Olla Mokhtar

The Regional Transportation Council voted to pursue work over the next two years to come up with a new way to "deliver transit in the region" as Dallas Area Rapid Transit faces efforts to reduce its funding.

New data shows parts of the city can be as much as 12 degrees hotter than other areas. Dallas officials hope new data will help it find solutions to these "heat islands."

DART board members approved a resolution to direct 5% of its tax collections back to certain member cities. Meanwhile, the city of Dallas is backing full funding for the agency.

Women who are menstruating are exempt from fasting during Ramadan — but many say they're still not comfortable eating in public. That's slowly changing as younger generations are becoming more open to discussing periods.

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's latest spring outlook shows drought is likely to spread in Texas amid warmer than average temperatures and lower than average precipitation.

The resolution presented at last weekend's executive committee meeting would have called on the Legislature to allot equal funding to Texas families regardless of whether they send their kids to public or private school.

Like many districts in North Texas and across the state, Carrollton-Farmers Branch is struggling to close a budget gap amid falling enrollment and stagnant state funding.

As ozone season begins, the region has already exceeded federal air quality standards. Environmental advocates are urging residents to change small behaviors in their lives while cities work to fix the problem.

The 476 new buses will be phased into rotation over the next few years. They'll replace units that are nearing the end of their driving journeys.

After years of testing, the airport has installed five turbines that capture jet wind exhaust and covert it to electricity. It's in partnership with the tech startup Jet Wind Corporation.

Dallas Animal Services is over capacity. So it’s hosting a free “Late Night Doggie Date Night” to give people a chance to adopt or foster pets just in time for Valentine’s Day. Pets can be seen between 1 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Dallas Animal Services, 1818 North Westmoreland Road.

Saturday's near-record high temperature doesn't necessarily mean a warmer spring is ahead.