Two North Texas men received identical 135-month sentences after admitting roles in a counterfeit oxycodone and fentanyl conspiracy.

A woman suing Jerry Jones says the Dallas judge overseeing her case should be removed over alleged favoritism and unusual courtroom access.

Arlington will conduct overnight spraying July 28–29 after a mosquito trap tested positive for West Nile. Officials urge residents to follow mosquito‑bite precautions.

Federal prosecutors indicted eight employees of the Paris Adult Book Store in Dallas after a multi‑year HSI probe alleging the shop ran rentable back rooms for commercial sex and was tied to a 2024 abduction.

Skeletal remains found near Italy have launched an Ellis County identification effort, while officials warn that online speculation about a missing Waxahachie man remains unconfirmed.

Taylor Morrison’s Yardly is expanding in DFW with two new communities — including a 151‑home St. Paul project with rents near $2,725 — as builders double down on single‑family rentals. The move follows fresh financing that’s fueling Yardly’s growth across the region.

Frisco’s long-requested Trader Joe’s cleared its first major zoning hurdle Tuesday. The mixed-use project now heads to City Council for approval.

Weatherford’s historic square has a new reservation magnet: Teddy Wong’s, the Fort Worth dumpling favorite now serving Wagyu pot stickers, Texas beef and wine.

Dallas Market Hall may be nearing the end of its run as Crow Holdings advances plans for a 245-megawatt data center campus nearby.

The 2026 certified appraisal roll shows nearly 5.8% countywide growth, with Dallas adding the largest dollar gains and southeast cities like Wilmer and Hutchins posting steep percentage increases.

Dallas faces another triple-digit day Wednesday, with a Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. and the week’s worst heat arriving Friday.

A new TPOR poll shows Abbott narrowly ahead of Gina Hinojosa, with independents and affordability shaping a tight governor’s race.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened MAHA investigations and issued civil investigative demands to major tampon and cosmetics makers over alleged heavy metals and deceptive safety claims.