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According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, Texas has more severe racial and ethnic health disparities than other states in the Southwest.
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Local organizers spoke in support of Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons after County Judge Tim O'Hare told her to "sit there and be quiet."
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The idea to construct a high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas seems to be gaining momentum.
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Parkland Health expands testing and outreach to address the maternal syphilis crisis in North Texas.
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An elections attorney told KERA News the Election Board doesn't have the power to choose how to number ballots.
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With the council’s approval, Jessica Robledo became the first woman to serve as acting police chief in Denton. She will begin working with the Denton department Wednesday.
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The Rev. Frederick Haynes III tells The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He says the decision came “after a time of prayer and consultation.”
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The mix of grant funding and financing from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund will go towards removing and demolishing old water pumps, renovating and adding new pump stations and improving structural controls in the sump system. The funding will also be used to construct new levees.
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Its time for Dallas voters to decide how — or if — over $1 billion dollars of debt will be issued for city projects. Early voting starts April 22. May 4 is election day.
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High speed rail in Texas is big talk in a state ruled by cars. Still, a plan to build a bullet train connecting Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston was a major focus at this week's Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst.
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Dallas Independent School Board Place 5 Trustee Maxie Johnson, whose district includes Wilmer-Hutchins High School, hosted a community discussion Tuesday night on the shooting that left one student injured.
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Anything south of Downtown Dallas is considered a book desert — meaning most families have fewer than 10 books in their homes. Whose Books in Oak Cliff is working to increase access to reading.
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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn was one of two sheriffs at a "border crisis" hearing, but neither were from border counties.
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A memo sent to the city attorney's office shows outgoing Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax met with eight council members a week before his resignation announcement.