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 …

FOREST HILL — A Sansom Park police officer is in critical condition after she was shot during an active shooter training exercise at David K. Sellars Elementary School, authorities say. Forest Hill police department was hosting the session, which was conducted by a third-party trainer. About 2:12 p.m., the officer was shot in a “training accident,” Everman chief of police …

Fort Worth police are looking for the suspect in a fatal crash that left a pedestrian dead. A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday, police said, near the the 2400 block of E. Berry St. Police did not release the identity of the victim. The suspect’s vehicle was described as a tan or light colored 2000-2004 Nissan Pathfinder with a …

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34. Representatives for Carter’s family confirmed the singer’s death. They did not provide any immediate further comment. Carter, the younger brother of Nick Carter of …

As Texans prepare to elect their next governor, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have similar campaign messages: The other guy would be terrible for Texas. The closing arguments Abbott and O’Rourke brought to North Texas in the final week of the campaign are the same ones they’ve offered throughout the $200 million governor’s race, the most expensive in Texas history: fear …

A man was arrested on a murder charge after another man was fatally shot early Thursday in Lake Highlands, Dallas police said Saturday night. Zeric Jackson, 36, was booked into the Dallas County jail early Friday on the murder charge and is being held on a $1 million bond, jail records show. It is unclear whether he has an attorney. …

Dallas police are searching for a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run with a pedestrian in far northeast Dallas early Saturday. About 12:07 a.m. Saturday, a man was walking on the sidewalk in the 9900 block of Forest Lane, near Audelia Road, police said. The man, who police did not identify, was on his phone and stepped off the sidewalk …

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, still asserting he lost the presidency through fraud, is on the verge of announcing a comeback bid. Without saying when, Trump declared at a rally Thursday night in Sioux City that “in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again.” Behind him, a huge banner …

Authorities chased a stolen vehicle in a pursuit that ended with two men in custody in West Dallas Thursday afternoon. Marvin Guevara, 30, and Andy Guevara, 27, were booked into the Dallas County jail Thursday evening. It wasn’t immediately clear how they are related. Jail records show both men face charges of child endangerment and two counts of drug possession. …

WASHINGTON — Unless nearly every pollster in America is wrong, Republicans will retake the House in Tuesday’s midterms, and maybe the Senate. That would bring divided government back to Washington and with it, the likelihood of stalemate on the most contentious issues. Still, the prizes in an election like this go beyond legislative priorities. Candidates in both parties have been …

A Fort Worth police officer was fired Thursday after being arrested in Benbrook on aggravated assault charges in May, Fort Worth police announced. Police said Friday that Benjamin Johnson was fired after an “administrative investigation” into the incident in Benbrook, a town in southwest Tarrant County. Johnson was off-duty when he was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault and he …