A federal grand jury in East Texas has returned a 15-count indictment against seven alleged MS-13 members accused of carrying out a double murder in a penitentiary in late January, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The seven men allegedly planned and committed an attack on members of the…
Public defenders respond after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said their “heart is with the murderers, with the criminals” in a recent interview.
A party and concert turned fatal over the weekend. Now, the city is considering new rules for promoters.
In March, Texas wildfires consumed over 160,000 acres of Lone Star land and things are just starting to heat up.
Dallas ISD has launched the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System in an effort to prevent school shootings and student self-harm.
Democrats are getting their hopes up after a recent poll showed Beto O’Rourke “virtually tied” with Greg Abbott in governor’s race.
A new federal bill could overly restrict hemp farmers. A new national hemp assocation is looking to change that.
Animal advocates are pushing for a law that would prevent public housing authorities from banning certain dog breeds.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a federal cannabis legalization bill last week, but it’s chances in the Senate seem slim.
The National Coalition Against Censorship is slamming Texas Republicans over their book-banning efforts.
In a seven-year period, road rage incidents accounted for 15% of murders in the city of Dallas. With these incidents on the rise, local police have formed a task force intended to tap the brakes.
On Wednesday, the highest appeals court in the state upheld Amber Guyger’s conviction and sentencing for killing Botham Jean in 2018.
More than a year after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, FBI-Dallas continues its search for suspects.
A Texas law that limits the use of remotely piloted drones to capture images is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Austin ruled Monday. The National Press Photographers Association, the Texas Press Association and former Dallas Observer editor Joseph Pappalardo challenged the so-called “Texas Privacy Act,” which threatened criminal charges and punishing…
Dozens of Texas lawmakers are seeking clemency for death-row inmate Melissa Lucio, who advocates say is innocent of killing her 2-year-old daughter.
Dallas needs more affordable housing. Its leaders can’t always agree on how to make that happen.
Some say Dallas could catch up on infrastructure by building on Sundays. Others say it’s the Lord’s day and that shouldn’t change.
Following the contract nonrenewal of a Collin College history professor, an academic group has relaunched an investigation into the school’s alleged academic freedom violations.
Here’s an overview of some of the best Texas-related articles to come out of satirical news site The Onion.
Nearly 40% of Texas workers earn less than $15 an hour, according to a new report by global watchdog Oxfam.
There are two federal cannabis legalization bills in the works. One of them is the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act and it could get a vote in the House of Representatives this week.
A story the Observer published Thursday headlined “Dallas County Is About To Lose $17 Million in Unspent Federal Relief Funds” was, in a nutshell, wrong. We apologize. We’ve removed the original story from our site. It was based on out-of-date information from housing advocacy group Texas Housers, but the error…
