Luis Rodriguez Bucio took over on Aug. 1 as head of the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, which serves approximately 2.3 million Mexican nationals and their families across 82 counties in the area. He replaces Francisco de la Torre, who served as Consul General in North Texas for nine years.

Dallas County is considering whether to supplement judges salaries for merit or cost of living in the 2026 fiscal year budget, while facing nearly $30 million higher operations costs.

Tarrant County commissioners on Tuesday may reduce the number of early voting locations by half and cut Election Day voting locations by more than 100 for the November election.

Text messages obtained by KERA News show the presiding officer of the state's funeral regulation agency sharing an anti-Islam infographic and videos with the agency’s former executive director during the commission’s ongoing investigation into a North Texas mosque.

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly congressional map.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to move ahead with a redistricting effort to benefit Democrats — a direct counter to Texas Republicans' plan to pick up five Congressional seats.

Priorities and action recommended by the county's budget staff were discussed with commissioners in a workshop ahead of a Sept. 9 vote to adopt the fiscal year plan.

County commissioners have already voted to shut down the county's rental and utility assistance office and fund local nonprofits instead.

The lawsuit accuses the county of racial discrimination and violating the Texas Constitution with its new map approved in June.

Five City Council members — Alan Blaylock, Carlos Flores, Mia Hall, Jeanette Martinez and Chris Nettles — told the Fort Worth Report that the council has not had formal discussions on how to approach immigration enforcement locally. Mayor Mattie Parker and the other five council members did not return requests for comment.

The Dallas City Council approved a plan they say will make the Hampton-Clarendon Corridor in West Oak Cliff more pedestrian-friendly and add housing. But residents say they're worried they'll be displaced.

The Texas Funeral Service Commission on Wednesday nonsuited its lawsuit accusing two ex-staff attorneys of violating attorney-client privilege in the midst of an ongoing feud between fired staff and commission heads.