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11/20/2009

Interactive timeline: Remembering John F. Kennedy

President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy greet the crowd at Love Field Airport in Dallas.
CECIL STOUGHTON/FILE

The day of Kennedy's assassination and the three days following can be explored in this interactive timeline.
Replica 1963 squad car unveiled as memorial to Dallas police officers
Link: The Sixth Floor Museum
Link: Dallas Municipal Archives photo collection

11/21/2009

Plano to offer Pizza Hut $2.5 million deal to relocate from Addison
Officials say the multimillion-dollar deal is worth the cost for the city, which is struggling financially. Pizza Hut's impact, they say, could extend beyond the jobs it brings.

11/20/2009

Women in their 40s say mammograms worth the anxiety
But the conditions most often detected in women in their 40s are precancerous or early cancerous, and some doctors worry that detecting such conditions triggers unnecessary and even harmful treatments.

Primrose School students collect, save and go shopping for the needy
About 200 Primrose schools nationwide make annual shopping cart field trips as educators attempt to teach children the importance of gratitude and the value of giving. This marks the sixth year for the Frisco early childhood schools. Arlington and Fort Worth schools also took to Kroger aisles on Friday.

Cowboys Stadium lacks permanent U.S. flag, riling some fans
Owner Jerry Jones said Friday on KRLD-FM (105.3) that a flag wouldn't be added. The debate started last weekend when a high school football team did not have a flag at its game, and the national anthem was performed without the Stars and Stripes.

Investigation of Dallas County constables heads to the courts as DA, others seek restraining orders
Commissioner Maurine Dickey said there must be a reason the constables are fighting so hard. "What does that tell you? It tells me we must really be getting close to something sensitive," she said. "I think they must be running scared."

Collin County health department gets additional 8,600 doses of swine flu vaccine
The Collin County health department received an additional 8,600 doses of the swine flu vaccine Friday, making more than 15,000 doses available.

Dallas County to distribute 23,000 H1N1 vaccine doses before Thanksgiving
Health officials will deliver the vaccine Monday and Tuesday by appointment only at three public health clinics in Dallas.
Collin County get 8,600 more doses
Database: Search for information on swine flu vaccine shipments
Swine flu guide: Tips, resources

Head-on crash kills 3 near Lavon Lake
A white Hyundai SUV was traveling north in rainy weather when it possibly hydroplaned and crossed the center line, hitting a white Honda Passport minivan, a Texas Highway Patrol officer said.

2 arrested in stabbing death of cricket player at Allen park
Witnesses say they heard an argument before Agha Khan, 21, was found barely conscious near the park's basketball courts. Police say an argument over use of the courts led to his killing.

UT-Arlington bans smoking everywhere on campus
The ban, which takes effect next summer, is the first at a four-year school in North Texas, but part of a growing nationwide trend.

Dallas police looking for robbery suspect
Dallas police are searching for a man named Tony Romo, who they believe robbed multiple area businesses. Yes, that's Tony Romo -- but not the football player.

1 killed, 2 hurt in accident near Grapevine Mills
One person was killed and two more injured when a 1997 Jeep Cherokee rolled multiple times down an embankment near Grapevine Mills shopping mall.

Replica 1963 squad car unveiled as memorial to fallen Dallas police officers
The 1963 Ford Galaxie in the parking lot DPA’s South Dallas headquarters on Friday is not the actual car driven by Tippit, but a restoration of one used as a prop in a movie about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Burglary suspect held after DISD police open fire at elementary school
DISD police encountered a man inside the school at 9560 Highfield Drive who was reportedly stealing technology equipment such as projectors.

Boy fighting cancer is on football players' minds – and helmets

Will Morgan and his stepmother, Cheri Morgan, pass time during Will's chemotherapy treatment by playing cards.
G.J. McCARTHY/DMN

When Lake Highlands High takes the field tonight, every helmet will have a special sticker. And maybe, just maybe, Will Morgan will be watching.
Link: Will's Caring Bridge page

Rain should give way to nice weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth
Radar.

8:58 AM CT This afternoon should be cloudy with only a few light sprinkles.
Dallas-Fort Worth radars, forecasts
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Crime blog: Tony Romo – no, not the Cowboys' QB – a wanted man in Dallas
Dallas police have posted surveillance video to YouTube in hopes that someone has information on the 21-year-old Tony Romo, who they believe robbed multiple area businesses.

Driver charged in 2008 crash that killed newlyweds gets 30 years for drug trafficking
Uriel Perez Palacios could have been sentenced to life in prison on the federal charges, and he still faces murder charges in Dallas County in the deaths of Erika Clouet, 24, and German Clouet, 23, on Sept. 1, 2008.

Fire interrupts nightly broadcast at KXAS-TV's Fort Worth studio
The one-alarm blaze caused all personnel to evacuate, but no injuries were reported.

Wrecking ball set for old apartments in Oak Cliff
If you like watching stuff being torn down, and if you want to witness a pivotal event, get on out to Fort Worth Avenue in Oak Cliff at 9 a.m. Saturday and see the growling bulldozers work.

Personalized Texas license plates available again
A public-private partnership created to sell personalized license plates in Texas has returned with new owners after shutting down a year ago.

300 students celebrate Thanksgiving, Lincoln in Dallas contest
More than 300 students – from North Texas and other parts of the country – took part in Thanks-Giving Square's fifth annual Thanksgiving writing and art competition.

Dallas-Fort Worth area news briefs for Nov. 20
Two retired teachers from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District filed suit Thursday to prevent the school district from spending any more money on legal fees related to the seating of trustee Richard Fleming to the school board.

Towing firm fails to block Dallas County from soliciting contracts for constables
The owner of a company that tows for two Dallas County constables tried unsuccessfully late Wednesday to stop the county from soliciting towing contracts for those constables.

Dallas school district violated grant rules, auditors find
The Dallas Independent School District violated rules for a number of federal grant programs in 2008-09, including giving "teacher incentive" stipends to educators who may not have been eligible for the awards, auditors have found.

11/19/2009

Collin County gets 6,500 doses of H1N1 vaccine, but officials had requested 42,550
The shipment is the county's first from the state since it received 500 doses last month. "We don't have enough," County Judge Keith Self said. "There's going to be frustration with that. I share the frustration."

Dallas police initiative aims to catch burglaries in progress
Christian De La Fuente spends his days breaking into other people's cars, authorities say, and he's just the sort of person Dallas police want to get off the streets with an initiative that kicked off Wednesday. They say 18-year-old De La Fuente's case shows the pitfalls of a system that often releases property crime offenders almost as soon as police arrest them.

Hearts ache for 5th Terrell soldier to die in war
As the sobering news spread this week that one of their own died at war, residents of Terrell knew immediately that they would soon gather along flag-lined downtown streets for a procession.

No jury misconduct in Dallas City Hall corruption case, judge determines
Defense attorneys had alleged that juror Nedra Frazier's post-trial interview with the Dallas Observer suggested she may have been influenced by comments overheard in hallways during the three-month-long case.

Report: Nearly 10% of Texans running late on home loans

Texas' loan delinquency rate is still slightly behind the national average.
FILE/AP
Texas' loan delinquency rate is still slightly behind the national average.

About 2 percent of the state's mortgage holders were already in foreclosure in the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.

Foreclosures:
Mortgage tips and tools
Map: Dallas-area home sales and prices
Blog: Economy

11/18/2009

Steve Blow: Replica Dallas police car to honor officer slain by Lee Harvey Oswald

This 1963 Ford Galaxie, painted to replicate a Dallas police squad car of the era, is being restored as a memorial to the officer slain by Lee Harvey Oswald and other slain Dallas officers.
Courtesy

From this year forward, a shiny black memorial - an exact replica of Officer J.D. Tippit's squad car - will see to it that he is more widely remembered.
Jack Ruby's hat commands $53,775 at Kennedy assassination item auction
UNT Libraries' new online JFK archive puts investigation photos at public's fingertips

11/19/2009

Two men snatch purse from elderly woman at medical center in Dallas
Dallas police are searching for two men who stole an elderly woman’s purse as she walked into a medical clinic on Nov. 11.

Dallas, Fort Worth get short straw in highway spending plan OK'd by state
The Texas Transportation Commission unanimously rebuffed North Texas leaders, who asked for additional highway construction funds. Under the plan adopted by the commission, Houston, San Antonio and Waco will get the biggest share of the money.

Hit-and-run driver kills woman on I-35E in Dallas
The 50-year-old victim, bbelieved to be homeless, was not immediately identified.

West Oak Cliff apartment resident shot after confronting burglars
The 31-year-old resident, who had returned to his apartment after a neighbor called him, was wounded in the stomach and hospitalized.

Transportation blog: Dallas-Fort Worth leaders to face off with TxDOT chiefs over funding
We reported last week that North Texas elected officials -- and the transportation staff at the North Central Texas Council of Governments were outraged by news that of the $1.85 billion in bond proceeds TxDOT plans to spend on Texas roads, Dallas and Fort Worth districts will get only about $126 million.

High sodium levels found in water sample from Barnett Shale drilling in Flower Mound
A report on the water produced from gas drilling operations in the Barnett Shale shows high concentrations of sodium and traces of other elements.

UTD hopes to build community
The ambition discussed among former and current University of Texas at Dallas presidents Wednesday afternoon did not mention Harvard or Stanford.

Police have suspects but have made no arrests in Cedar Hill teen's death
Authorities said they have suspects but had made no arrests as of Wednesday in the case of a Cedar Hill teen who had been missing since last month and was found dead Friday afternoon.

U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk to speak at United Negro College Fund luncheon
Former Dallas mayor and current U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will headline the third annual United Negro College Fund's North Texas luncheon Friday.

Dallas attorney files complaint against district judge over blunt e-mails
An attorney has filed a complaint with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct about blunt, critical e-mails written by a Dallas judge about other judges.

Students' speech rights become murkier on social networking Web sites
School rules are trickier in cyberspace. As social networking sites attract younger followers, schools across the country are grappling with the fuzzy boundary between harmless online chatter and valid security concerns. The issue hit North Texas this month when two Frisco middle-schoolers were suspended for threatening to kill their teacher on Facebook.

Dallas County pharmacies begin distributing swine flu vaccine
The first day of widespread pharmacy-based distribution of the swine flu vaccine in Dallas County went off without any serious hitches, the Dallas County health department said Wednesday.

Dallas City Council considers new rules tackling stormwater runoff
Dallas could soon ask developers to control the quality, as well as the quantity, of stormwater runoff under a plan being examined by City Hall.

Asian culture and community events in the Dallas area
Yeohlee Teng moved to New York from Malaysia to study fashion at the Parsons School of Design. She has worked as a designer primarily in New York City and established her own house, Yeohlee Inc., in 1981. Teng believes that "clothes have magic." Her designs have earned a permanent place in the Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the late Richard Martin, then chief curator, called her "one of the most ingenious makers of clothing today."

11/18/2009

Odds of wearing skinny pants in Mesquite ISD: slim to none
As the fashion trend grows, more and more students are showing up wearing skinny pants in schools. Administrators in several area school districts say they’re not a major problem as long as they are not deemed to be immodest or disruptive.

Veteran robbed, beaten in home invasion in Far East Dallas
A.J. Hilliard Jr., a retired Dallas schoolteacher and principal, didn't get a good look at the hooded man who barged into the home he has lived in for more than 40 years. The attacker got away with cash, jewelry and a handgun, according to police.

Collin College professor wins U.S. Professors of the Year award
Tracey McKenzie's students thought she'd skipped town for a sociology conference when she canceled class at Collin College in Frisco this week. They'll find out today that she was actually in Washington, D.C., accepting the coveted U.S. Professors of the Year award.

Dallas County elections chief vows to correct mailing problems
Dallas County's elections administrator said Wednesday he will change office procedures to make sure voters are notified far enough in advance about polling location changes to avoid problems that occurred during the election earlier this month.

Dallas ISD trustee Lowe says he won't run again in 2011
Dallas school trustee Jack Lowe said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election when his term is up in 2011. Lowe, who has been a trustee since 2002, said he had planned to stay 10 years on the board, and it will be close to that time when his term ends.

Design specifics for George W. Bush Presidential Center revealed

This architect’s rendering shows the plaza at the entrance to the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Design plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center were formally unveiled in front of a packed auditorium at SMU today.
Laura Bush says center will not be a shrine
Images: The center's design
Video: Design unveiled
Link: Bush presidential center
Link: George W. Bush Institute

Report: Poor Texans shoulder heavy tax burden
The nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reports that the bottom fifth of Texas earners pay a disproportionate share to state and local governments.
Link: Get the ITEP report
Get Texas and Southwest regional news

Eats blog: Daily Beast calls Stephan Pyles' Samar in downtown Dallas one of the nation's hot new restaurants
Stephan Pyles' new offering impresses editors of national news site.

Police say 1 gunman may be behind carjackings in Uptown Dallas, Highland Park
Between Oct. 29 and Nov. 9, six cases were reported of an armed man targeting drivers of high-end cars and SUVs and forcing the victims to withdraw cash from ATMs at gunpoint.

Dallas-Fort Worth temperatures to warm dramatically after a frosty morning
Temperatures are expected to warm up by 3 this afternoon with a high in the upper 60s, the National Weather Service said.

Texas Board of Education meets on social studies curriculum standards
State Board of Education members met today to hear public testimony on proposed curriculum standards for social studies and to consider an increase in the number of electives in two of the state's high school graduation plans.

11/17/2009

Dallas Museum of Nature & Science to break ground on Victory Park site today

Ron Tykoski works on removing rock from a piece of the scull of a Pachyrhinosaurus dinosaur, that is over 70 million years old in a very over-crowded lab that he shares with five co-workers at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science at Fair Park
DAVID WOO/DMN

The Dallas Museum of Nature & Science’s cramped quarters in Fair Park will soon be history. It breaks ground today on its spacious new facility.
More news from downtown Dallas
Link: Dallas Museum of Nature & Science

11/18/2009

Dallas-Fort Worth area news briefs for Nov. 18
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will hold a public meeting tonight to provide an update on construction of the Orange Line, which eventually will connect downtown Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Lewisville school board OKs Flower Mound field house despite $500,000 added cost
In a split vote, the Lewisville school board has approved plans for a new field house at Flower Mound High School but blamed town officials for adding $500,000 to the cost of the project.

George W. Bush Presidential Center design is unveiled

This architect’s rendering shows the plaza at the entrance to the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Former first lady Laura Bush said the library center will be 'human in scale.'
Design plays off SMU environs
Images: The center's design
Video: Bush unveils plan at SMU
Link: Bush presidential center
Link: George W. Bush Institute

11/17/2009

7 Dallas judges hire DA's wife as campaign consultant
Though the relationship between Tanya Watkins and the judges has the blessing of the state ethics panel, others see it as a murky union that looks bad and may invite favoritism.
Blog: City Hall
More elections news

11/18/2009

Plano school district may get magnet high school
Leaders on Tuesday decided to study the possibility of repurposing Williams High School in east Plano from a ninth- and 10th-grade campus into the district's first four-year magnet school.

11/17/2009

Closures on Interstate 35E in Dallas may cause traffic delays this week
Northbound I-35E from Loop 12 to Regal Row will be closed tonight and Thursday from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Smoky fire ousts Unity of Richardson church
Less than nine months after moving to western Richardson, Unity of Richardson church is being forced to relocate temporarily after a fire.

Mexican drug cartels recruiting Texas teens, state warns
Mexican drug cartels are reaching into border-area schools to recruit new soldiers and killers, and state police officials are warning parents that those efforts could expand into North Texas and throughout the state.

Bush Library building design plays off its environs at SMU
With today's unveiling at Southern Methodist University, the George W. Bush Presidential Center moves from state secret to three-dimensional reality. No more speculation about site and style, one building or two; here are the model and drawings and New York architect Robert A.M. Stern to explain it all.

Video: Demolition collapses roof of Dallas' Reunion Arena
A cloud of dust rises after the Reunion Arena roof collapsed during the final stage of demolition Tuesday in downtown Dallas.
GARY BARBER/DMN

The roof caved in about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, hours after crews took jackhammers to the support pillars.
Reunion roof comes down
Link: What people are saying on Twitter
Share your Reunion Arena photos

Dallas County pharmacies begin distributing swine flu vaccine today
The vaccine will be available starting Wednesday at 100 pharmacies in Dallas County, at a cost of $10 to $18, health authorities announced this afternoon.
Download: List of participating pharmacies
Dallas County expands shot clinics to insured residents at risk
Swine flu guide: Tips, resources
Latest H1N1 news from around the Web

Find Dallas-area restaurants cooking up Thanksgiving meals

Thanksgiving turkey dinner
DMN File

Several eateries are either still taking catering orders or will be open.
Blog: Eats
Video: How to carve a turkey
Fix-and-freeze ideas
Cool tips for thawing turkey
Get Thanksgiving recipes

Demolition crews collapse roof of Dallas' Reunion Arena
A cloud of dust rises after the Reunion Arena roof collapsed during the final stage of demolition Tuesday in downtown Dallas.
GARY BARBER/DMN

The roof caved in about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, hours after crews took jackhammers to the support pillars.
Video: Watch the roof collapse
Link: What people are saying on Twitter
Share your Reunion Arena photos

Dallas' czar on homelessness cites significant but unfinished progress
Tremendous progress has been made to alleviate the suffering from chronic homelessness, but “we are in the middle of a dog fight ... and have heavy winds in our face,” Mike Rawlings, Dallas’ czar on homeless issues, said Tuesday.

Cowboys Stadium hosts Arlington 8th-graders for world's largest CPR training class
An official with Guinness World Records verified that the 4,626 students beat by nearly 1,000 the old record set in Oslo, Norway.

Dallas County public defender seeks 'resign to run' policy for elections
So many prosecutors and defense lawyers are running for judge positions this political season that the Dallas County district attorney has had to enact a "resign to run" policy. Now the public defender is calling for a similar rule to keep politics and influence out of the courthouse.

Voting on allowing same-sex Homecoming court begins at UNT
Polls are open until 5 p.m. on Friday. If the vote passes, UNT will be one of the first universities to allow the crowning of two Homecoming kings sans a queen, or vice versa.

TCU will raise annual tuition to $30,000
Bad news for students at TCU: Tuition is going up 6.2 percent for full-time undergraduates. That'll raise the cost to $30,000 for the 2010-11 school year.

U.S. memory champ picks up tips, but no title, at world meeting of the minds
For Ron White, competing against other top minds at the World Memory Championships in London was, well, something he won't soon forget.

Nature feints with warmth, then delivers cold blow to Dallas
Weeks of warm weather may have put us in mind of September, but a blast of colder air that rolled into North Texas made it clear that even in Big D, fall has some teeth.

Grand jury won't indict Fort Worth police officer in man's Taser death
FORT WORTH– A grand jury has opted not to indict a Fort Worth police officer who used a Taser twice on a man who died about an hour later.

11/16/2009

Video: Time-lapse photos show Reunion Arena's demolition

Reunion Arena
DMN File

The roof at Reunion Arena will begin coming down today. The controlled drop could continue for three days.
Dismantling progressing slowly
Revival caps Reunion's run
Obama rally packs Reunion

Reunion roof will come down quietly this week
The roof of Reunion Arena will be brought down in a "controlled drop" beginning today. No explosives, no detonation. The process is expected to take one to three days.

11/17/2009

Plano to set date for special election to fill Mabrie Jackson's council seat
Plano plans to hold a special election to fill the City Council seat of Mabrie Jackson, who resigned Monday to run for the state Legislature.

Mexico seeks remedy to $3.1 million judgment in Dallas property lawsuit

11/16/2009

Diversity at core of Plano school boundary debate
Boundaries are changing primarily because of new students moving to the district's eastern side and new schools being built in that area. The school board will discuss options tonight, though it won't vote until December.

11/15/2009

Former NFL players build a West Dallas home for Holiday House project

Jun Anderson and other retired NFL football players are building a house for Georgia Freeman of West Dallas.
REX C. CURRY/Special contributor

With their gridiron glory days behind them. former pro football players, including Jun Anderson, came together over the weekend, giving back to the community by building a home for retired school bus driver Georgia Freeman.
Video: Former players build home in West Dallas
More Dallas news and resources

11/16/2009

Dallas school district finances remain precarious, auditors say
The Dallas Independent School District continues to operate at a deficit, drained more of its meager reserves, and borrowed $125 million to help pay its bills in 2008-09, an audit report released today shows. But things could have been worse.

Fort Worth officer not indicted in man's Taser death
Michael Jacobs was shocked with a Taser twice – the first time for 49 seconds and the second time for five seconds, with a one-second interval between the shocks.

Pizza Hut studying move from Addison to Plano's Legacy Park
Plano Mayor Phil Dyer confirmed Monday that Pizza Hut is considering the city for its headquarters, adding, "We're delighted to be under consideration."

Dallas County expands swine flu shot clinics to insured residents at risk
An H1N1 flu-shot clinic Saturday in South Oak Cliff will serve insured and uninsured residents in high-risk groups. A second H1N1 clinic will be held in December in Richardson. Both require appointments.
Swine flu guide: News, resources
Get more H1N1 coverage

Police to play big game-day role when Super Bowl comes to Arlington
Bowman, speaking after a Super Bowl XLV Council of Mayors meeting Monday, said that he couldn't reveal more specific staffing levels but that the law enforcement effort would be massive.

Newsweek's editor speaks tonight at UT Arlington
Jon Meacham will discuss President Barack Obama's first year in office.

Texas Giant renovation gets rolling today at Six Flags Over Texas
Today's work marks the beginning of a $10 million dollar renovation of the famous roller coaster. That's nearly double the $5.5 million cost of the original Texas Giant, built in 1990.

Off-duty Dallas ISD worker accidentally shoots self at Umphrey Lee Elementary
A man fired a handgun around 7:30 a.m., apparently by accident, according to Dallas ISD officials.

Driver killed, passenger hurt in one-car crash on I-20 in Arlington
The one-car accident also injured a passenger. Neither has been identified.

Dallas County constable's outside ties to staffers raise questions
Critics suggest that such relationships can lead to accusations of favoritism, conflicts of interest and of neglection of official duties.
Dallas County code on outside employment
Constables' staffs help with campaigns
More about the constable controversies

11/15/2009

3 Texas A&M students from Collin County help spark Web sensation with unbelievable basketball shots
Since posting their first video on YouTube in April, they've attracted more than 20 million views and appeared on network news shows, major sports channels and in the international press.
Video: Dude Perfect makes its shots

New consul starts job Monday at Dallas' Mexican Consulate, wants to strengthen relations with immigrants
Mexico's new top diplomat in Dallas says his first priority is to improve relations with Mexican immigrants at his nation's bustling yet troubled consulate.

Plano City Council member Mabrie Jackson to run for state House seat
Plano City Council member Mabrie Jackson, a political newcomer who has emerged as a contrarian voice on the eight-member board, plans to resign today to run for the state Legislature.

Frisco police looking for woman missing with her 2 daughters
Frisco police are asking asked for the public to help them find a woman and her two daughters.

Collin County envisions massive railroad and trucking hub
County Commissioner Jerry Hoagland is seeking support for a massive intermodal facility that could employ thousands. Trains and trucks would converge at the hub to drop off and pick up cargo for distribution around the country.

North Oak Cliff teenager accidentally backs car into baby brother, killing him
A 17-month-old boy died Sunday after his older sister accidentally backed out of a parking space and struck him at their North Oak Cliff apartment complex.

Coppell High School engineers-in-waiting get head start through classes, interaction with professionals
Peter Wagner, a Coppell High School junior, knows all about sound waves and the science of producing specific notes and tones from wind chimes.

Mesquite recreation centers plan after-school changes
Starting Jan. 4, city of Mesquite recreation centers will no longer provide latchkey child care at $10 per year.

11/16/2009

Dallas-Fort Worth regional briefs
Texas Winds Musical Outreach will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a concert at 10:45 a.m. today at the West Dallas Senior Center. Three of the nonprofit's ensembles will perform: the Perennial Brass, the Gospel Trio and the Trinity River Bottom Ramblin' Breakdown-Style Fiddle Music.

11/15/2009

Group seeks suggestions on new vision for Garland Road in Dallas

Garland Road developed with little regulation, resulting in sparse landscaping, few sidewalks, and shops selling everything from tattoos to oil changes.
JIM MAHONEY/DMN

Garland Road in Dallas includes a beautiful stretch with White Rock Lake and the Arboretum on one side and the sloping lawns of mansions on the other. Then the beauty comes to a screeching halt.
More East Dallas news and resources

Humane Society celebrates new Irving facility
Irving's lost and abandoned pets will soon be smiling. Their new home is almost ready.

Volunteers put Justice Revival spirit to work in projects across Dallas
Classes were out Saturday, but Barbara Jordan Elementary School was humming with activity.

Arlington mom indicted on murder charge in boy's hot-car death
Prosecutors say an Arlington woman accused in the hot-car death of her 17-month-old son outside her workplace has been indicted on a felony murder charge.

11/14/2009

10 years after A&M bonfire collapse, tradition endures but memories linger

Texas A&M students carry a log to the stack at this year’s unofficial bonfire site 15 miles from campus.
VERNON BRYANT/DMN

The Texas A&M bonfire exists as a tradition in exile a decade after the tragedy left 12 dead and 27 injured.
Link: Bonfire Remembrance Week
More bonfire news

11/15/2009

Decomposing trash at Lewisville landfill used to power homes
The landfill rises sharply from a flat floodplain in southeastern Lewisville, looking more like a long, grassy hill than a mound of discarded paper towels, eggshells and cereal boxes.

Dallas-Fort Worth cities let more services go private to cut costs
Plano decided to eliminate its city printing and graphic design staff in September, farming out the work to Office Depot and Ricoh.

Education Notes

Community Calendar

Over-achieving football team has TCU backers Frog-wild
Chris Dunn remembers the lean years of TCU football. The team posted a 1-10 record when he attended a decade ago. So Dunn wasn't about to miss the chance to see the undefeated, fourth-ranked Horned Frogs play No. 16 Utah in a nationally televised game Saturday night.

Regional Roundup

Editor's Note: Freedoms often fragile in other places
I try to remind myself never to take our freedoms for granted.

City and school district meetings, agendas

Dallas Good Kid: Highland Park High senior Katherine McDaniel
Katherine McDaniel

Dallas-area education notes

Dallas community calendar

Plano Council member Jackson planning to resign
State Rep. Brian McCall of Plano this afternoon told The Dallas Morning News that he will not seek reelection. We're guessing Jackson's announcement is related to the opening of McCall's seat.

Replacing Dallas police chief a test of politics, diplomacy
The only job that might be harder than being a big city police chief is hiring a big city police chief. It's even tougher if the departing chief has built a reputation as an effective leader popular both with his officers and the wider community.
Video: Kunkle announces retirement
Archive: Kunkle says it's time 'to wipe the slate clean'

11/14/2009

17 years on the job in Dallas, Officer Joe became Officer Debbie

Deborah Grabowski, a Dallas Police officer, pictured on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at her home in Denton County. She grew up as Joe Grabowski before getting sex-reassignment surgery. She also had facial surgery in order to get more feminine facial features. She paid for the surgery herself because the surgery is not covered by medical insurance.
MICHAEL AINSWORTH/DMN

Dallas police Officer Deborah Grabowski paid for her expensive sex-change operation herself. But health insurance coverage for these surgeries is becoming more common, and Fort Worth is considering it.
Video: Grabowski tells her story

Frisco plant exceeds new limit on lead levels
Exide Technologies' decision last month not to seek state permission to expand production at its Frisco lead smelter doesn't mean public health concerns are over.

Veteran Plano lawmaker Brian McCall won't seek re-election
The surprise move comes less than a year after the Republican obtained one of the most powerful positions in the House.

Dallas County constables' staffs help with campaigns
In the often overlooked races for Dallas County constable, incumbents need campaign money and volunteers. In some precincts, much of that money and help comes from the constables’ employees, according to reports.
More about the constable controversies
Download: Dallas County code addressing political activity

Cowtown smackdown: TCU trounces Utah, 55-28
FORT WORTH, Texas – In likely its last significant hurdle to an undefeated regular season, No. 4 TCU scored three touchdowns in a 2 1/2-minute span early in the second quarter and beat No. 16 Utah 55-28 Saturday night.

Obama demands accountability if danger signs missed
The president's comments came as a lawyer for Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan said that the Army major had been left paralyzed from the waist down after police shot him to end the slaughter on the Central Texas post.
Across the country, mourners grieve for Fort Hood victims
More on Fort Hood shooting

08/26/2009

Carrollton couple celebrates son's birth, and begins waiting for the end
The Lauxes faced the hardest lessons of parenthood all at once: learning to love unconditionally, accept limits and let go.

08/27/2009

Carrollton couple finds support to deal with unborn son's terminal condition
A black gap marred the middle of the computer screen. The void split a cloud of light that ebbed and flowed into the shape of a human fetus. The sonogram technician turned from her computer screen to Deidrea and T.K. Laux. She told them she saw problems.

06/13/2009

Dallas City Hall blog: A quiet Monday coming to Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Council candidates Carolyn Davis and Delia Jasso have jumped to early leads in their respective election runoffs.