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 …

McKINNEY — The father of a man on trial accused of fatally shooting his sister and her boyfriend testified Tuesday the siblings fought over money they stood to inherit leading up to the slayings. Blake Ryan Richards, 30, is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Brittany Richards and Ross Escalante last October. If convicted, Blake Richards faces an …

WASHINGTON — After months of meetings and deliberations, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot will hold its likely final hearing Thursday. It’s been more than a month since the last televised event, and it’s still unclear exactly what the committee will do as it wraps up its probe. The final public hearing is slated to …

An impressive warm up is on tap for North Texas today. A southwest wind and sunshine will help push temperatures into the upper 80s and low 90s. However, a cold front will move in late in the day, causing the wind to shift to the northwest. The cooler air won’t fully push in until tonight. This front is not expected …

Gunfire exploded into the front passenger seat of a truck on Dallas’ C.F. Hawn Freeway. Then, silence fell as a 14-year-old boy bled from his head, arm and torso. “They shot Gabriel!” his sister, Natalie Zamora, 20, screamed to her husband, who’d accelerated to catch the license plate of a Chevy Silverado as it sped away. They weren’t fast enough. …

Road rage and aggressive driving has appeared to climb in recent years, amplifying the need for more enforcement on freeways and roadways, experts and Dallas police say. Statistics about road rage are difficult to record because many police agencies don’t track them or only recently started, according to The New York Times. Dallas police began to track them in 2021, …

The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads Monday — renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy — but before that could happen both sides will return to the bargaining table. About 56% of the track maintenance workers represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union who voted opposed the …

The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads Monday — renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy — but before that could happen both sides will return to the bargaining table. About 56% of the track maintenance workers represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union who voted opposed the …

Frisco City Council members appointed seven members on Oct. 4 for the city’s first animal advisory committee to advocate for animals and pet owners. The appointments began immediately with staggered one- and two-year terms. Each council member nominated one person for the committee. Places 2, 4 and 6 will serve two years and Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 will serve one …

Area residents can help clean Frisco in the city’s fall cleanup to remove trash from streams, roads and drainage ditches on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Onsite registration for Stream Clean is available on the morning of the event. Participants may register and pick up supplies between 8 and 9 a.m. at the Environmental Collection Center, 6616 Walnut St. Pre-registration is closed, …

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz’s media empire is catching up to his political career, as he turns a weekly podcast begun at the start of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial into a thrice-weekly operation bankrolled by iHeartMedia. That’s “a big damn deal,” the Texas Republican told listeners in the final installment of The Verdict with Ted Cruz as an independent production. …