A Dallas teachers group that says DISD’s merit-based evaluation system amounts to pay cuts for many has asked the Texas Supreme Court to force the state’s education commissioner to rehear the group’s grievance. The appeal, filed Thursday, is the latest move by the National Education Association-Dallas to fight portions of the Teacher Excellence Initiative, or TEI, which bases salary largely …

Joe Biden on Thursday said that he was the best choice to defeat President Donald Trump, bring together a divided nation and chase hate back into hiding. “I didn’t realize that hate never goes away,” Biden said at a fundraiser hosted by former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and his wife, Micki. “It just hides. When it’s given oxygen, it comes …

A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday after a complaint filed with the sheriff’s office raised concerns about mistreatment of a man in custody during a “prisoner transport,” authorities said. Austin Palmer, 33, was booked into the Dallas County Jail about 12:45 p.m. on charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression, both misdemeanors. He was released after …

Authorities have arrested a man in East Texas in connection with a fatal weekend shooting at a Far North Dallas hotel. Fredrick Cortez Walker(Smith County Sheriff’s Office) Fredrick Cortez Walker, 31, of Monroe, La., was being held Thursday at the Smith County jail on a murder charge related to the slaying of 28-year-old Corey Crosby. According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained …

John Green was clear about his future after a federal jury in Dallas convicted him of tax fraud – he was not going to step down as an Idaho state lawmaker. A day later, on Thursday, the Idaho House of Representatives voted unanimously to expel him. Green, an attorney who is licensed to practice in Texas, was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring …

Some parts of the DFW metro area have had over four inches of rain. Showers remain in the forecast through Friday, but additional rain amounts will likely be less than one inch. A cold front will move across the area Friday night, bringing in drier air leading to an end to the rain. The weekend will be chilly but there …

It will stay cloudy with areas of drizzle, light rain and fog through the morning. Be sure to slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination. Light rain through the afternoon will become steady and more widespread this evening. A cold front will move across the area tonight, bringing in drier air leading to an end to the …

KHAR: The authorities here have started a survey to assess the damage and losses caused by recent rains and snowfall in Bajaur tribal district. Officials said here on Thursday that the survey was launched a day after a meeting of senior officials of the district administration and line departments, which was chaired by deputy commissioner Usman Mehsud on Wednesday. It …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday came down hard on a medical board for preparing an evasive report over the alleged negligence of a private hospital which led to the amputation of an arm of a 13-year-old boy and summoned all the members of the board to appear on Jan 28. The two-judge SHC bench headed by Justice …

ISLAMABAD: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn the special court’s Dec 17, 2019 verdict convicting him in the high treason case. Moved by Barrister Salman Safdar, the petition pleaded that the verdict should be set aside since the trial was conducted and completed in sheer violation of the …