After Ricardo Luis and his wife arrived in North Texas from Mexico, they scraped together enough to buy a single goat, prepared birria and sold it door-to-door. Now, if you head to Birrieria Los Chivos de Oro on a Sunday, wait times at the Fort Worth restaurant can stretch beyond an hour.

An 18-year-old member of the South Oak Cliff football team was arrested early Sunday after accidentally shooting a teammate during a celebration of the team's recent state championship victory.

“He Gets Us,” an ad campaign from the Dallas agency Lerma and Christian marketing group Come Near, has gained recognition after three consecutive years of airing ads during the Super Bowl.

Attendance was up at this year’s UIL football state championships, but many of the biggest games at AT&T Stadium weren’t particularly competitive.

A poster displayed at the event at President Donald Trump’s gilded Mar-a-Lago estate featured an artist’s rendering of a sleek-looking warship dubbed the USS Defiant, cutting through choppy waters with a laser beam shooting from its deck and smoke billowing from a target in the background.

Dallas' former City Hall, which opened in 1889, sat across Commerce Street from Adolphus Busch's Oriental Hotel. In 1910, Busch decided he wanted the City Hall land for another hotel, writes Robert Wilonsky.

The crash took place Monday near the base of a causeway near Galveston, along the Texas coast about 50 miles southeast of Houston.

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips and her family endured a terrible loss when her brother, Trey Carlock, took his life in 2019, years after he suffered sexual abuse at Kanakuk Kamps. His sister’s mourning turned into a mission to spare other young people from abuse, the editorial board writes.

The city of Dallas wants to know whether residents have concerns about holiday light displays, noise and gatherings. Here's how to submit your feedback:

An arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by The Dallas Morning News details what led to a teen suspect fatally shooting a man at a DART station last week.

The Dallas mansion includes a catering kitchen, bar, gym, game room, media suite and a three-sided negative edge pool.

For the thousandth time, no. No. Donald J. Trump cannot serve a third term as president, the editorial board writes. No matter how much billionaire Mavs owner Miriam Adelson offers to donate to his fourth campaign, he cannot legally hold the office again.

The 1983 killings of 14-year-old Shelly Colliflower and 16-year-old Vincent Tijerina remain one of Parker County’s most troubling unsolved homicides. Four decades later, the double homicide continues to cast a shadow over Weatherford.

It’s a new week, which means it’s time to mine Landman’s latest episode for North Texas Easter eggs.

A 32-year-old man was identified as the murder suspect who was shot and killed by Dallas police officers near Town East Mall on Saturday.

As online shopping surges during the holiday months, so does the threat of "porch pirates." Here are ways to protect your deliveries this Christmas season:

Attorney General Ken Paxton has framed the country’s politics as a battle between good and evil. His Senate bid now faces a more earthly test: whether Texas voters will look past allegations of infidelity and personal troubles.

Texas families will soon be able to access public dollars to pay for private school. Here's what to know about applying for education savings accounts:

Pilot Point police are investigating the deaths of two bicyclists who were fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday morning. The men, identified as Andre Kocher and Scott Mages, were on a group ride with the Frisco Triathlon Club.

In 2025, we obsessed over burgers, cried at the loss of longtime steakhouses, binged on barbecue and beefed about the Michelin Guide.

Christmas is right around the corner, though the latest temperatures are more suitable for spring instead of winter. Saturday’s high temperature of 82 degrees broke the previous record of 79 set in 2010.

Rafael Romero arrived in North Texas from Mexico nine years ago with his wife, their three children and just $200 in his pocket. Today, Rafael is the proud owner of Tortas Ahogadas Guadalajara, a bustling restaurant in Fort Worth.

As revealed by a Dallas Morning News investigation this month, city officials and DHA put together a plan that was supposed to improve security at Roseland, a dangerous, high-crime complex. Despite this plan, violence continued to terrorize residents at Roseland, the editorial board writes.

Politics writer Gromer Jeffers writes: Texas has entered the season of giving. In the spirit of goodwill, here’s a holiday gift guide for those who push, pull or sometimes get tangled in the machinery of governing.

One man is dead after a shooting in southeast Dallas Sunday afternoon, Dallas police said in a statement.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier.

When the sun goes down, the holiday exhibits and neighborhood streets will soon come alive (and glow) with holiday cheer. Here are 29 places to find Christmas lights and more festive fun in Dallas-Fort Worth.

A 72-year-old woman was critically injured Sunday morning after her husband allegedly shot her in their Rockwall home, police said in a statement.

Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said.

The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history, Powerball officials said Sunday.

A Dallas police officer was injured and taken to a hospital Saturday night after being involved in a three-vehicle collision in North Dallas.

Shaken or stirred? That’s not the question. Martinis in Dallas can now include ‘everything.’

One of North Texas’ largest and longest-running holiday traditions, the Lights at Interlochen, is back for the 2025 season and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Maybe making dinner for your loved ones this year isn't in the cards. Looking for places to eat that are open on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, 2025, in North Texas? We have some ideas.

American Airlines is in the midst of a consequential transformation, and executives at Skyview, the Fort Worth carrier’s headquarters, are aware of the need for urgency. Time is ticking for American to play catch-up.

It's officially the shortest day of the year. After a sweltering Saturday, North Texas is heading into a cloudy holiday week starting Sunday on the Winter Solstice. Is there hope of getting some sunshine?

Pilot Point police are investigating the deaths of two bicyclists who were fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday morning.

Many North Texas residents struggle with food insecurity and homelessness every day, which can make it difficult for them to fully enjoy the holidays.

The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday, a move that comes just days after President Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

A 35-year-old detention officer died last Sunday in an off-duty motorcycle crash, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and Dakendrick Traylor’s obituary.

A Lewisville firefighter, paramedic and father of three died Thursday in an off-duty motor vehicle accident, the department shared in a post this week.

The board of Dallas’ largest police union certified results on Friday for its recent election, formalizing a leadership change that comes as the organization’s current president remains on administrative leave.

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? And have you heard about the modern-day Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas?

The heat has mostly locked in for the next week across North Texas.

It’s been a busy year in TV news in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Here are some of the biggest moves and departures, broken down by station.

At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public.

Traffic was delayed on highways near Town East Mall in Mesquite following a shooting in the area on Saturday afternoon, according to the state’s Department of Transportation’s traffic camera footage.

After losing its two biggest brands (Texas and Oklahoma) to the SEC, few could have envisioned this scenario: The Big 12 is not merely alive, but succeeding financially with a philosophy its executives say is uniquely suited for a college sports era defined by historic upheaval.

On Saturday, Dallas police officers fatally shot a murder suspect in Mesquite. Here’s what we know so far.

President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will slash the prices of their medicines for the government’s Medicaid program and for cash payers, in his latest bid to align U.S. costs with those in other wealthy nations.