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A June 12 shooting in southeast Dallas left an adult man dead. Detectives say they have no suspect description and are asking witnesses to come forward.
A Union Pacific freight train struck a FedEx delivery truck north of Itasca on Thursday; two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition and investigators are on scene.
Food & Drinks in ...
Husband-and-wife chefs Hiroto and Nami Ochiai are turning their pop-up into Hiro's Kitchen on South Main — a 15-seat omakase counter with imported fish and a curated sake program.
City inspection reports show live and dead cockroaches at several Dallas eateries, prompting follow-up checks and reinspections for affected businesses.
Real Estate & Development in ...
An 85‑acre Plano campus anchored by Samsung is being marketed as a fully leased, institutional‑grade office portfolio. JLL is handling the sale.
The Allen planning panel recommended rezoning to allow BMK Pharma's roughly 50,000-square-foot compounding and research HQ; City Council will consider the request on Aug. 11.
Politics & Govt in ...
Texas DPS approved a $4.49M purchase to outfit four Tahoes with Cognyte’s FalcoNet surveillance suite, raising questions about warrants and oversight.
Weather & Environment in ...
Heat Advisory in Dallas through 8 p.m. Friday. Expect highs near 98°F and heat-index readings into the 100s.
Gov. Abbott announced that Texas will receive more than $114M in housing tax credits to support roughly 4,400 affordable rental units statewide.
State higher‑ed officials pitched a 60/40 performance funding model that prioritizes degree completion and credit‑hour milestones; campuses could gain or lose millions.
A Dallas lab and its investors will pay $24M to resolve DOJ allegations that unnecessary respiratory panels were billed to Medicare during COVID screenings at senior homes.
Brinks Home says it discovered unauthorized access to part of its IT systems and that the intruder threatened to publish material; monitoring remained active and forensics were engaged.
A family-owned New Orleans–style cafe has opened in downtown McKinney, serving house-roasted beans and made-to-order beignets three for $6. The shop grew from a 2025 mobile concept.
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