Dallas City Council Member Maxie Johnson encourages acts of kindness and community support during the Christmas season and highlights community leaders and responses to local issues in his newsletter.

Retired educator Wanda Sanders volunteers at Southside Community Center in Fort Worth, uplifting seniors with activities and companionship, drawing from her teaching background and her mother's experience.

Fort Worth seeks nominations for its annual Distinguished Service to Veterans Award to honor those who have positively impacted veterans' lives. Nominations are open from Nov. 1, 2024, to Nov. 1, 2025.

The Texas Tech University System ordered a new sign-off process for course material on race, gender and sexual orientation; unapproved content can be removed and faculty could face discipline. The change affects the system’s five campuses as instructors prepare for spring.

The Midlothian Police Department announced the 2025 Best of Ellis County honorees, recognizing firefighters Trey Thompson and Jon Marek, and police officer Chris Douglas.

Euless encourages residents to recycle Christmas trees for mulching; trees are accepted at the Family Life Center until Jan 10, with a public mulching demo on Jan 10.

DeGolyer & MacNaughton, a Dallas petroleum consultancy, will perform most of OPEC+'s capacity reviews that will shape production quotas due in 2027. The decision puts a local firm at the center of global oil math.

A B-52 Stratofortress landed at NAS JRB Fort Worth, captivating visitors with its presence amidst a thunderstorm, and highlighting American air power history.

The southbound connector from the Dallas North Tollway to I-35E will be closed overnight Dec. 1–6 for maintenance. Signed detours via Oak Lawn Avenue will be posted and drivers should allow extra time.

The National Weather Service predicts mixed weather for Dallas with sun, clouds, and chances of rain; winds could reach 25 mph. Nights will be chilly with partly cloudy skies.

Kirin Court opened a new location in Plano, offering an expansive menu of dim sum, alongside Tacoro Tacos & Tequila at Assembly Park, blending Mexican flavors and cocktails.

A couple faces serious charges after the death of a one-year-old in Grand Prairie, with the mother and boyfriend accused of abuse leading to the child's fatal injuries.

TxDOT’s feasibility review maps a 671‑mile plan to turn U.S. 287 into an interstate from Port Arthur to Amarillo, projecting big costs and long‑term economic gains. Planners say it’s a decades‑long program, not an immediate buildout.