Dallas is making a new push to include marijuana legalization on the ballot this fall. This coincides with the Dallas City Council’s plan to present several city operation changes to voters this week. While other Texas cities have moved to legalize possession of misdemeanor amounts of pot, Dallas has not joined them until now. Catina Voellinger is the executive director …

Mayor Eric Johnson will host the 28th Annual Dallas Mayor’s Back to School Fair on Aug. 2 at Fair Park. “The Mayor’s Back to School Fair is an annual Dallas tradition, and it’s one of my favorite events of the year,” Johnson said. “Because it is one of the most important.” The annual event helps set up children and families …

At the North Texas Wildlife Center, every life is worth saving. Dozens of volunteers work out of an East Plano house, nursing sick, injured and orphaned Texas wildlife. “A lot of these animals come to us completely disregarded by people,” said the organization’s president Rebecca Hamlin. “We’ve had animals lay on the side of the road for hours or days …

It’s been a month since a deadly EF-3 tornado tore through Valley View killing seven people and injuring many others. Dozens took shelter at the local Shell gas station which took a direct hit. The manager of the gas station was off that night, but while she was on the phone with her colleagues advising them what to do in case of a tornado, …

The lights dimmed, the projector started, and mentor officers from several community-based units in the Dallas Police Department settled in at the Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center for the screening of ‘Black Ice: The Rhythm’. “A lot of our mentors have never experienced hockey,” Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center CEO Trina Terrell Andrews said. “It’s all about exposure for us.” The new movie …

A Fort Worth native is among hundreds who’ve lost homes in devastating wildfires in New Mexico. The South Fork Fire and Salt Fire are still burning with two dead and dozens of others listed as missing. Dave Millsap shared a photo of him leaving his and his wife’s Ruidoso home. It was one of the last images recorded on his …

Leaders in Fort Worth and Dallas gathered on Tuesday to discuss public safety concerns as the summer months approach. In Fort Worth, community members and leaders gathered at the Potters House of Fort Worth to discuss pressing issues as the summer months heat up and crime tends to increase. Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes participated in a panel discussion …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County District Court Judge Kelli Johnson took her second field sobriety test in two and a half months Tuesday morning before her arrest on a driving while intoxicated charge. Officers with the Houston Police Department initiated a traffic stop at 1:55 a.m. Court records state they observed “extremely slow movements, emotionless behavior, and dilated pupils” after …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — During a hearing Tuesday morning, a judge set a bond for the second suspect accused of murdering 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was found dead in a creek in north Houston last week. It comes a day after the same judge set a $10 million bond for the other capital murder suspect, 26-year-old Franklin Jose Pena Ramos. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a new era for Texas Southern University with the arrival of the institution’s new leader: James Crawford III. “Been a whirlwind, but it’s been exciting,” he said. “There’s a lot of excitement on the campus, and we don’t even have students here, so I can’t wait for the students to get here.” “Why Texas Southern?” Brandon …