A Crowley ISD pre-K student was found alone in a district transportation lot after being left on a bus. The driver is out, and officials are tightening safety checks.

Dallas is preparing its first major zoning rewrite in decades, and housing advocates want residents involved before the draft reaches City Hall.

Dallas faces a 101-degree Thursday under a Heat Advisory, with Friday expected to be even hotter. A weak weekend front may bring a few storms and slightly cooler air.

Denton’s historic Harris Ranch is being redeveloped into a massive industrial campus, with construction set to begin in August.

Wooga KBBQ has opened in Haltom City with staff-cooked tabletop barbecue and Chodang Village favorites.

Nearly 21% of borrowers tied to D-FW schools were at least 90 days late on student loan payments. For-profit schools in Tarrant County posted the highest local rate.

A new Go Au Pair ranking blames healthcare access and thin school networks for Texas’ poor showing in a national report on where to raise kids. Local data show high uninsurance and a shortage of pediatric care.

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.