Arlington police shared new details Wednesday in the investigation into a woman facing a murder charge connected to the death of a client who was living at one of her unlicensed assisted living centers. Following allegations of neglect, theft, fraud, and abuse, Arlington police opened investigations into the deaths of at least 20 people who had been living in five unlicensed group homes in …

DENTON — Denton police on Thursday released video and audio footage of the night a 23-year-old University of North Texas student was fatally shot while confronting officers at an apartment complex in January. Police Chief Frank Dixon said he chose to do so in the interest of safety after a Denton City Councilwoman last month joined the father of Darius …

Nearly 11 months after a man was found shot to death in a creek in Lake Highlands, police continue to search for his killer. Dallas police are asking for information about the April 2019 slaying of Tocorrie J. Tarrant.(Dallas Police Department) Police said the body of Tocorrie J. Tarrant, 33, was found floating in the creek in the 6900 block …

His mother’s morning routine was set in stone, so Scott Kakacek thought it was a prank when he got a call when she wasn’t around for her daily walk. Norma “Rae” Kakacek walked through her Far North Dallas neighborhood each morning with her dog, Bo, and her neighbor. The 71-year-old then headed to Curves, where she worked as a fitness …

Authorities are looking for a man they say killed his ex-girlfriend Tuesday in Tarrant County not long after the couple had broken up. Michael Sherrod Walker Jr.(Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department) According to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, Michael Sherrod Walker Jr. and Atiyeh Chatmon, both 23, ended their relationship over the weekend. Then on Tuesday, a phone call between the …

  The two sheriff’s deputies accused of pilfering a tornado-ravaged Home Depot in North Dallas last fall have been indicted for theft. Joseph Bobadilla and Rebecca Evans, Dallas County Sheriff’s deputies, were indicted March 4, 2020, for theft of a tornado-ravaged Home Depot in North Dallas in late 2019.(Dallas County Sheriff’s Office) Dallas County deputies Joseph Bobadilla, 25, and Rebecca …

A federal jury in Dallas was unable Wednesday to reach a verdict in the firearms case against a veteran criminal defense attorney who was accused of selling three assault rifles to the leader of a drug trafficking organization. Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of Bret Schmidt, but after reporting they were deadlocked on the single count against him …

AUSTIN — Turns out, money can’t guarantee you victory in Texas. Political newcomer Jim Wright proved the point in a stunning primary upset Tuesday for a seat on the Railroad Commission regulating the oil and gas industry. The rancher and former bull rider trounced Republican incumbent Commissioner Ryan Sitton, who had has amassed over $2.2 million in his campaign coffers. …

AUSTIN — Democratic state Sen. Royce West of Dallas has survived to face a runoff in the Texas race for U.S. Senate — against MJ Hegar of Round Rock. Late Wednesday, after 24 hours of uncertainty about whether she or West would squeeze into the runoff, labor organizer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez of Austin conceded. “The results are in, and we …

During the Dallas rally Monday, where Joe Biden consolidated the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, Lola Wilson performed James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song commonly referred to as the black national anthem. A few black women in the crowd waved their hands, but many didn’t get the symbolism and what it conveyed about Biden’s dramatic …

Joe Biden had an exceedingly Super Tuesday in Texas. But for thousands of Texas voters, primary night was a nightmare. Many waited four hours. A thousand or more in Houston waited six hours. An untold number gave up and went to bed. In 2014, a bipartisan presidential commission on election reform said that no voter should have to wait longer …