In Fort Worth, a civil rights icon is finally returning home, an event 85 years in the making. Dr. Opal Lee, affectionately known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, saw her new home on Annie Street for the first time on Friday morning. “I only have one word – scrumptious,” she said with a laugh. “I am so happy. I just …

A former McKinney construction firm owner and an Odessa mother were among 11 people granted clemency on Tuesday by President Donald Trump. Paul Pogue and Crystal Munoz were part of a larger group of clemency recipients, including controversial figures like former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who had his sentence commuted after serving eight years of a 14-year prison sentence for …

AUSTIN — Eleven Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn clashed Tuesday night over their experience, climate change and health care, but agreed marijuana should be legal. Hoping to end a 32-year drought in U.S. Senate races, the Democrats cast their life experiences and mostly progressive views as the ticket to exciting Texans this fall. …

A Richardson man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend last year. Jeffrey Lee Patterson(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Jeffrey Lee Patterson, 47, was found guilty of murder Monday in a Dallas County courtroom. A jury handed down his sentence later in the day, court records show. Authorities were called the morning of April 14, …

A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing of a young girl at a fast-food restaurant Tuesday afternoon. According to the El Paso Times, police said the incident was a random attack. The man reportedly walked into the the play area of a McDonald’s in the northeast part of the city and attacked a girl believed to …

For Pleasant Grove residents, Saturday nights are a nightmare. The reason? Illegal drag racing in their southeast Dallas neighborhood has proven deadly. On Sunday, a 45-year-old man died after one of two racing Camaros crashed into his car on South Masters Drive, police said. Kendrick Lyons, who was driving east, was struck while crossing the Cushing Drive intersection. The impact …

A Bedford officer shot a suspect who threatened to hurt him after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning, police said. About 2 a.m., the officer tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver fled. The driver hit a curb “after a very, very short pursuit,” the airbags deployed, and the vehicle was inoperable, Sgt. Ty Stillman said. The Fort Worth …

A strong cold front pushed through North Texas overnight. It’s bringing colder air along with a brisk north wind. In addition, rain showers, and even a few rumbles of thunder arrived around mid-day. But nothing more than a few sprinkles are expected tonight and most of Wednesday. A much greater chance of rain will return by Wednesday evening and continue …

After a cloudy and mainly dry start to the day, another round of rain will return by late afternoon or early evening, with the heaviest rain expected tonight. This system won’t produce nearly as much rain as we saw last week – a half inch or so in DFW, but you’ll still need the umbrella. Heavier rain is likely farther …

In 2018, a little-known former NFL player named Colin Allred beat longtime incumbent Pete Sessions to flip Dallas County’s Congressional District 32 from red to blue. Now, before Allred cements his incumbency in an area where demographics increasingly favor Democrats, Dallas businesswoman Genevieve Collins and retired Navy Seal Floyd McLendon Jr. are leading a primary field of Republicans seeking to …

A neurologist. A real estate agent. A retiree. A lawyer. Democrats are lining up for the chance to take on two Republican state representatives in Collin County, a traditionally conservative stronghold emerging as a battleground in 2020. The seats — held by Plano Republican Reps. Jeff Leach and Matt Shaheen — are top targets for Democrats seeking to seize control …