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AUSTIN — Sky-high heat prompted Texas’ grid operator to call on residents to conserve electricity as the system was pushed to near-emergency conditions Monday and another all-time demand record was broken. A conservation alert from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas was in effect for much of Monday afternoon and evening as demand threatened to outpace supply. The alert brought …

Big D gets no bragging rights in WalletHub’s just-released assessment of “best run-worst run” cities. At No. 101, Dallas sits toward the loser’s end when it comes to effective management in 150 of the largest U.S. cities, according to the analysis commissioned by the personal finance website Nine of the other 10 Texas cities on the list scored considerably higher, including …

Chad Williamson took a plea deal more than a year ago in a Dallas County courtroom in exchange for drug rehabilitation he knew he needed, followed by probation. On Monday, he still sat in the Dallas County jail. A signature from state District Judge Amber Givens was all he needed for a bed in a private treatment facility. But she hasn’t …

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has already had more 100 degree days this year than in the previous three years, according to data from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. And with oppressive heat expected to continue through at least the next week, the region is on track to see the most 100-degree days in a year since 2013. While …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to highlight the way violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington for a big rally, as some now face rare sedition charges over the deadly U.S. Capitol attack and effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege is set to convene Tuesday …

Elon Musk said he’s terminating his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter Inc. and take it private, saying the company has made “misleading representations” over the number of spam bots on the service. Twitter hasn’t “complied with its contractual obligations” to provide information about how to assess how prevalent the bots are on the social medial service,” Musk said Friday …

An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth area through Saturday night. High temperatures will reach from 102 to 106 with a heat index reaching 112. This is dangerous heat. Use caution and stay hydrated. Make sure you check on your elderly loved ones and neighbors. Also, make sure your pets are protected from the heat. There is a …

A 13-year-old boy is facing a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside a Fort Worth Kroger last month, police say. Fort Worth police were called around 7:40 a.m. June 22 to a Kroger in the 9100 block of Camp Bowie West Boulevard and found a man who had been shot in the chest. He …

Not everyone believes the saying, “money can’t buy happiness.” And for good reason. Texans need to be making $96,705 or more to be happy, according to a data analysis by GOBankingRates based on academic research published by Purdue University. In Dallas, workers need to earn even more — $113,085 — to be happy. However, Texas residents can at least find a state of …

A group of conservative Texas lawmakers is putting Dallas law firm Sidley Austin “on notice,” doubling down on GOP-led proposals to bar companies from paying for employees to travel to other states for abortions. Rep. Mayes Middleton, chairman of the Texas Freedom Caucus, sent a letter to the head of Sidley Austin’s management committee, arguing that the firm is violating Texas law by reimbursing …