Government

Any school choice policy must win over rural Republicans, who have historically been against diverting public dollars to private schools.

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has unveiled a proposed $4.5 billion city budget. He wants to hire and retain more police officers, lower property taxes, and focus on equity and environmental justice.

Property taxes in Plano are going down — but most homeowners will have a higher tax bill. That may sound strange, but Plano city officials say it's just how the math works.

Arlington voters may decide whether their city council members and mayor can serve three additional years in office.

Workers in North Texas have more options now than they’ve had in recent decades, leading local governments scrambling to appeal to prospective —and current — employees.

Arlington’s west side will soon be home to 11 new gas wells, with city staff planning to approve new drilling without a public city council hearing.

Fort Worth has a ban on short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods, but that ban isn't widely enforced. Visitors to the city still have plenty of options when it comes to a weekend stay, especially in the popular Fairmount neighborhood, where some residents say they're losing their homes to Airbnbs.

The North Texas Regional Veterans Court focuses on helping veterans involved in the criminal justice system.

Texas has removed foster youth from at least one facility managed by companies being investigated by U.S. senators. 48 youth remain at 11 facilities, according to a federal judge.

Ridership with Via, the only government subsidized transportation option in Arlington, broke multiple records in June. City and company officials attribute the rise to inflation, surging gas prices and word spreading that the service launched citywide in early 2021.

Rental scooters and bikes are coming back to Dallas in October. The program was suspended because of safety concerns in 2020. And staff at the Dallas Department of Transportation have come up with new rules to improve the program.

The shooting at a Koreatown salon in May revealed fault lines between the Dallas Police Department and the people who work in the community northwest of downtown by I-35.