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Key shifts in Fort Worth ISD's calendar:

• 15 schools like Briscoe, Morningside, and William James Middle could dismiss May 21, aligning with peers...

Luis Raul Sanchez, 18, fatally shot early Sunday in Dallas' Pleasant Grove.

• Police responded ~2:30 a.m. to 1900 block of South Buckner Boulevard,...

Unchecked FBI queries surged to 3.4M warrantless US person searches in 2021, evading oversight via filters.

• Racial targeting risks loom from...

Key highlights from DFW's rare insanity acquittal:

• Jury found Austin Minh Tran not guilty by reason of insanity after 12-hour deliberation over 3...

Fort Worth celebrates fifth Transparency Star from Texas Comptroller for Contracts and Procurement, detailing spending, bids, and awards.

• Previous...

Grassroots outcry over Alabama prison abuses: Families gathered outside St. Clair Correctional Facility, sharing stories of lost loved ones.

• Deadly...

ORION operation in Tarrant County recovered 10 skimmers from over 15,000 POS terminals at stores accepting EBT.

• Targets fraud stealing from...

Fort Worth courtroom sees pivotal evidence in Tanner Horner's penalty phase post-guilty plea for Athena Strand murder:

• Sexual assault kit: Positive...

• New pilot launched Feb. 11: Two dedicated teams respond to 911 mental health calls for youth ages 10-17 from 3-11 p.m., first time for minors.
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Maryland AG Anthony G. Brown secured historic wins addressing Black youth mistreatment:

• Youth Charging Reform (SB 323): Narrows automatic adult...

Fort Worth's broken promises to Mosier Valley's Black community continue, as construction halted April 3 over land disputes.

• City overreach: Crews...

How will staff reductions hit FWISD's turnaround? New leadership proposes RIF at 19 elevate campuses (lowest-rated) and closing schools, targeting...

75 civil rights, privacy, labor, and consumer groups demand Meta abandon facial recognition plans for smart glasses, warning it would turn wearables into surveillance tools threatening privacy and public safety.

Dallas PD reports violent crime down, but homicides are up in the latest numbers—just as new police training facility costs rise. A stark reminder for DFW reform talks.

Another flash of racial insensitivity in Southern GOP:

• Dalton Rep. Kasey Carpenter posed in blackface as Kanye West with wife as Kim Kardashian at...

Prime opportunity for young Black professionals: $70K salary for 12-month fellowship addressing racial equity in Congress and CBCF.

• Rotations: 6...

Voting Rights & Election Interference

• 🔥 Anti-Redistricting Ads Target Black Voters in VA: Civil rights leaders are outraged over GOP-led flyers...

Major shakeup at DOJ and DHS: Trump ousted 75 career officials protecting elections, replacing nearly a dozen with 2020 election deniers.

• Hollows...

• O'Hare's push: County Judge Tim O'Hare seeks to block misleading or inaccurate agenda topics to protect residents from false info.
• Simmons'...

People power is rising against ICE's cruel warehouse camps for up to 92,600 detainees, a moral emergency hitting working-class communities of...