Dallas News

Amber Alert issued for Katrina victims

The Dallas Morning News - Thu Aug 07

An Amber Alert has been issued for five children displaced by Hurricane Katrina who may have been moved from Houston to the Dallas area.

'Dazzling' works land at Dallas museum

Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Thu Aug 07

The Dallas Museum of Art has been on a shopping spree. The institution announced Wednesday four new acquisitions that are scheduled to go on exhibit this month.

Dallas man arrested in mother's slaying

Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Thu Aug 07

Dallas police were busy Wednesday investigating three deaths, including that of a woman who appeared to have been beaten to death and whose son was arrested in her slaying.

Judge tosses sex crime convictions of DNA exonoree

Houston Chronicle - Wed Aug 06

A judge on Tuesday recommended clearing the record of a wrongly convicted man who spent 25 years in prison for a series of sex crimes he did not commit.

Growing garbage mound sparks fire hazzard concerns

WFAA - Tue Aug 05

One effort to cut costs in Dallas has resulted in a mountain of trash, which has some concerned about a possible growing fire hazard.

Spurred by bills, Texans search for ways to cut electricity use

Denton Record-Chronicle - Tue Aug 05

Suffering through the hottest summer in years, Texans weary of high electric bills are looking for ways to conserve energy and make their homes more efficient.

Fingerprint checks will help weed out criminals in DISD

Denton Record-Chronicle - Mon Aug 04

Dallas school employees hiding criminal pasts won't be able to keep their secrets much longer.

House Republicans use sit-in to protest lack of drilling vote

Quick - Mon Aug 04

While their colleagues returned home for vacation, a small group of conservative Republicans took to the House floor Monday to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to hold a vote on offshore oil drilling.

School district cut from moment of silence suit

KXAM-TV Austin - Mon Aug 04

A Dallas-area school district has been dropped from a lawsuit challenging the daily moment of silence in Texas classrooms.

Consumer Price Index may not match a family's actual inflation rate

Quick - Mon Aug 04

It's one of those government reports we see every month. But what does the Consumer Price Index really mean to you and me?And how closely does the CPI - which measures inflation at the consumer level - truly ...