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Gray and Reese lead the Atlanta Dream past the Dallas Wings
Allisha Gray scored five of her 25 points in the closing seconds and the Atlanta Dream overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 82-81 on Wednesday night in the first game for both teams since the All-Star break. Angel Resse had 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 18th d...
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Dallas housing coalition launches “Be My Neighbor” campaign for zoning reform
Dallas housing advocates are mobilizing residents ahead of what could become the city’s most significant zoning overhaul in decades. The Dallas Housing Coalition launched its “Be My Neighbor” campaign, encouraging residents to learn about and participate in the city’s ongoing eff...
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Dallas Police seek help identifying suspect in Pleasant Grove shooting
The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of shooting a man in Pleasant Grove on June 5. Police said the victim approached the suspect, who was sitting inside a pickup truck near Oslo Lane and Kissell Avenue during an argument. Sur...
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Attorneys weigh in on Tony Romo body camera video after Wisconsin traffic stop
Less than 24 hours after body camera footage of Romo’s traffic stop in Milwaukee was released, many questions centered on an exchange between the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy after Romo was ordered to perform field sobriety tests. In t...
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Dallas baby shower goes until 5 a.m. ends in family fight, car chase, & child shot
The search is on for a gunman accused of shooting into a fleeing car, injuring a child inside. According to Dallas police (DPD), the violent scene happened during a baby shower that stretched into 5 a.m. on Sunday, July 26. Neighbors in the southeast Dallas Urbandale neighborhood...
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Sendero Consulting Acquires Torq Consulting to Advance AI-Driven, ‘Bespoke’ Digital Transformation
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas-based Sendero Consulting today announced the acquisition of Torq Consulting. Torq specializes in accelerating digital transformation through AI-powered custom development, data engineering and analytics....
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AnX Robotica Launches Next-Gen Cloud Platform to Support Capsule Endoscopy Solutions
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Plano’s AnX Robotica, a provider of capsule-based gastrointestinal (GI) diagnostic solutions, recently launched NaviCONNECT, its next-generation cloud platform. The platform is engineered to support capsule end...
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Forte Biosciences Acquired by Dutch Pharma Firm for $2.2B
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas-based biopharmaceutical company Forte Biosciences Inc. has been acquired by Netherlands pharmaceutical company Argenx for $2.2 billion, the companies announced. Argenx CEO Karen Massey said in a statemen...
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Festival Eritrea USA Returns to North Texas, Celebrating More Than 50 Years of Culture and Community
By Dallas Weekly Staff For the first time since 2022, one of the nation’s largest celebrations of Eritrean culture is returning to North Texas. Festival Eritrea USA will take place July 31 through Aug. 2, bringing together thousands of Eritrean Americans and visitors from across ...
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6 matches, $8.4M in booze: AT&T Stadium broke its record, but did Dallas profit from FIFA?
June TABC receipts show Dallas bars and restaurants saw a single-digit percentage bump in booze sales during the World Cup.
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3 younger Dallasites say what they would do with the city’s new budget
With meetings and town halls set to start up in August, budget season is upon us as the city faces a $51 million budget gap.
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10 Dallas locations we spotted in the new seasons of ‘King of the Hill’
From Fair Park to UT Dallas, the Hill family visits some IRL Dallas landmarks in the show's big return.
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Back to School: Dallas ISD welcomes back students on 20 campuses
Summer is over for thousands of Dallas Independent School District students. On Tuesday morning, the district welcomed back students on 20 of its campuses....
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Despite high-profile deaths, ‘nothing has changed’ for USPS carriers working in heat
Less than half of Dallas-area postal workers have access to air conditioned vehicles, the USPS said in a statement.
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Judge rules Yella Beezy’s rap lyrics to be used in capital murder trial after experts’ testimonies
Interviews and social media posts have also been approved as evidence ahead of the August trial.
business
The paint is barely dry, but Preston Center’s newest restaurant is already peacocking
Scillia is a new concept from the Duro family (think Mr. Charles, El Carlos Elegante and Sister) that gets better as the sun goes down.
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Forney suspect allegedly cut off ankle monitor following previous murder arrest
Forney police are searching for 19-year-old Dallas resident Mysiah Clark, a suspect in a deadly shooting who was already wanted for cutting his ankle monitor while on bond for a 2025 Dallas murder....
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2 Texas men sentenced to 11+ years in federal fentanyl trafficking scheme
Two North Texas men have been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for operating a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills across the Dallas-Fort Worth area....
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Bodycam video shows Tony Romo arrest on suspicion of impaired driving
Video obtained by NBC 5 shows the arrest of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, after he was pulled over and taken into custody on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Milwaukee on July 23. Romo was booked on one count of allegedly operating while intoxicated. The video s...
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Dallas ISD starts school in July for 20 campuses as part of state program
This first day of school is like most others, except the calendar says July 28. “It’s sad because I love her being at home with me, but at the same time it’s exciting because I know it’s good for them,” said Alycce Fragoso, who walked her little sister to John Quincy Adams Elemen...
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North Texas food banks sound alarm as hunger crisis rises across Texas
While the Dallas-Fort Worth area continues to be recognized for its strong economy, new numbers released Tuesday highlight a growing divide between economic growth and the number of families struggling to put food on the table. More than 6 million Texans are facing hunger, an 11%...
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Jerry Jones gives annual State of the Dallas Cowboys address ahead of training camp
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches, players and the front office know it...
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AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Theater Center to merge in money-saving move
The AT&T Performing Arts Center and Dallas Theater Center have announced preliminary plans to merge. The partnership is intended to save money and expand programming as both groups face financial difficulty. A written release explains that the move comes as the nonprofit arts ind...
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Judge allows some Mo3, Yella Beezy rap lyrics to be heard in murder-for-hire trial
A judge ruled that most of more than a dozen songs cannot be heard at the murder trial of Dallas rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Fellow rapper Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot tied to Noble’s death. Noble was s...
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Cowboys arrive for camp; Dak in Super Bowl XXX merch, Pickens reports as expected
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches and players know it too. “I mean, you...