Dallas County News

Allstate Insurance Co. is putting up permanent signs in more than 30 cities in hopes of preventing crashes at major intersections.

Fort Worth's state Rep. Marc Veasey has edged into an early lead in the 11-way Democratic race for the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, although former Dallas City Councilman Domingo Garcia and Fort Worth City Councilwoman Kathleen Hicks remain very much in striking distance.

In Dallas County courtrooms, gleaning truth from legal debates, hours of testimony and stacks of evidence can be a mystifying task.

A convenience store clerk who was set on fire during a robbery Sunday has died of her injuries, Garland police said late Friday Nancy Harris, 76, had been in critical condition in Parkland Hospital since a robber doused her with a flammable liquid and set her on fire in the 3300 block of Broadway Boulevard, near East Centerville Road.

Community Briefing: Lake Travis boundaries may change to allow new students; 'Chains Be Broken' event aims to aid abuse victims As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months.

A The city of Dallas, surrounding communities as well as the citizens of the metroplex, have been made acutely aware about the doom and gloom that not enough rain can bring.

A major North Texas freeway has been shut down after a truck carrying 89 head of cattle flipped over early this morning.

For the first time since December, Darla Sevieri can walk down the stairs without gasping for breath.

Following in the steps of other major cities, Dallas is about to crack down on deadbeat jurors.A Currently, out of every ten residents called for duty only two will show up and, to date, there have been no ramifications.

National tea party favorite Ted Cruz proclaimed Monday that the battle for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate is a two-man race between him and Lt.

Investigators in south Dallas county are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a mobile home overnight.

The execution of a man convicted in a Dallas County murder more than two decades ago has been delayed at the request of the district attorney's office to allow further DNA testing.

Sunnyvale eighth-graders listened May 4 as seniors from the high school shared their tips for navigating the college process.

The fallout over remarks former state Rep. Domingo Garcia made about General Motors and American Airlines at a recent Tarrant County debate continues.

Associated Press May 21, 2012 HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The execution of a man early next month for the slaying of a Dallas woman at her apartment more than 20 years ago has been delayed.

After decades of legal motions challenging two murder convictions, it appears that Billy Frederick Allen will receive $2 million from the state of Texas for wrongfully imprisoning him for almost 26 years.

In the primary for Dallas County's only Democratic congressional district, incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson faces a challenge from State Rep.

Twenty-four hours after releasing the identity of the suspect in a string of robberies on the Katy Trail, Dallas police have made an arrest in the case.

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A Dallas County jury sentenced an ex-priest on Friday to 60 years in prison for plotting to kill a boy who accused him of multiple sexual assaults in West Texas.