1. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found levels of cancer-causing benzene in the air at North Texas sites impacted by Barnett Shale gas drilling, The News and other outlets reported. A state official said there was no "widespread...
Texas law says only charities and nonprofits can hold raffles. But that hasn't stopped some law-enforcement folks -- such as Dallas County Constables Derick Evans and Jaime Cortes from using them to raise campaign cash, The Dallas Morning News' Kevin...
Here are the numbers of swine flu vaccine doses that state health officials have allocated to Dallas-area counties, per 100 residents: Dallas County: 8.3 Rockwall County: 7.5 Tarrant County: 6.5 Collin County: 5.6 Kaufman County: 5.1 Denton County: 4.6 Ellis...
The front page of Sunday's Dallas Morning News was one of the strongest we've had in a while. Highlights: 1. Death-penalty opponents such as the Innocence Project say Texas executed an innocent man in Cameron Todd Willingham. Not so fast,...
Here is a look at some of the interesting public-interest stories from over the weekend: 1. Frisco officials worry that expansion of Exide Technologies' battery recycling plant could increase lead pollution, The News' Matthew Haag and Valerie Wigglesworth report. As...
All of the questions in today's two Hot Links have the same short answer. Read on: 1. This is 2009, right? And entering a suspect's bail info in one Dallas County computer doesn't get it into other computers? And a...
Two utterly unrelated spats caught my eye this morning in the back pages of The Dallas Morning News: 1. The controversy surrounding the car-towing practices of Dallas County constables Derick Evans and Jaime Cortes grows more interesting by the day....
Mystery is the word of the day for Hot Links: 1. Who killed pastor Carol Daniels (right) in her Christ Holy Sanctified Church? Why? And why are authorities warning other pastors to be wary in the little Oklahoma town of...
We have conflicts of interest in various facets of life -- housing deals, law enforcement and medicine -- in today's morning round-up of stories: 1. There's a new twist in the controversial dealings between Dallas County constables and the troubled...
The common theme is investigations. Let's take a closer look at today's stories: 1. State regulators are now investigating the car-towing company used by two Dallas County constables that has created controversy in recent weeks, The News' Kevin Krause reports....
Today's stories of public interest feature a constable in trouble for policy violations and a state lawmaker in trouble for alleged criminal wrongdoing. 1. Dallas County administrators are starting to take action against constables who violated policy by doing work...
Be careful with your vehicles and what you do inside them, as two stories in the news show us. 1. Wouldn't you like a deal like this? A businessman whose companies have stripped vehicles and sold parts builds a troubled...
Two stories from The Dallas Morning News are shining a light in corners I didn't even know existed. And a third nearly made me lose my breakfast. 1. Dallas County's tax office holds secret hearings at which you can gain...
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