Newly released records show Dallas PR veteran Merrie Spaeth reached out to Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 and 2015 after work she says she ended in 2008; she says she’s embarrassed.

A drive‑thru pizzeria called Za Zoom is headed to north Fort Worth's Alliance district with a late‑summer 2026 target. The concept will sell pizza by the slice through a drive‑thru window.

StreetLights and Mitsui Fudosan America will build a 20‑story, 365‑unit luxury apartment tower at Park Lane across from NorthPark; delivery is targeted for early 2029.

Playa Bowls will open a 1,177-sq-ft shop at 1480 N. Custer Road in Allen; state filings list a roughly $225,000 fit-out and a late-February completion.

Arlington ISD's Jan. 29 "Shatter the Silence" forum mixed survivor testimony, police briefings and workshops to warn that traffickers may target the 2026 World Cup.

Honeybird’s third DFW shop opened on Main Street in Allen on Dec. 19, serving gourmet donuts, biscuit sandwiches and coffee. The new storefront joins Plano and Flower Mound locations.

Deep Ellum operators Peter Novotny and Dan Murry are opening Trapeze, a bohemian French restaurant and bar in Bishop Arts, targeting an April debut.

Frisco approved up to $38 million to build a 1,100‑space garage south of Kaleidoscope Park. The Frisco EDC will add $7M if the project is finished by June 2028.

A homeowner in east Fort Worth shot a man during an attempted break‑in Monday afternoon; the wounded person was taken to a hospital and detectives are investigating.

McKinney opened a 40,000‑sq‑ft Fire Administration Building at 2100 Taylor Burk Drive — the first phase of a $53M public‑safety campus funded by a 2019 bond.

Dallas's Katy Trail Ice House will anchor The Ranch in Allen with a large patio, barbecue and about 50 beers on tap.

Records show UT Dallas collected more than $127 million from international students across two fall semesters even as international enrollment fell roughly 23%.

City Council approved zoning that forces roughly 1,000‑foot spacing for liquor stores, smoke shops and credit‑access businesses and expands buffers around parks and schools. The change follows months of staff review and public comment.