Mesquite is drafting stricter development standards — noise caps, utility-demand and water-impact studies, and a five-acre minimum — after debate over a Long Creek Road data‑center bid.

Associa bought a majority stake in Spain’s Mediterráneo Global, creating its first European platform and gaining control of nearly 10,000 managed communities.

Phoebe Bridgers will headline Dickies Arena on Oct. 17, 2026, as part of The Lost Tour. Artist presales begin in June and $1 from each North American ticket will go to RAINN.

A Baker Institute brief finds individual health-plan premiums at Texas universities vary from about $8,095 to $15,742 and family plans from $23,037 to $48,636, with market structure cited as a driver.

Barbec’s diner at 8949 Garland Rd is listed for lease; permits once named Popeyes and a local Instagram tour shows repairs but no tenant has opened.

RRC data show Texas produced roughly 132 million barrels of crude and 1.08 trillion cubic feet of gas in March 2026, down from March 2025; Martin County led oil output.

Vision Oil & Gas CEO Josh Cohen was arrested in Nassau County and charged by Reeves County prosecutors with theft of services and engaging in organized crime tied to Permian operations.

San Antonio’s April sales-tax allocation fell nearly 7% from a year earlier, leaving the city with about $43 million for the month amid mixed statewide results.

Two people were critically injured and three animals died in an Oak Cliff house fire late Thursday. Dallas Fire‑Rescue says crews extinguished the blaze after nearly an hour and the cause is under investigation.

A Denton County jury handed Derrick King life for two counts of continuous sexual abuse and 20 years for indecency with a child, plus a $10,000 fine. Local authorities announced the verdict on Friday.

A new burger counter opened May 28 at 5001 Panther Creek Parkway in Frisco, replacing the FieldsFresh sandwich shop and shifting the owners to a burger concept.

Body‑cam video shows a Dallas constable moving a stalled Waymo robotaxi that blocked emergency crews after an Oak Cliff apartment explosion.

Federal agents announced arrests tied to a large‑scale drug distribution probe in San Angelo, officials said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorneys Office led the briefing.