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Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder in North Texas, would be the second inmate the state has executed in 2026 barring a court stay.

James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Dallas County Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution for the Garland murders.

Some council members worry about potential ripple effects that could prompt more homeless activity across Fort Worth.

The ordinance was followed by years of legal challenges, which included injunctions that prevented its enforcement for more than a year.

The girl told police investigators that Graham Dunn, 27, allegedly forced her into his car and stopped her from leaving by pulling her hair.

The Dallas Police Department's Street Racing Task Force and patrol officers are cracking down on people using their cars and ATVs to take advantage of the icy roads for drifting.

Mesquite City Council member Brandon Murden was arrested on charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member shortly after midnight today.

Israel Demello, 26, of Denton was arrested on Wednesday on four charges: Improper relationship between educator and student, sexual assault of a child, sexual performance by a child and indecency with a child by sexual contact. All of the offenses are second-degree felonies.

Lawyers for the man accused of kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand argued he has Autism spectrum disorder which makes him unfit for the death penalty.

Police reported a 12% reduction in overall crime between 2024 and 2025.

Nine people face federal charges in connection with the July 4 nonfatal shooting of an Alvarado police officer. Their trial was moved from January to Feb. 17.

A former sheriff’s deputy convicted of his girlfriend’s murder in Denton pleaded guilty Thursday to tampering with evidence from the murder in…