Brad Cox was hired at Dallas Fire-Rescue in 2002. In 2019, he allegedly kicked a detained mentally ill man named Kyle Vess while he was on the ground. Now, Cox is on administrative leave.
Democrats are blasting Texas’ forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election.
When around a dozen Dallas County Jail officers gathered on the steps of the Frank Crowley Courthouse Tuesday, they wore street clothes, donned masks and held signs denouncing what they say is a dangerous staffing crisis inside the jail. “What we’ve been seeing recently is people retire, quit or just…
He once worked at a Luby’s. He’s never been drunk. A year ago, he had his cancerous prostate removed. But he’s also been the object of young women’s ogling and fondling for more than four decades. One night this past July, an adoring bachelorette party stuffed wads of cash into…
A Dallas Police Department public integrity investigation determined no criminal wrongdoing by Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighter Brad Cox.
Students at an Irving ISD high school walked out last week after officials allegedly forced educators to remove “safe space” stickers from their doors.
The city gave big money back to the Dallas Police Department in the newly approved budget. Other Items tackle the digital divide, rapid-rehousing to help the homeless, and water infrastructure problems in underserved areas of the city.
Ellen Magnis fears what’s to come. She leads Family Gateway Inc., an affordable housing nonprofit in Dallas, and says the number of people coming to them for help has skyrocketed in recent months. “Immediately, when we get someone into shelter, the first step is figuring out their exit strategy,” Magnis…
A professor who says she was fired from Collin College in violation of her constitutional rights is suing the school.
Almost a year ago, former Dallas police Chief U. Renee Hall announced the city’s plans to expand Starlight, an initiative that equips local businesses with high-tech surveillance cameras feeding back to the city’s “fusion center.” The program was so successful in driving down crime in those locations, police claimed, they…
With the State Fair of Texas opening Friday, public health experts weigh in on how to attend safely.
Five men from Texas, Florida, New York and Colombia were buying and selling stolen jewelry. Then, law enforcement caught up to them.
On a balmy evening last November in Tyler, Enus Lewis finally came undone. After dark, Lewis left his mother’s house and staggered into oncoming traffic on the busiest road he could find, hoping an oncoming car would kill him. Months of battling a tidal wave of grief had sharpened Lewis’…
Democrats insist that as governor, Beto O’Rourke would offer Texans more than just charisma.
Filed in late July, Kyle Vess is suing Dallas Fire-Rescue employee Brad Cox for detaining him and using excessive force.
Many states are responding to Texas’ new anti-abortion law.
Violence struck Deep Ellum last weekend and now the Dallas Police Department wants to been up security in the neighborhood. Some worry what that means for business owners and patrons.
The council will meet regularly to talk about ways to increase tolerance in Dallas. It will also work with the police department to find ways to better respond and prevent hate crimes.
When Raylisa Price was planning to move back to Wolfe City in October 2020, she hoped to build a closer relationship with her half-brother Jonathan Price. Raylisa grew up in Commerce, not far from Wolfe City, and moved with her sister Sabrina and their mother to California before Jonathan was born…
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a GOP-backed “bail reform” bill into law, but opponents fear that it could exacerbate inequities.
A North Texas wedding planner was sentenced to federal prison after he used COVID-19 relief funds to purchase cars and pay off his mortgage.
Chicago is attempting to coax businesses to flee Texas over the state’s social policies.
