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 …

DENTON — A relative of a Texas Ranger Hall of Famer told a Denton County jury Tuesday the pitcher sexually assaulted him as a child — which he disclosed to family as a teen — and left him with emotional trauma. John Wetteland, 56, is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The relative alleges Wetteland forced him …

A man is behind bars in the fatal shooting of a man in Lake Highlands last year. Jarrod Darrion Pledger, 25, faces a murder charge in the slaying of Miguel Angel Villela Cruz, 32. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. The evening of Nov. 19, officers were called to a shooting in the 9600 block of Wickersham Road and found Villela …

Cook Children’s Health Care System is urging parents to test their children for COVID-19 at home amid overwhelming demand for testing in its emergency departments. The system’s emergency departments and urgent-care centers are experiencing high volumes of children who have been exposed to COVID-19 but are not showing any symptoms. On Monday, Cook’s Children emergency department staff saw more than …

A Dallas officer who shot a Black Lives Matter protester with pepper balls more than two years ago has been cleared by police without a public explanation. The police chief and city officials would not comment on the investigation into Sgt. Roger Rudloff or release the final report, saying it would interfere with litigation stemming from the shooting. Police closed the administrative …

A Garland man was arrested Tuesday after police said he had an inappropriate relationship with a student while employed as a teacher’s aide at a Mesquite high school. Bryan Garcia faces two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Mesquite police said the department received …

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room even after the former president’s representatives had assured officials that they’d thoroughly searched the property. The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than …

Twelve people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after carbon monoxide leaked from a gas-powered generator into an Irving home. The Irving Fire Department was called just before 6 a.m. to a home in the 3500 block of Briarcliff Court North, near Finley Road. The carbon monoxide leaked from a generator being kept in the home’s garage, department spokesman Anthony …

FORT WORTH — Most days, 5-year-old Rayshard Scott sprinted door to door, looking for neighbors to play tag or hide-and-seek. On Sunday, Rayshard was playing outside when gunfire shot through his north Fort Worth neighborhood. Rayshard and a 17-year-old boy, Jamarrien Monroe, were killed in the drive-by shooting. An 18-month-old was wounded but is expected to recover. Police have not released a …

Despite some progress from a new violent crime strategy that launched earlier this year, Fort Worth has seen a year-to-date increase in homicides, police said. The Fort Worth Police Department issued a statement Monday evening following multiple incidents in the city over the weekend, including the fatal shooting of two children. Jamarrien Monroe, 17, and Rayshard Scott, 5, have been identified as the …

When a Southlake parent attempted to donate “In God We Trust” signs written in Arabic and decorated with rainbow colors, the school board president informed him that schools already have enough posters displaying the national motto. But under a new law, Texas public schools are required to hang posters emblazoned with “In God We Trust” if someone donates a poster …