Over the past two and a half years, James Webb’s life has taken an unexpected turn beyond his imagination. “After earning a business economics degree and working in sales, marketing, and corporate jobs, I decided to switch gears,” Webb shared. “Now, I trade in suits for stretchy pants and baggy t-shirts.” Webb’s new career path? Competitive eating. “Twice a day, …

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 …

With early voting underway for the Nov. 8 midterm elections in Texas, The Dallas Morning News hosted a virtual forum to bring you up to speed about what’s happening with the governor’s race and other contests. Political writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. moderated a conversation with Austin bureau chief Robert T. Garrett, Washington bureau chief Todd J. Gillman, and two candidates who ran for Congress in 2020: Genevieve Collins, …

An investigation was opened after a woman fatally shot herself in a barricaded Dallas motel room Wednesday morning as police were trying to get in. Officers responded around 11:40 a.m. to a shooting at a Motel 6 in the 2000 block of Market Center Boulevard, according to a Dallas Police news release. A woman had called 911 and told dispatchers …

A man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of trying to run over a woman with his vehicle in Mansfield, police said. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday, officers were notified of a shooting in a restaurant parking lot in the 1700 block of the U.S. Highway 287 frontage road, according to police. Witnesses told officers that a woman shot a …

Dallas is making improvements in its process for issuing building permits but still has a way to go to solve monthslong delays in giving out the certifications, fill job vacancies that have grown to 78 positions and address other woes, city officials say. Development Services Director Andrew Espinosa told city council members Wednesday that his office has set a deadline of …