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The Dallas County Sheriff is responding to a demand from the Texas Attorney General. Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded this week that Dallas County seek a formal agreement with ICE. Sheriff Marion Brown says the county has until December 1st according to a new state law plus they are already doing what has been required.

The City of Rockwall is preparing to host its annual Founders Day Festival this Saturday, marking the community's 172nd birthday with a day-long celebration of music, food, and local heritage.

We are now one month away from the first FIFA World Cup matches that will be played in Texas. Both Dallas and Houston host their first matches on June 14th. The World Cup may mean a much busier than normal summer travel season given the amount of travel in between various host cities.

Dallas residents gathered May 9 for a public safety symposium aimed at improving transparency between the community and city leaders, with many attendees raising concerns about emergency response times and access to public safety resources.

A recent Dallas police operation in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service resulted in more than 160 arrests. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux says Operation 'We Got You' targeted violent criminals.

Concerned neighbors in Dallas' Preston Hollow community are planning more meetings over a proposed development. They had a community meeting a few days ago showing the height of a number of proposed buildings near Preston Road and Royal Lane that neighbors have never had to deal with.

Dozens of North Texas students will put months of STEM learning to the test this weekend as they race student-built go-karts at Fair Park during the Dallas STEM Youth Excellence Grand Prix.

Restaurants in Texas will have to make a decision regarding forcing tips on customers throughout the FIFA World Cup. Mandatory gratuities are becoming reality in other host cities such as Boston and Kansas City.

Monday marks one month until the first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The first match is in Mexico City on June 11th with the U.S. opener happening the following day in Los Angeles.

SMU volleyball is headed to one of the biggest stages in sports. The Mustangs will play in the inaugural Spikes Under the Lights women’s college volleyball showcase on Thursday, August 27, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The event features SMU, Nebraska, Penn State and Florida in a single-night format with two semifinal matches and a championship final. The matches will be played as best-of-three sets, with a one-million dollar prize pool attached to the event.

Downtown Dallas Inc. has announced several projects and events that will be going on during the FIFA World Cup. This comes as DDI is completing over 70 separate projects to enhance downtown.

You might notice many of Downtown Dallas' most iconic landmarks are going dark at night. It is that time of year again for 'Lights Out, Texas' which is an initiative to help out birds that are migrating.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies across North Texas announced Thursday a coordinated crackdown on violent crime ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Officials said the new initiative, dubbed “Operation Red Card,” is already producing arrests, drug seizures, and federal charges.

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza has opened a new exhibition that explores Dallas' darkest weekend through the eyes of four journalists. 'On Assignment' is an exhibition now open on the seventh floor of the former Texas School Book Depository above the museum's main exhibits.

Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas Love Field have unveiled the first fully electric aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle in the world – marking a step towards cleaner technology and enhanced public safety for both passengers and fire crews.

FIFA has unveiled the official uniform that will be worn during the World Cup by volunteers. The uniform is inspired by North America's varsity jacket culture and will be mostly the same across all three countries.

Medical City continues to expand and make renovations to their existing hospitals. They have announced a new project renovating the post-partum rooms of Medical City Las Colinas.

FIFA has announced a new partnership with YouTube for some exclusive content ahead of the 2026 World Cup. YouTube will offer live-streaming of the first ten minutes of each match and live-streaming of a number of matches in full.

A Grand Prairie man will spend the next six decades behind bars after a traffic stop in Ellis County more than a year and a half ago. In 2024, officers stopped 30-year-old Kelton Everett Evans for expired registration and ended up finding thousands of pills.

Those in charge of the overall FIFA World Cup have enjoyed a relatively smooth process when working with the local organizers in Dallas. That has not been the case though in other host cities.

The annual Dallas St. Patrick's Parade and Festival gets underway on Saturday celebrating its 45th anniversary. This is Mauricio Navarro's first year to be Executive Producer. He says they are expecting about 100,000 people out for the parade at 11:00am which runs along Greenville Avenue. This year's Honorary Grand Marshal is Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins.

Dallas' Reunion Tower is offering a number of activities over Spring Break for out-of-towners and locals staying in town. They are starting off next week with an arts event where visitors can create clay replicas of the tower itself or other downtown Dallas skyscrapers.

Senator John Cornyn now says he supports a talking filibuster. His New York Post Op-Ed comes after some republicans have called for rules changes to ultimately pass voting legislation.

More than 80 projects are underway in Downtown Dallas aiming to enhance the area in the months and weeks before the FIFA World Cup. Downtown Dallas Inc is working on landscaping projects that include the planting of 500 trees.