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 …

SAO PAULO — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics. With more than 99% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had …

Halloween looks spook-tacular with sunshine during the day and highs in the lower to mid-70s. Trick-or-treat temperatures will be in the 60s Monday evening. Expect another round of showers and thunderstorms for Friday and Saturday as a storm system moves into North Texas. Latest Forecast HALLOWEEN: Mostly sunny and mild. Low: 51. High: 74. Wind: W/SE 5-10 mph. TUESDAY: Partly sunny …

Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls her fingers around the ballet barre. Delk lifts her heels to go en pointe while the instructor snaps to the rhythm. As the music picks up, the instructor transitions to more complicated tendus and dégagés. Delk trains her eyes on the mirror, making minute adjustments to stay on beat. …

Texas Democrats have two opponents in the Nov. 8 midterm elections — their Republican rivals and President Joe Biden. The president’s unpopularity in Texas has generated headwinds that make it difficult for Democrats to win statewide races. Events and issues such as the 2021 winter storm, the Uvalde massacre, health care access and abortion rights aren’t worrying voters as much as the rising cost of goods …

FOREST HILL — Clara Faulkner has never been to Brownwood. The former Forest Hill mayor and City Council member knows little about the semi-rural city 15 Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes, likewise, has never visited Forest Hill, a spartan stretch of residential areas that house about 14,000 people. Strip centers line Interstate 20, with hotels that promise cheaper rates than ones 10 minutes north in …

More than 2.5 million Texans have voted early so far in the midterm election. Early voting for the Nov. 8 election began Monday and will run through Nov. 4. Texas was the first state in the country to offer early voting, according to the secretary of state’s website. And as long as you registered to vote by Oct. 11, you can also …

Authorities recovered a loaded gun at Rowlett High School on Friday and detained three students after another student reported being assaulted on campus, police say. About 10:50 a.m., the student reported the assault to Rowlett police assigned as resource officers at the school in the 4700 block of President George Bush Highway, police said. The student told officers one of …

Nayeli Soto saw her life flash before her eyes when her mother’s ex-boyfriend turned a gun on her. Two shots rang out, both striking Soto in the abdomen. In that instant, Soto thought she was going to die. She had just watched in horror as Jorge Saldenos Escobar Flores shot her mother, Karla Castillo. The early hours of July 14 …

The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former President Donald Trump and echoed QAnon conspiracy theories. David DePape, 42, grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, before leaving about 20 years …

One man was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting in east Oak Cliff late Friday. About 10:55 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting at a gas station at the corner of South Corinth Street Road and Morrell Avenue, where they found two men with gunshot wounds in a vehicle. The men were taken to a hospital, where …