Big Tex returns to Fair Park ahead of 2026 State Fair of Texas
Big Tex returned to Fair Park Friday morning as the State Fair of Texas prepares to open for its 140th year next week.
Big Tex returned to Fair Park Friday morning as the State Fair of Texas prepares to open for its 140th year next week.
Dallas City Council members are considering changes to city rules that could allow temporary artwork and markings on sidewalks, months after the city removed rainbow and other decorative crosswalk markings under a state directive.
Dallas police have increased patrols around White Rock Lake after reports of vehicle break-ins rose to 58 in 2026, compared with 18 during the same period last year.
Joshua Painter said his first thought after someone shot him four times while he walked his dog in Pleasant Grove was protecting Bella.
Eric Draper, then chief White House photographer for President George W. Bush, documented some of the defining moments of Sept. 11, 2001, as he followed the president through a day that began with a school visit in Florida and ended with Bush viewing the damage from the air.
North Texas started Sunday with temperatures near record-high minimums as high pressure and tropical moisture kept conditions hot and humid across the region.
President Donald Trump urged Republicans Thursday to vote in the November midterm elections, while Houston-area voters cited travel, registration issues and political apathy as reasons they could miss the polls.
Gov. Greg Abbott highlighted Texas laws on border security, voting, school choice and foreign land ownership during a speech Thursday at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, calling them examples of “common sense” policies.
An Iranian-linked hacking group claimed responsibility for a widespread AT&T outage that disrupted service for thousands of Texans Monday, but AT&T said Wednesday it has no evidence that a cyberattack caused the disruption.
Thousands of visitors and Republican leaders will converge on downtown Dallas Wednesday and Thursday for the party’s first midterm convention, prompting security checkpoints and access restrictions around the American Airlines Center.