Frisco officials reviewed updated designs for a $12.8M public-private animal facility that would mix short-term holding, vet care and private pet services. Council will revisit budget and partnership terms in about a month.

A man died Wednesday after being struck by a pickup near Westgate Way and FM 544 in Wylie. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating.

A Fort Worth man was arrested after allegedly posing as an attorney and collecting at least $3,000 from Tarrant County inmates; investigators are seeking more victims.

DFPS asked a Dallas judge to put EMPOWER under a court‑appointed manager, saying systemic failures and two child fatalities show the contractor’s operations are unsafe. The petition seeks a receiver to run Metroplex East foster care while the court reviews the agency’s claims.

Driverless semis are already making runs between Dallas and Houston as Aurora and startups test whether autonomous big rigs can handle long hauls and oilfield work.

Vacancies for storefronts under 1,000 sq. ft. spiked in Dallas–Fort Worth in Q1 2026 after Salad and Go scaled back, creating an unusual glut of tiny retail boxes. Landlords and investors are watching whether other quick‑service concepts will move in fast enough to steady rents.

All lanes of I-30 near downtown Dallas were closed after a fatal pedestrian crash, snarling commutes and prompting an on-scene investigation. Details remain limited as responders worked the scene.

Lyda Hill-backed Learning Voyages will fund spring STEM trips for more than 48,000 Dallas ISD students, covering buses, admissions and curriculum-aligned programming.

A SmartAsset-backed roundup shows Denton about 3.9% below the U.S. average while Plano runs roughly 8.6% above — leaving stark cost differences across North Texas suburbs.

The first of four DFW West Logistics Park warehouses is complete — a roughly 200,340‑SF West1 spec shell on Euless‑Grapevine Road. The campus will top 1.1 million square feet when built out.

A driver was ejected from a golf cart and died after a crash on Frontier Parkway in Aubrey, police say.

Greenville’s March sales-tax allocation fell 6.92% year-over-year even as the Texas Comptroller reported a small statewide gain. Hunt County cities are set to share about $1.46 million.

Grand Prairie councilmember Mike Del Bosque, 60, died Friday; the city remembered his service while noting a 2025 altercation that led to a censure.