A Mediterranean-style Highland Park mansion at 3600 Beverly Drive sold on April 29 after months on the market; buyers secured an $8.1M loan and the final price was not disclosed.

Two suspects were arrested after a shooting on Wimbelton Way left a baby dead; Dallas police have upgraded charges to capital murder.

Allen is spending more than $8M to upgrade playgrounds citywide, from a $5M Celebration Park overhaul to neighborhood play‑lot replacements already under way.

A Denton man will serve 50 years without parole after a Collin County jury found him guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing a severely autistic child. Prosecutors say DNA evidence and a forensic interview helped convict him.

Cafe Brazil is returning to McKinney this summer with a 24‑hour outpost at 318 N. Central Expressway featuring bottomless coffee and an all‑day breakfast menu.

A SmartAsset study finds geoscientists and pilots among Texas's biggest pay winners while editors and home‑health aides earn far less after price adjustments.

Two separate Deep Ellum shootings left a security guard dead and several others wounded as police sealed off parts of the entertainment district overnight.

At an Austin hearing, senators heard TJJD say custody is up and riskier while advocates pitched county‑level programs — forcing a choice between new beds and community solutions.

Cloudy, cool Wednesday in Dallas with a small chance of spotty showers and isolated hail this morning. A warm-up returns by Friday and the weekend.

A newly hired McNeil High coach was arrested May 4 on a Tarrant County warrant tied to a January 2024 incident. Round Rock ISD has placed him on administrative leave.

Richardson police shot a robbery suspect after a call to a Belt Line Road store; the man is hospitalized and the Dallas County DA’s office is reviewing the shooting. Detectives are asking for video from witnesses.

NEA data show Texas teachers often start reasonably well paid but fall behind over time, with low per‑student spending and uneven district responses widening staffing pressures. State funding helps, but distribution will decide the outcome.

A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 40 years after prosecutors say officers seized more than 5,000 fentanyl pills and other drugs from his apartment.