/tags/dallas-county Dallas County en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Toluwani Osibamowo /health-wellness/2025-05-12/ut-southwestern-researchers-study-genetics-as-a-cause-of-autism Misinformation persists in news and social media about autism spectrum disorder, but UTSW researchers believe answers lie in genetic and environmental factors. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-05-12/ut-southwestern-researchers-study-genetics-as-a-cause-of-autism Sam Baker /news/2025-05-09/dallas-county-commissioner-john-wiley-price-accused-of-assaulting-poll-worker-democrat-republican-party-chairman An alternate election judge filed a police report days after she claimed Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price assaulted her, according to reports. Sat, 10 May 2025 04:18:03 GMT /news/2025-05-09/dallas-county-commissioner-john-wiley-price-accused-of-assaulting-poll-worker-democrat-republican-party-chairman Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-07/tensions-rise-between-sixth-floor-museum-dallas-county-over-lease-john-f-kennedy-assassination-lee-harvey-oswald The Dallas County Historical Foundation operates the museum and leases two floors in the county-owned building. Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot John F. Kennedy from it. Wed, 07 May 2025 09:56:00 GMT /news/2025-05-07/tensions-rise-between-sixth-floor-museum-dallas-county-over-lease-john-f-kennedy-assassination-lee-harvey-oswald Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-01/early-voting-over-one-million-dallas-county-voters-can-cast-ballots-saturday-local-elections-city-council-school-board Fewer than 5% of all registered county voters cast ballots during early voting April 22-29. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:01:00 GMT /news/2025-05-01/early-voting-over-one-million-dallas-county-voters-can-cast-ballots-saturday-local-elections-city-council-school-board Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-04-30/glenn-heights-new-police-chief-glynell-horn Glynell Horn comes to Glenn Heights from Denver, where he served as acting police chief for the Regional Transportation District Police Department. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:34:00 GMT /news/2025-04-30/glenn-heights-new-police-chief-glynell-horn Priscilla Rice /health-wellness/2025-04-30/this-is-my-health-care-patient-in-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-speaks-out The teen said they have felt frustrated and helpless since learning their anonymized medical records may be used in Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against their doctor. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:16:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-30/this-is-my-health-care-patient-in-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-speaks-out Kailey Broussard /news/2025-04-29/dallas-countys-early-voting-turnout-ahead-of-saturdays-election-lower-than-normal Dallas County officials said the number of registered voters who cast ballots early in the local election is about 2 percent lower than normal. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:11:58 GMT /news/2025-04-29/dallas-countys-early-voting-turnout-ahead-of-saturdays-election-lower-than-normal Marina Trahan Martinez