Dallas’ employee health plan is facing about a $17M shortfall as GLP‑1 prescriptions and a handful of very large claims push pharmacy spending higher. City managers are weighing surcharges and other cuts while trying to preserve diabetes care coverage.

Madam Pearl's Dancehall & Saloon in Fort Worth's Stockyards closed after a four‑year run, leaving regulars and performers posting tributes online. The owners offered no public reason.

The Rangers moved DTC streaming from Victory+ to BZZR effective immediately; subscribers will be migrated and cable/satellite broadcasts are unchanged.

Firefighters forced entry into the wrong Dallas house and splintered a homeowner’s front door; after an initial denial the city ultimately paid $4,100 for repairs.

A late-night shooting in Fort Worth's Carol Oaks Lane parking lot left a man dead as detectives detained multiple people and continue to investigate.

Tarrant County commissioners on July 14 recognized Southlake Carroll ISD for its role in a Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes. The vote split the courtroom and drew protesters.

Texas Health will add four floors to the Justin Tower, creating a new Women & Infants center, finishing two shelled inpatient floors and expanding the NICU. The vertical build aims to add roughly 71–72 patient rooms, a surgical trauma progressive care unit and 32 new NICU beds.

Late‑June inspections flagged gnats at Renaissance Dallas and roach sightings at several Plano eateries, plus temporary closures tied to sewage and grease‑trap problems.

A Dallas man was sentenced to 180 months for a Jan. 10, 2025 armed robbery of a Lyft driver in Plano. Prosecutors say the driver used Lyft’s emergency tool to summon police.

A deleted TikTok accused The Londoner Pub in Addison of racial bias during a World Cup watch party; the pub says capacity and wristbands, not race, governed entry.

A man was struck by his own car during a carjacking near Parkland; police arrested a suspect after locating the stolen vehicle the next day.

Former SMU player Blake Poston’s Cover2 Capital is planning a $100M, 20‑story boutique tower at 5220 McKinney Ave that would add 100 large luxury units to Uptown. The project is in early design and city review.

Former DISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa filed paperwork Monday to run for Dallas mayor and will announce his campaign at a City Hall news conference.