Dallas city leaders are actively seeking solutions to address the ongoing pension crisis, with one potential option causing concern among public transportation officials and drawing criticism from a county commissioner. Approximately 220,000 individuals rely on DART transportation services daily, highlighting the significance of any discussions regarding funding reductions. DART spokesperson Jeamy Molina emphasized the critical role public transit plays in …

One person was injured Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in southeast Oak Cliff, police say. Officers were called about 8:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 3000 block of Morgan Drive, near South El Centro Way and Texans Can Academy Dallas Grant East. A female who had been shot was taken to a local hospital. Her condition and age …

Fabian was found guilty for the murder of Sul Ross student Zuzu Verk. LOCKHART, Texas — Robert Fabian has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sul Ross student Zuzu Verk. Fabian will also face an additional 20 years for tampering with physical evidence for concealing a human corpse. Fabian was on trial from April 30 through …

Zuzu Renee Verk, 22, was last heard from on Oct. 11, 2016, when she went to the movies with her boyfriend. Her body was found in a shallow grave four months later.

AUSTIN — Texas House members green-lighted legislation Tuesday night that would require cities to phase out the use of red light cameras to issue traffic tickets over the next few years. Republican Rep. Jonathan Stickland won preliminary House approval of his bill by a 108-35 vote. The House could give the bill final approval as soon as Wednesday and send it to the …

A truck driver involved in a fiery accident in Terrell that killed three people has been arrested in Iowa. Police in Waterloo took Jarmmal Augustine Phillips, 36, into custody in connection with last year’s fatal accident, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Police there had run the former Waterloo resident’s license plate and came across the Texas manslaughter warrants, according to …

A bartender accused of serving a Plano man who was drunk and went on to kill eight people is getting some surprise support – from the mother one of his victims. The bartender, Lindsey Glass, was arrested last week and charged with serving someone who was drunk, a misdemeanor. She faces a year behind bars. “I don’t blame that bartender,” …

A 4-year-old Texas girl whose stepfather reported she was abducted over the weekend had been removed from the family home months earlier because of allegations of abuse but was later returned, a child protection agency said Tuesday. The history of alleged abuse in Maleah Davis’ home emerged as police raise questions about her stepfather’s account of the girl’s abduction, and …

The boyfriend of Zuzu Verk, the college student whose remains were found in a shallow grave in West Texas in 2016, was found guilty Tuesday of killing her. A Caldwell County jury found Robert Fabian, 28, guilty on charges of first-degree murder and tampering with or fabricating evidence in the 22-year-old’s death, KMID-TV reported. Fabian had been indicted on the …

A charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday night, though no critical injuries or deaths were reported, officials said. A Boeing 737 arriving at Naval Air Station Jacksonville from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with 136 passengers and seven aircrew slid off the …

A West Fort Worth homeowner is warning of a scam that almost cost her thousands of dollars and stole her peace of mind. Three men claiming to be roofers pushed their way into her house then scared her into paying up. “Everybody that knows me always says how tough I am,” said Dallas Kirbie-Tucker. “I can take care of myself.” …