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 …

The former chief of a Denton County fire department was indicted on more than a dozen federal charges accusing him of using nearly half a million dollars of his firefighters’ retirement funds on personal expenses including casinos, restaurants and a family business in Hawaii, according to documents unsealed Friday. A grand jury handed up indictments Wednesday against Troy “Mac” Hohenberger, …

A DeSoto man was arrested Friday in the slaying of a 23-year-old man shot at a Mesquite apartment last week, police say. Lawrence Caston, 27, was taken into custody by a U.S. Marshals task force at an Irving apartment in connection with the slaying of Anthony Matlock. Caston did not appear in jail records Saturday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m. …

Here are a few ways to get or give help for the holidays: Crossroads Community Services 4500 South Cockrell Hill Road Dallas, Texas 75236 (214) 560-2511 Irving Cares 440 South Nursery Rd, Suite 101, Irving TX 75060 (972) 721-9181 Food Pantry hours: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: Closed Tuesday & Thursday: 9 a.m. – noon (first 30 families); 1 p.m. – …

LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory. Musk made the announcement in the evening after holding a poll …

McKINNEY — Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis is accused of sexually harassing and retaliating against female employees, according to a lawsuit filed last month in federal court. On Wednesday, Willis repeatedly called accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation against him “false, defamatory and outrageous” at a news conference, where he presented “extraordinary evidence” he says debunks allegations in a federal lawsuit …

A Fort Worth officer fatally shot a man when they exchanged gunfire outside of a QuikTrip early Wednesday, according to the department. Around 12:40 a.m., officers responded to several 911 calls about a person with a weapon at the convenience store in the 2500 block of Northeast 28th Street. “Details were given to officers en route that a male was …

A Fort Worth officer fatally shot a man when they exchanged gunfire outside of a QuikTrip early Wednesday, according to the department. Around 12:40 a.m., officers responded to several 911 calls about a person with a weapon at the convenience store in the 2500 block of Northeast 28th Street. “Details were given to officers en route that a male was …

People near the Mountain Creek area of southwestern Dallas may hear loud noises Thursday morning as Dallas police dispose of pyrotechnics intended for the Wings Over Dallas air show. Starting about 10 a.m., the department’s explosive ordnance squad will do a “controlled disposal” near West Kiest Boulevard and Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas police said. The loud noises will happen roughly every …

MENTONE — A strong earthquake shook a sparsely populated patch of desert in West Texas on Thursday, causing tremors felt as far away as the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez. The earthquake, initially measured at magnitude 5.3, struck about 3:30 p.m., according to Jim DeBerry, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Midland. The United States Geological Survey later tweeted …

HOUSTON — A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Stephen Barbee(Uncredited / ASSOCIATED PRESS) Stephen Barbee, 55, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville at 7:35 …