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Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com/newsletters. Star-Telegram illustration/Ricky Moon photo Duncanville police arrested a former Grand Prairie teacher on Friday on charges of sexually assaulting a child, according…
Read more Grand Prairie ISD teacher arrested in child sexual abuse investigationA map showing the area of Woodhaven to be redeveloped by Crescendo and its partners. Courtesy of Crescendo Development A Texas Business Court judge has ruled in favor…
Read more Judge dismisses Fort Worth council member’s lawsuit over Woodhaven redevelopmentMental health conversations have changed across North Texas over the past several years. More people are recognizing that emotional well-being deserves the same attention as physical health, whether…
Read more Why More North Texans Are Rethinking Mental Health Care Before a Crisis BeginsThe Arlington dive bar Tanstaafl hosts quarterly spelling bees. Lauren Drewes Daniels The hardest thing to spell at Tanstaafl Pub in Arlington might be its own name. The…
Read more ‘I am enunciating, asshole’: Inside the glorious chaos of a dive bar spelling beePack those lunches and put on those backpacks, because back-to-school is already upon us. Tarrant County contains 20 different school districts and not all of them have the…
Read more Every first day of school in Tarrant County for the 2026-27 school yearThere are many reasons to lament the decline of romantic comedy films at the box office, but One Night Only gives me another reason: Monica Barbaro would slay…
Read more One Night Only: Allegro BarbaroLess than a week before the first day of school in Fort Worth ISD, state-appointed district leaders addressed questions from the public about what the first full school…
Read more Fort Worth state rep hosts town hall with FWISD leaders, talks state takeoverIn our new video series, Observer social media editor Jordan Maddox explores Dallas neighborhoods. Jordan Maddox As our name suggests, we have been observing the city for decades,…
Read more How to Do Dallas: Our latest short-form video series is your nieghborhood guideARLINGTON Jacob deGrom is now, by his own choice, part of the Texas Rangers’ solution, but unknowingly he is also part of this team’s problem. The Rangers’ veteran…
Read more Texas Rangers’ approach to trade deadline an ominous sign of previous erasFort Worth Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness” filmed its third season in Fort Worth and all around North Texas. The Paramount+ series follows CIA operative Joe (Zoe Saldaña) as she…
Read more In ‘Lioness’ season 3 premiere: SMU, Fort Worth neighborhood and moreThe summer tour season is known for bringing some of the year’s best shows to town. And yes, that still includes during the throes of unforgiving Texas heat.…
Read more The 14 best hip-hop and R&B concerts coming to North Texas in AugustAI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Favorability ratings present a big challenge for Ken Paxton against James Talarico. Top GOP donors have hesitated to…
Read more This poll result should panic Paxton — and it’s not just that he’s losing | OpinionTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims he pushed through the THC ban because he cares so much about children, whom he claims were being hurt by formerly legal…
Read more THC Ban in Effect Today (Jul 31)Few slot mechanics have been marketed as relentlessly as Megaways. The “up to 117,649 ways to win” line has been on lobby tiles, banner ads, and bonus emails…
Read more Megaways Jackpot Potential: Hype vs RealityByron DaCameron Cherry, 26, was shot and killed in Fort Worth in June. Family photo via obituary Fort Worth police have arrested two men in connection to the…
Read more Two murder suspects arrested in June shooting death of Fort Worth manWalking up to the White Rock Boathouse building, signs stating “Property of White Rock Rowing” and “No Trespassing” come into focus. Beside them, wooden fenceposts anchored in concrete…
Read more Dallas arrives at ‘fork in the road’ with White Rock Boathouse disputeFinding the right doctor before starting testosterone replacement therapy matters more than which brand of gel or injection you end up with. The wrong provider skips the workup,…
Read more Inside the TRT workup: How a qualified doctor screens for root causes before testosterone levels are ever treatedAn earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officials said. The second floor…
Read more Japan was hit by a strong earthquake and officials warned residents to watch for what comes nextPlano police arrested Paul Campbell, a 64-year-old resident of Dallas and elementary school teacher who is accused of sexual abuse of multiple students. Plano Police Department A former…
Read more Texas second-grade teacher faces new child sex abuse charges; more victims speakA lot of Fort Worth social media users have gone from “I back the blue!” to “I back the blue, but …” since the blue was captured on video…
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