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 …

White Rock Chapel, one of North Texas’ oldest and most historically significant Black churches, has persevered through 140 years of deadly floods, gutting arson and sometimes precarious finances. The church survived all of that only to now have its future in question — thanks to the modern-day plagues of confounding municipal regulation and “not-in-my-backyard” neighbors. But in the 11th hour …

Our next cold front will arrive early Saturday with a reinforcement of cooler air and highs back down into the 50s along with a gusty north breeze. The wind will gradually diminish Saturday afternoon There will be a low chance of showers on Sunday. At this time, the rain is not expected to be heavy or widespread. In fact, most …

Dallas schools trustees have ambitious goals for Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde to improve student achievement — and she can earn big if she meets them. Trustees want at least 41% of Dallas ISD third graders reading on grade level by the end of the year, putting the district on track to reach 56% by June 2025. If Elizalde can facilitate this, …

IRVING — The funeral home on Story Road was packed with purple for hours Friday. Gabriel Zamora, 14, was shot in a road-rage incident in late September while riding in a truck with family. He was wearing a purple Selena shirt from a family trip to Corpus Christi. Gabriel remained in a coma until his death Nov. 19. His family …

For the past 10 years, the Parish Episcopal School Rosettes have performed at football games, advancing the art that the famous Kilgore College Rangerettes pioneered decades ago. Director Meghan Bowen said drill teams like the Rosettes mimicked their uniforms after the Rangerettes. They also take on the responsibility of upholding Texas tradition and adding an element of excitement to sports. …

Authorities are looking for a man who fatally shot a man at a southeast Oak Cliff dollar store Thursday afternoon. Dallas police responded about 5:30 p.m. to a Family Dollar in the 1900 block of East Ledbetter Drive, near South Lancaster Road, and found 46-year-old Tenery Walker in the back of the store with a gunshot wound. Dallas Fire-Rescue took …

The regional governing bodies of the United Methodist Church are called annual conferences. They typically meet once a year to conduct church business. But two of those Texas conferences will meet this weekend in special sessions to approve the withdrawal of potentially hundreds of churches from the UMC. After a controversial stance against same sex marriages and LGBTQ clergy members …

Arlington police located a person of interest in the October slaying of 44-year-old Evila Yanes on Thursday, a day after they asking for the public’s help with the case. At a news conference Wednesday, authorities identified 44-year-old Jose Luis Moreno Castaneda — who had been in a relationship with Yanes — as a person of interest in her death. Moreno Castaneda was located in …

A man was convicted in a case involving a Dallas stash house and methamphetamine concealed in cauliflower, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas said. Omar Jorge Valle Estrada faces up to life in federal prison after a jury found him guilty on Thursday of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession with intent …

The body of a missing 7-year-old girl was recovered Friday night after authorities say a FedEx driver abducted her two days earlier. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping connected to the death of Athena Strand. It was unclear whether he had an attorney; authorities said he made a confession but …