22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (952+ words) Conroe’s adopted budget preserves $127,500 a year for a 51-camera Flock Safety contract, even as Dallas prepares to cut 321 cameras and other Texas governments pull back from the technology. The Conroe City Council did not hold a separate vote on Flock....

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (677+ words) One hundred twenty-six years ago Tuesday, a hurricane struck Galveston and left behind destruction on a scale the United States has never experienced from another natural disaster. The Great Galveston Hurricane came ashore on September 8, 1900, as an estimated Category 4 storm....

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (987+ words) Forty-six certified labor condition applications filed by 33 private employers requested 193 H-1B positions that either named the Texas Department of Transportation at a listed worksite or listed a recognized TxDOT address, according to an audit by The Dallas Express of federal disclosure…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (703+ words) Republican Barry Wernick is making taxes, election administration and public safety central to his campaign to unseat Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman (D-District 2) in the November 3 general election. Wernick, a Dallas attorney and mediator, told The Dallas Express that his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) A North Texas FedEx Office alerted authorities after discovering an attempted shipment containing 191 turtles and tortoises, prompting an unusual rescue operation involving the City of Denton Animal Shelter and Dallas Zoo. The Denton Animal Shelter said staff responded to the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (615+ words) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting an illegal alien from Venezuela in Minneapolis and then lying about the encounter has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with making false statements, according to sources familiar with the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (569+ words) Dallas City Council members signaled Wednesday that they plan to preserve $1.5 million in local taxpayer funding for more than 300 Flock Safety cameras, even as a new poll found nearly two-thirds of likely Texas voters oppose local-government use of automatic license…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (620+ words) Texas insurance regulators warned carriers on September 2 that using a policyholder’s willingness to tolerate a price increase or shop for another policy when setting premiums violates state law. The practice, known as “price optimization,” may result in enforcement action, according…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (641+ words) Indivisible Dallas, which hosted an event for state Rep. James Talarico (D-District 50), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is helping organize a march against the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention as part of a coalition whose promotional materials feature the logos…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (456+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) activated state emergency response resources Monday as Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened near the Upper Texas Coast Tuesday morning, threatening Southeast Texas with heavy rain, flooding, storm surge and strong winds. Abbott held a severe weather briefing…...