Highs near 102°F Sunday with heat index up to 109°F. Libraries and rec centers are open as cooling centers.

Smalls Sliders will open a second McKinney 'Can' next Tuesday on Custer Road, adding the chain's sliders, fries and shakes to the west side.

A late‑night shooting in far north Fort Worth left a home and vehicle struck by bullets and spurred neighbors to demand more patrols and faster police response.

Neighbors in Glenn Heights say they warned police for months before a dog was found dead in a backyard cage; police now say charges are expected.

White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook will retire Aug. 31, 2026, after years leading the hometown department through falling crime and accreditation wins.

Dallas Park & Recreation says White Rock Boathouse's 2025 code of conduct limits access and violates its development agreement; the operator has 30 days to fix it while litigation continues. Community groups and a 2019 audit raised long‑running oversight concerns.

Amor y Queso closed its Deep Ellum storefront after reopening in June; owner Sarah Carlock said daily losses made the shop unsustainable.

Husband-and-wife chefs Hiroto and Nami Ochiai are turning their pop-up into Hiro's Kitchen on South Main — a 15-seat omakase counter with imported fish and a curated sake program.

Qarbon Aerospace is adding a 55,000-square-foot ICD 705‑rated manufacturing wing to its Red Oak headquarters to pursue classified defense work; construction is slated for early 2027.

Inspectors suspended a Plano restaurant’s permit after sewage and temperature failures, and several other eateries were cited or temporarily closed. City rules require fixes and follow-up checks before reopening.

A Dan Patrick‑chaired federal commission released a 224‑page draft with 12 recommendations that critics say shift the line between church and state; a multifaith coalition has sued.

A Fort Worth narcotics stop on July 7 turned into a multi-agency chase that ended with spike strips, the seizure of over 5 kilograms of meth and three arrests.

State filings show a 174,578‑sq‑ft Walmart Supercenter is headed for Alvarado, with construction slated to break ground in November 2026 and finish in November 2027.