/tags/rockwall-county Rockwall County en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:04:00 GMT /news/2025-11-13/rockwall-county-developer-dr-horton-infrastructure A proposed housing development in rural Rockwall County is raising questions about who should cover the cost of new infrastructure, such as sewer lines, roads and even police. A lawsuit filed by developer DR Horton against the county could impact other fast-growing North Texas communities. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:04:00 GMT /news/2025-11-13/rockwall-county-developer-dr-horton-infrastructure Priscilla Rice /news/2025-07-31/water-lawsuit-resolved-heath-rockwall The agreement increases the amount of water available to Heath by half a million gallons a day immediately, with potentially more to come. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:57:14 GMT /news/2025-07-31/water-lawsuit-resolved-heath-rockwall Priscilla Rice /education/2025-05-28/rockwall-heath-high-school-cheerleader-hospitalized-rhabdomyolysis A burpee workout assigned as punishment allegedly landed a Rockwall high school junior cheerleader in the hospital — two years after several football players were hospitalized with the same condition. Wed, 28 May 2025 19:38:34 GMT /education/2025-05-28/rockwall-heath-high-school-cheerleader-hospitalized-rhabdomyolysis Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2025-05-20/rockwall-county-ten-commandments-monument-historic-courthouse The monument, funded by private donations, will be similar to the Ten Commandments monument at the state Capitol. Tue, 20 May 2025 16:10:34 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-20/rockwall-county-ten-commandments-monument-historic-courthouse Olla Mokhtar /health-wellness/2025-05-13/2-north-texas-measles-cases-now-linked-to-west-texas-outbreak The two cases were confirmed as part of the outbreak by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday. Tue, 13 May 2025 19:32:11 GMT /health-wellness/2025-05-13/2-north-texas-measles-cases-now-linked-to-west-texas-outbreak Penelope Rivera /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county The Rockwall County Commissioners Court said on social media the person, who has since recovered, may have traveled to West Texas recently. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:25:18 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /news/2025-04-02/rockwall-acquires-land-namesake-rock-wall After decades away from public viewing, the mysterious rock formation that gave the North Texas city its name could be put on display again. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:10:00 GMT /news/2025-04-02/rockwall-acquires-land-namesake-rock-wall Priscilla Rice /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Rockwall County Health Authority Dr. Dirk Perritt announced a measles case in an adult resident Wednesday. It's the first confirmed case in North Texas. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:22:31 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /education/2024-12-27/former-rockwall-heath-high-school-football-coach-john-harrell-pushup-workout-lawsuit-hospitalized-student-athletes A mom is suing for more than $250,000 over a punishment workout that left her son and two dozen other student-athletes with the muscle injury rhabdomyolysis. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-12-27/former-rockwall-heath-high-school-football-coach-john-harrell-pushup-workout-lawsuit-hospitalized-student-athletes Toluwani Osibamowo /elections-2024/2024-11-27/fifth-court-of-appeals-election-results-dallas-democrat-judge-tina-clinton-republican-matthew-kolodoski-place-9 Tina Clinton says additional mail-in and provisional ballots led to her victory over Republican Matthew Kolodoski in a tight race for a Fifth Court of Appeals seat. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /elections-2024/2024-11-27/fifth-court-of-appeals-election-results-dallas-democrat-judge-tina-clinton-republican-matthew-kolodoski-place-9 Toluwani Osibamowo