit to proceed against an Arlington police officer accused of excessive force for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man after a 2017 traffic stop. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, filed last Friday, reverses a lower court’s finding that Officer Craig Roper was shielded by qualified immunity when he shot …

A man was arrested on suspicion of peeping into a Plano home multiple times last month. A woman who lives near Parker Road and Alma Drive called police Sept. 15 about a man who was caught by her home’s surveillance camera looking into her window the previous day, police spokeswoman Jennifer Chapman said. Chapman said someone at the same home …