A Plano psychiatrist was arrested last week after accusations he sexually assaulted an adult family member, according to police. Robert James Harden, 69, was arrested without incident around 7 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, police said. He has since bonded out of custody, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. No details were available about when …

Frisco ISD’s transportation department is asking parents to consider driving kids to school because of the national bus driver shortage, a request that concerns those who protested the district’s new rezoning plan. The district has 24 bus driver spots to fill, according to the email, and without parent help, some drivers might be forced to drop students off mid-route as …

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he’s more optimistic about the city’s future than he’s ever been. During his third State of the City address, Johnson touted Dallas’ latest budget, which increased investment in the police department and public safety. He also talked about focusing on economic and workforce development that prioritizes southern Dallas and tackling ethics reform to weed out City Hall …

Attorneys for Dallas rapper Yella Beezy said this week that his arrest on a sexual assault charge in Plano earlier this month was made on baseless claim. The 30-year-old, whose legal name is Markies Deandre Conway, was arrested by Plano police on Nov. 4 on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault. As he was being taken into custody, officers also saw reasons …

The Dallas Morning News Charities has kicked off its 36th annual fall-winter fundraising campaign to benefit North Texas nonprofits. This year’s campaign, which starts Wednesday and ends Jan. 31, will benefit 23 agencies that help families and individuals facing homelessness and food insecurity. The fundraising goal is $1.5 million. Because  pays the campaign’s administrative costs, 100% of donations go to …

EL PASO — President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Thursday in their first face-to-face meeting together. Biden, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss a host of pressing issues facing North America, ranging from supply chain problems and the lingering coronavirus pandemic to economic development and …

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people who they say may have burglarized a storage facility in Arlington last week. The burglary occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at a storage building in the 1600 block of East Interstate 20, near New York Avenue, according to police. Police on Wednesday shared surveillance images of …

The Southlake Carroll ISD board voted in a new president Monday night, following this month’s special election in which a third Southlake Families PAC-endorsed candidate won a seat, tilting the balance of the board to the right. Trustees voted unanimously to name Eric Lannen president, ending Michelle Moore’s tenure. Lannen was elected to a three-year term in May 2020 in an …

Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposed Haggard Farm development Monday, sending the project to the city council for a final decision. Haggard Enterprises Ltd. and Dallas developer Stillwater Capital are asking to rezone more than 142 acres on Spring Creek Parkway, just east of the Dallas North Tollway, to build a mixed-use project with office, retail, hotel and residential construction. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Justin Verlander’s arm was sorely missed in the Houston Astros’ latest World Series run. And now, the team appears they’ll try to run it back with the two-time Cy Young Award winner returning to the rotation. Sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan that Verlander and the Astros have agreed to a one-year contract worth $25 million. The …