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 …

AUSTIN – The third biggest spender in Texas elections this year is a shadowy group that has not disclosed any information to the state, and is testing the limits of campaign ethics law, experts said. Coulda Been Worse LLC has dumped more than $25 million into ads opposing Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Republicans, according to the media tracking …

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hours after new allegations were made public that Herschel Walker had pushed a second woman to have an abortion in Dallas, dozens of his supporters gathered around a stage built to hear from the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. The vast majority of them had already made up their minds to back Walker over Democratic U.S. Sen. …

Garland police released new details Friday about a freeway shooting last week that is believed to be a road-rage incident and are seeking information from the public. On Oct. 23, Garland police responded about 6:20 p.m. to an accident on southbound LBJ Freeway, between Centerville Road and La Prada Drive. Police said officers found a man, identified as 30-year-old Cesar Moreno-Pompa of …

The use of a deputy constable’s official title on the Dallas County election ballot violates state law, and officials are pointing fingers at each other over whether the state or county should have caught the error. The violation could end up in the courthouse if Republican Bryan D. Woodard’s Democratic opponent, Eddie Brown Jr., chooses to contest the race. State …

Severe weather blew through North Texas on Friday afternoon and into the early stages of the night. Multiple homes were damaged when a storm system, including damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and tornadoes, surged east over the course of the evening. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for most of North Texas, including Dallas County, that expired at …

Severe weather has moved out of North Texas just in time for a pleasant weekend. Saturday will be cool and dry with a noticeable lack of humidity. Afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 60s. Sunday will be warmer with temperatures jumping into the upper 70s. Much of next week will feature above normal temperatures through Thursday. A cold front …

A Dallas man was arrested after a woman was killed in a road-rage shooting in Carrollton early Saturday, police say. Shardrel Damon Webb, 25, faces a murder charge in the slaying of 21-year-old Aurimar Iturriago on Saturday. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. About 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Carrollton police responded to the 3500 block of …

A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court accusing Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis of sexual harassment says turnover dramatically increased since he took office. The lawsuit says projected felony prosecutor annual turnover increased from 8% in 2013 to 32% this year. Willis, a Republican, assumed office in 2011. The lawsuit doesn’t say how many felony prosecutors left or work at the …

AUSTIN — Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez is urging the Legislature to create a $300 million victims compensation fund for families of Robb Elementary School students and teachers killed and wounded in the May 24 massacre. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the Uvalde school shooting. The horrific tragedy has been made worse by frequent revelations of a …

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick singled out Dallas schools along with other urban areas, calling them “dropout factories” as he pushes for voucher-like efforts. Patrick said on a radio talk show this week that any upcoming school voucher legislation would exclude small, rural districts and instead be only directed at large urban communities so families could leave failing schools.” “If there …