Seegar’s Deli has soft‑opened in The Cedars, serving RC Provisions pastrami, fried bologna, house wagyu roast beef, coffee and cocktails while it prepares evening service.

Olive Garden opened Monday at 311 N Clark Rd in Cedar Hill Village with a Chamber ribbon cutting and local hiring underway.

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has entered a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction and will take an indefinite leave, the university said. The move removes a high-profile transfer from the Red Raiders' offseason plans.

B4 Barbeque moved its lunchtime window from Mabank to 103 U.S. 287 in Rhome, bringing wagyu brisket, big ribs and Top 50 cred closer to Fort Worth. The stand often sells out by midafternoon.

A 26-year-old Garland man is charged with murder after a late-night domestic shooting left a woman dead in the 800 block of Rosewood Hills Drive.

City Manager Kim Tolbert ordered a freeze on most hiring, nonessential spending and travel after a memo warned of a multimillion‑dollar general‑fund shortfall.

A kangaroo briefly wandered onto a service road along I-20 near Gordon, turning a stranded coffee-truck owner's bad day into a viral moment.

A juvenile was critically wounded in an afternoon shooting in the 1700 block of Hemphill Drive in Dallas; police say the investigation is ongoing.

Dallas City Council approved rezoning for a 3.2-acre Oak Cliff site after the developer offered deed restrictions, but neighbors fear traffic, creek damage and displacement.

At a Grapevine GOP gathering, AG Ken Paxton said Sen. John Cornyn "is not a Trump guy," sharpening tensions ahead of a May 26 runoff and a possible Trump endorsement.

Carroll ISD trustees approved blackout days, a $110-per-day buyback for unused local leave, and a retirement buyback that begins June 2028 for qualifying staff.

A Lubbock grand jury indicted 14 people over an alleged Permian Basin oil‑theft ring that prosecutors say siphoned crude, stored some on federally leased land, and moved it across the state line.

UT Arlington will spend about $120M to remodel the E.H. Hereford University Center, adding a new wing and modern student spaces; construction is slated to begin this summer.