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Records, interviews with ex-Texas Funeral Service Commission staff and a recorded phone call between the agency's former executive director and an Abbott advisor show the governor's office wielded the funeral regulator to target the East Plano Islamic Center for political and religious reasons.

Plano leaders approved incentives and a new tax district tied to a proposed Dallas Stars arena and entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend.

The high court says Dallas, Houston, Austin and other cities improperly named the state of Texas as a defendant in a suit alleging telecom providers get an unlawful discount on the rates they pay to cities.

The team said it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to build an arena and entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend, a day after the Dallas Mavericks announced their possible move to North Dallas.

Several North Texas cities have launched rideshare programs this month to supplement — or replace — public transit.

Six of Texas’ largest cities lost residents in 2025: Dallas, El Paso, Arlington, Plano, Irving and Garland.

Authorities say an explosion at a Texas natural gas or oil well site has set off a large fire, leading to some evacuations, but no injuries. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office received calls late Monday about a loud explosion in Etoile, a small rural community in eastern Texas.

Regional leaders greenlit a study looking at a corridor that could extend DART's current rail service.

Plano confirmed in a statement on Friday they have been in "earnest discussions" with the hockey team for the past year regarding a potential move to The Shops at Willow Bend in the city.

Addison City Council voted Tuesday not to rescind its withdrawal election. Farmers Branch, meanwhile, cancelled the May 2 election after DART put forward a new funding deal.

The decision will keep DART in Plano for at least another six years.

Four cities have confirmed they're considering a new DART plan to keep the agency intact.