Dallas County

The federal government is considering giving states more power over Head Start. Providers in Texas worry that will lower childcare standards.

Dallas County childcare advocates are looking for other avenues to help fund early education programs for low-income families.

A federal judge recently blocked a second attempt by the Trump administration to overhaul a homeless response program that critics say would put over 5,000 Texans at risk for reentering homelessness.

The autopsy report shows that Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, died as the result of a combination of anaphylaxis, acute asthma exacerbation and the toxic effects of methamphetamine, among other factors.

The majority of Dallas County commissioners voted to add a homelessness and public safety tax proposal to the November election ballot.

The agreement approved by Bexar County commissioners helps both agencies prepare for potential mass casualty events.

Seven former employees accuse Dallas-based Prime Data Centers of withholding more than $400 million in compensation, alleging executives misrepresented phantom equity agreements in multiple lawsuits.

Dallas County commissioners agreed to discuss next week whether to add a homelessness services and public safety tax proposal to the November ballot.

Council member Moses Garcia and acting Police Chief Jesus Mancillas were arrested last week, the latest shakeup among leadership in the southern Dallas County city.

Texas aims to contract child welfare services to private providers by 2029 under a system called "community-based care." The abrupt cancelation of its contract with a foster care provider serving eastern North Texas after child deaths has community stakeholders questioning the system's effectiveness.

The baby box is a safe option for parents in crisis to surrender babies up to 60 days old.

Texas' child welfare agency cut ties with the nonprofit Monday, according to an internal email obtained by KERA News. EMPOWER was already under state oversight following the deaths of two children in the provider's care and the hospitalization of another within the past two years.