A coalition of interfaith groups held the first Religious Freedom in Schools summit in Dallas this week to discuss how to push back on legislation it says centers Christianity in schools.

Dallas County District Judge Amber Givens filed a suit Monday alleging county commissioners unlawfully excluded her from the supplemental pay approved for all the county's other judges as part of the county's fiscal year 2026 budget.

García was sworn in during a ceremony Sept. 16 at City Hall. He officially starts as chief Sept. 17.

A group of volunteers in Dallas are showing up to court to document and share what’s happening in immigration courts. Earlier this year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement began taking people into custody straight out of their hearings – something advocates say hadn’t happened in the past.

The average home in Arlington will see property tax and some utility bills go up by about $12 a month in 2026.

Some Metroplex school districts are holding elections that could change local property tax rates and bring in new school funding.

Dallas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved Parkland Health’s $3.1 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. For the first time since 2019 the safety net hospital system didn't lower its tax rate, in anticipation of possible future funding losses.

The Frisco city council voted to maintain the city's property tax rate, which means bills will increase under higher property values.

Noise and disruption complaints could jeopardize Yello Belly racing strip's county operational permit renewal.

A Fort Worth federal judge ruled he has no authority to decide whether Tarrant County's new precinct map that favors Republicans disenfranchises voters of color in violation of the First Amendment. The other constitutional claims in a lawsuit filed by a group of Black and Latino voters against the county will still proceed.

Democratic Commissioners Roderick Miles Jr. and Alisa Simmons say the proposed tax rate is too low to keep up county services. Republicans passed a budget amendment that will slash their staff and travel funds, which could be reversed when they return.

John McKinzie served as lead pastor of Hope Fellowship Church in Frisco. He resigned Sunday, according to church leadership.