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 …

Kindergarten teacher Claudia Sanchez-Salas passes by the same quote every day on her way to work, “Once you obtain an education, it can never be taken away from you.” It’s these words from the school’s namesake that have kept Sanchez-Salas, a Mexican-born Dallas native, at Esperanza “Hope” Medrano Elementary School for the last 17 years. Her daughter now attends the …

EDINBURG — Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O’Rourke traded blows over border security, abortion and gun violence Friday in a debate televised statewide. While dodging tough questions – such as why Abbott has moved rightward and why O’Rourke has run for so many offices lately – the candidates probed for the other’s weak spot. As he did in 2018, the governor …

Following calls over the summer for Texans to conserve electricity and last year’s infamous winter power outages, the Public Utility Commission on Thursday announced a new rule designed to improve grid reliability. Power plants must weatherize equipment each season to handle wind chills of zero in most areas and temperatures up to 96 degrees. The temperature that power plants must …

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans froze a Supreme Court vacancy in the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency. On Thursday, Sen. John Cornyn offered an assurance that they won’t block all of President Joe Biden’s judicial picks if they win back the majority in November. But, he said, they would use that clout to weed out nominees they deem too liberal. …

7 Brew, whose drive-thru coffee stands combine prompt delivery and enthusiastic customer service, is opening its first Mansfield shop at 1780 Hwy. 157, company officials said in a statement. Opening this fall, the new location is just north of U.S. Hwy. 287. It will have a double-lane drive-thru and outdoor seating. The menu includes coffee beverages, energy drinks, Italian sodas, smoothies …

During Thursday’s dedication of the statue of Adelfa Callejo at the Main Street Garden Park in downtown Dallas, a parade of speakers agreed on the legacy of the former civil rights leader: “We stand on her shoulders.” The 10-foot-high, 1,500-pound bronze statue was installed in August 2021, but on Thursday elected officials, Hispanic advocates and community members claimed the dedication of …

The man killed by Dallas officers Wednesday morning was ordered to put his gun down more than a dozen times before a lengthy exchange of gunfire began, body-worn camera footage released Thursday showed. At a news conference at Dallas police headquarters, police Chief Eddie García said multiple 911 calls about a man wandering a neighborhood with a gun led three officers …

Dallas’ fire department just got 90 teddy bears richer thanks to donations from visitors to Reunion Tower. Guests were given discounted admission to the Dallas landmark’s observation deck this month if they took a brand new stuffed bear. At the tower’s GeO-Deck on Thursday morning, donation drive organizers presented the bears to Dallas Fire-Rescue, which will hand out the stuffed …

WASHINGTON – Abortion restrictions in Texas and other states are preventing patients from receiving much-needed services, providers and advocates told Capitol Hill lawmakers Thursday. Victims of rape and incest, mothers struggling to work multiple jobs and care for their kids and college students trying to plan the rest of their lives are being turned away from clinics, testified Dr. Bhavik …

Across the ideological spectrum, there were predictions of dramatic consequences when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a public high school football coach’s right to pray on the field after games. Yet three months after the decision — and well into the football season — there’s no sign that large numbers of coaches have been newly inspired to …