Ambulance chasing is rampant in Texas but can be difficult to prove with degrees of separation between lawyers and intermediaries used to engage with crash victims. Now the law firm owned by Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins is accused. Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com/news/2025/05/0…

It's election day! Polls in North Texas are open until 7 p.m. Follow our coverage of local races in D-FW throughout the day and join us for live results tonight. 🗳️dallasnews.com/news/elections…

Dallas’ new police chief, Daniel Comeaux, is officially sworn in. He pledged to “look, listen and learn” — and to “proactively attack violent crime.” There’s pressure after 4 years of violence reduction, he said, but “we’re going to make it the 5th, 6th, 7th years in a row.”

Silvester Hayes was detained after Dallas cops mistook him for a man with a similar name. After realizing their mistake, police still jailed him. He lost his job and home. Now, a judge has tossed his suit — saying the cops were justified because Hayes didn’t use a turn signal.

Hayes, a former security guard, said he’s still picking up the pieces of his life. The federal judge said Hayes resisted arrest and cited qualified immunity, a controversial shield for public officials. More here, w/Aria Jones 👇 dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…

Dallas police want 130 officers downtown by midsummer — its highest staffing level there in a decade. The effort is meant to address public safety and fear of crime. But how the department will get there amid a staffing crisis is complicated. Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com/news/public-sa…

ICE officers detained at least 10 migrants at Dallas immigration court this morning All had their cases dismissed this morning. As they walked out of court, ICE officers stopped and handcuffed them

‘Dallas’ dumping ground’: Kleberg-Rylie community fights for city’s attention Nearly 50 years after they joined the city, residents say they’re still fighting for recognition. Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com/news/environme…

🧵 Life news!: I’m leaving Dallas Morning News after 4.5 great years, but I’m not going far. I’m thrilled to announce I’m joining Sharon Grigsby and Matt Goodman at The Lab Report Dallas, an independent newsroom powered by the Child Poverty Action Lab. labreportdallas.org

New: Dallas police oversight members arrived at their meeting tonight expecting to speak with the city’s top cop about a topic on many minds: immigration. There was one catch: They weren’t allowed. Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

A bullet shattered a Dallas teacher’s glasses. Picking up the pieces has upended her life. Our Dallas Morning News story on how Columbia Renix is trying to figure out what comes next for her family after the Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting: dallasnews.com/news/education…

1/ No Kings Day protests in nearly 2,000 places are scheduled across the country today. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, rallies are set for Frisco and McKinney in Collin County, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Flower Mound, Sanger, Denton, Burleson and other cities.

For my last Dallas Morning News story, I sat down with new Chief Daniel Comeaux and community and police leaders to ask how the ex-DEA leader can succeed amid a torrent of challenges here. “Dallas is gonna have to deal with me because I’m not going anywhere.” dallasnews.com/news/public-sa…

Calling all DCC fans! Season 2 of ‘America’s Sweethearts’ has hit Netflix and we know you have thoughts. Join arts reporters Sarah Hepola and Uwa Ede-Osifo on Instagram Live Dallas Morning News on Monday, June 30 at noon to talk all-things Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Camp Mystic was a sacred place for Dallas’ daughters. Then tragedy struck dallasnews.com/news/texas/202… A beautifully written story by Maggie Prosser

Each Texas Hearst paper dedicated four pages and more than 9,000 words to tell the stories of 70+ people who have died in the Kerr County floods. I hope you’ll take the time to read.

Dallas police, youth at South Oak Cliff face off in basketball game dallasnews.com/news/2025/07/1… Aria Jones Dallas Morning News

Dallas community honors civil rights leader Juanita Craft amid Texas redistricting battle (by Aria Jones) dallasnews.com/news/2025/08/0…

Dallas community honors civil rights leader Juanita Craft amid Texas redistricting battle dallasnews.com/news/2025/08/0… Aria Jones Dallas Morning News

AI, job cuts, more money for cops: 7 things to know about Dallas’ proposed $5.2B budget dallasnews.com/news/politics/…