Last year’s event brought in about 660,000 people to the immersive Halloween experience that took over the city’s downtown. This year, the team behind the event expects 1 million attendees.

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Chef Rodrigo Cárdenas is preparing to spearhead a new culinary venture in Fort Worth: Dos Mares, a restaurant promising to bring the flavors of Mexico’s two coastlines — the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean — to the table.

There are no “ifs” anymore. The Texas Stock Exchange is now a fully recognized national exchange.

The Dallas-based carrier announced Thursday it will begin flights to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska’s most populous city, in the first half of 2026.

Christine Kane learned the hard way during the Taylor Swift Eras Tour that her bag was too big to clear security. Aiming to solve the hassle of bag rules at big events, Kane and co-founder Deborah Bowles launched Show Tote.

#BREAKING: Megachurch founder Robert Morris pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child. Morris, who founded Gateway Church in Southlake, agreed to a plea deal during a hearing at the Osage County District Court.

Dallas will delay its first installment of an $8.7 million payment to Dallas County for jail services by at least a month after council members raised concerns about the contract and persistent problems at the downtown detention facility.

Based on a campy stage comedy, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped upon its theatrical release in 1975. Now a 50th anniversary tour is coming to Dallas’ Majestic Theatre with cast member Barry Bostwick in tow.

#Breaking: A Venezuelan man who was injured in last week’s shooting at the Dallas field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been released from the hospital and is being held at a detention center south of Fort Worth, an agency spokesperson said Thursday.

When Tessa Granowski launched her Texas-centric Nature of Things during the Dallas Art Fair last April, it seemed inevitable that the space would become the city’s cool new gallery. But a zoning issue meant she had to put her gallery on pause. she made a pivoted and unveiled “3 Women” Sept. 27.

Garland police have arrested two juveniles in connection with an attempted burglary at a gun store on Friday, according to a news release from the police department.

Time and time again, lawmakers hold out until just before the deadline and negotiate a last-minute compromise to avoid a government shutdown. History shows the tactic almost never works, and federal employees are caught in the middle. A look at some previous shutdowns and how they ended.

Update: Lewisville police are investigating after a woman was found dead and a suspect was hospitalized Thursday morning in what officials described to be an “officer-involved shooting.”

A hearing to determine if Texas’ new congressional map should be in place for the 2026 midterm elections turns its focus to North Texas on Thursday

Amazon has launched a private-label brand that offers a range of grocery items largely priced below $5 in a bid to attract inflation-stung shoppers.

Texas summers are known to linger, but this year, temperatures in the 90s are staying long past their welcome.

Dallas-based Chili’s Bar and Grill is removing its longtime Skillet Beef Queso and White Skillet Queso in favor of a new cheese dip called Southwest Queso. Skillet Beef Queso had been on Chili’s menu for 35 years. We can practically hear millennials gasping over the news.

Amid the influx of new residents, Dallas’ once-sleepy suburban communities are exploding with new subdivisions and ever-expanding fields of concrete. Roads and homes can’t be built fast enough, and demand for a spot in the sprawl is straining water and sewage systems.

Lewisville police are investigating an officer-involved shooting, a department spokesperson said Thursday morning. This is a developing story and will be updated.

The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for Jewish people to seek repentance and reconciliation with God.

A man accused of fatally shooting three people in Georgetown last month, including an 8-year-old girl, has been arrested, police said.

Want to eat well at the fair? Here’s everything you need to know.

Evan Andrews, the weekday morning meteorologist on KDFW-TV (Channel 4), is retiring on Oct. 10, the station announced Tuesday. In a post the same day on his Facebook page, Andrews shared a desire to be more present for his wife, Kasey.

Strap in, the restaurant rollercoaster is taking off once again in Dallas-Fort Worth. The crush of new restaurants lets up in October 2025, a spooky turn in Halloween season after a busy few months of restaurant debuts. Now’s the time to catch up on the reservations you haven’t made yet.

For the first time in four years, the federal government plans to begin processing initial applications for DACA, the Obama-era program that grants deportation protection and work permits to immigrants brought to the United States as children.

The 2½-minute clip for Season 2 of the North Texas-filmed "Landman" is fiery: figuratively with tense standoffs and literally with an explosion at a rig.

Texas Instruments informed more than 150 employees in North Texas late last week that they were being laid off as the company moves to eliminate production teams at its Dallas and Sherman fabrication plants.

TCU officials pushed back Wednesday on the characterization that the school canceled the event or blocked Cole from speaking. “TCU never canceled this event as it was never booked,” Kathy Cavins-Tull, vice chancellor for student affairs, said in a statement.

Global investors are bracing for the fallout from the U.S. government’s latest shutdown after Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding operations.

New renderings offer a sneak peek into Goldman Sachs’ highly anticipated $500 million Uptown campus at NorthEnd, set to become the New York bank’s second-largest U.S. office when it opens in 2028.

A federal hearing to determine the legality of new congressional district boundaries designed to net Republicans up to five Texas seats in the House of Representatives begins Wednesday in El Paso.

Jane Goodall, the renowned British scientist, came to Dallas last year to spread her message of environmental urgency and hope. The Jane Goodall Institute announced today that Goodall has died. She was 91.

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said.

An ambitious redesign of Dallas’ tallest tower got a thumbs up from key stakeholders Tuesday — but not without making some concessions.

The country of Qatar paid airfare and lodging for Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux and three department officials during a five-day trip to Doha, where they learned about public safety measures the country took during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In a page-long statement Tuesday, Carroll ISD school board President Cam Bryan acknowledged that 45-year-old Jennifer Powers worked at the district but did not say how long.

The people accused of plotting a July attack on an U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainment facility in Alvarado were members of an “anarchist cell” and held antifascist beliefs, federal prosecutors said Tuesday during an hours long hearing.

In the event of a government shutdown, President Donald Trump would have broad authority to reshape the federal workforce — though only temporarily, according to legal experts. The Oct. 1 funding deadline has been reached with no spending deal in sight, triggering a shutdown.

A deep impasse between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here’s a look at what it will take to reopen the government.

The federal government shut down early Wednesday as President Donald Trump and GOP congressional leaders remained gridlocked with Democratic lawmakers over spending.

Reunion Tower and Omni Dallas Hotel plan Wednesday to recognize The Dallas Morning News’ 140th anniversary with a special light show.

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

With mounting repair costs that could top $100 million, Dallas’ City Hall is at the center of what likely will be a public and emotional conversation about whether to salvage the brutalist building or tear it down.

A raid by the Homeland Security at a Dallas adult entertainment club last week ended with the arrests of 41 people during a human trafficking and unlawful employment investigation, according to a news release.

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, whose legal name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and his administration’s crackdown on immigration.

The department’s third annual hike brought together veterans to 25 parks across Texas, aiming to reduce veteran suicide by creating a supportive community-driven approach that combines outdoor activities and a network for mental health resources.

The episode, set to air Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., will explore the engineering prowess and community vision needed to transform a stretch of eight-lane highway into Dallas’ urban oasis.

The Texas Stock Exchange announced on Tuesday it had won regulatory approval, achieving a major and long-awaited milestone in its quest to operate as a national exchange alongside the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

The first English-language Orthodox feature of its kind, the movie was a passion project for local couple Josh and Jessica Jordan, who serve, respectively, as El Tonto’s director and producer.