After nearly a decade of matchmaking between people and cats, The Casual Cat Cafe in Richland Hills faces a July lease deadline and a narrow fundraising push to stay in place. The owner says buying the building is the only sure path to stability.

San Antonio baristas' strike and organizing helped push Starbucks back to the bargaining table this spring. Organizers hope local wins will lock in pay and staffing rules.

A Dallas College student parlayed paid shop work into a debt-free Ford ASSET degree and a job. Colleges and dealers say more locals are choosing trades as AI reshapes office work.

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.

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.

SMU has tapped Klyde Warren Park chief Kit Sawers to run a new Dallas Office that will connect the university with business and nonprofit partners. She starts Aug. 3, 2026.

A parent's Instagram post says two campers allegedly taunted her son at the Rangers' West Dallas Youth Academy; the team says it is investigating.

Little Elm ISD voted to strip César Chávez's name from its elementary school amid national fallout over abuse allegations. The district says the school will be phased in as Little Elm Elementary.

Loop 12’s fatal crashes fell sharply after targeted signals, lower speeds and stepped‑up enforcement, city data presented to council shows. Officials warn more work is needed.

Nearly 30% of Texans have turned off emergency alerts as statewide activations and sparse descriptions fuel alert fatigue and concern among investigators.

Work at Mosier Valley Park has been paused after a local family disputed the project's boundary and recent tree clearing. City officials say surveys and document checks are underway before crews return.

Dallas sued several apartment owners and a nonprofit, alleging denied disability accommodations and unsafe living conditions at multiple complexes. The city is seeking court orders and civil relief.

Standing water inside a columbarium at Dallas–Fort‑Worth National Cemetery rotted a Korean War veteran's wooden urn; the VA says the cemetery will work with the family to relocate the cremains.