Arlington News

Dallas police have arrested a 28-year-old convicted felon who authorities say fatally shot a woman on the evening of Oct.

Arlington school administrators didn't wait until Tuesday's election to start mapping out how they would spend $197.5 million in bond money.

George Strait and Reba McEntire will tour together in early 2010, starting Jan. 22 in Baltimore and visiting 19 cities before concluding on April 10 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Voters in three Ohio and Texas cities sent a clear message to local lawmakers yesterday by adopting charter amendments banning photo enforcement.

The state plans to set aside about $13.3 million in sales taxes for use by three local cities and the private committee organizing the 2010 NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium.

By GORDON DICKSON ARLINGTON - The red lights began flashing Tuesday morning and the crossing gates lowered at Center Street in downtown Arlington, as a modern locomotive pulling a pair of 1950s dome cars and a sleeper car - all painted in the familiar Armour Yellow of the Union Pacific Railroad - rumbled to a stop.For a few moments, ...

By ALEX BRANCH GRAND PRAIRIE - Willis Willis has an idea how he can get his money back from the store clerk who authorities say stole his $1 million winning lottery ticket.'Just get me in a room with him for two minutes,' says the 67-year-old Navy veteran.

Texas Rangers pitcher Tommy Hunter is using this off-season to help out himself and lend a helping hand wherever he can.

By DAVE MONTGOMERY AUSTIN - Turning out in expected low numbers Tuesday, Texas voters registered strong approval for 11 state constitutional amendments, including measures to create more elite universities and to bolster protections for property owners, according to incomplete returns.State leaders hailed the passage of Proposition 4, which ...

Former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is expected to be named the Rangers hitting coach, three sources said Tuesday.

A Tarrant County male in his late 50s died of a flu-related illness last month. Laboratory results confirmed that he had the H1N1 influenza.

A new poll blasted as deeply flawed by some candidates in the 2010 governor's race shows that incumbent Rick Perry holds a 12-point lead over Republican primary challenger Kay Bailey Hutchison and that author-entertainer Kinky Friedman is the front-runner among Democrats.

By TRACI SHURLEY Arlington school district voters on Tuesday supported by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio a $197.5 million bond package to provide building upgrades, technology, transportation and fine arts equipment for the district's more than 63,000 students.In complete but unofficial returns, the bond issue passed 64 percent to 36 percent.

By GORDON DICKSON ARLINGTON - The red lights began flashing Tuesday morning and the crossing gates lowered at Center Street in downtown Arlington, as a modern locomotive pulling a pair of 1950s dome cars and a sleeper car - all painted in the familiar Armour Yellow of the Union Pacific Railroad - rumbled to a stop.For a few moments, ...

The following are links to polling place information for Dallas-Fort Worth counties for Tuesday's general election.

Not sure where to vote in the November 3 general election? Click on the link to your county for official polling place information.

Finding your next insurance agent or a dentist could be as easy as looking at the side of a school bus if a Houston advertising company and the Arlington school district are able to reach a deal.

Late last year when Eddie White and Clint Bixler were contemplating installing a new Fuzzy's Taco Shop restaurant in downtown Arlington on East Abram Street - " think Baja-Mex cuisine as opposed to Tex-Mex - " they figured they've have to hit on at least two of three "economic pillars" to make a go of it.

Arlington police are investigating an apparent domestic disturbance that has left one woman dead and a man injured.