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Welcome to Flower Mound, Police Chief Coulon!
David Coulon officially took the helm of the Flower Mound Police Department as he was sworn in as chief on May 1. “Flower Mound has a lot going on, and being part of it is exciting. Flower Mound believes in quality, and it shows. To be a part of that experience will be enriching,” Chief Coulon said.
Donald R. Horton, founder of nation’s largest homebuilder, dies at 74
Donald R. Horton, founder and chairman of the board for D.R. Horton Inc., died suddenly Thursday night, the company announced. Horton, 74, grew the publicly traded company into a homebuilding powerhouse since building his first home in Fort Worth in 1978. Now headquartered in Arlington, the company has built over 1 million homes since it was founded in 1978 and has been ranked as the largest U.S. homebuilder by volume since 2002. D.R. Horton operates in 33 states and employs over 13,000 workers nationwide.
Denton police seize fentanyl pills in traffic stop on Fort Worth Drive
Denton police found fentanyl pills and arrested three men on various charges during a traffic stop Wednesday, according to a police report. At about 4:20 a.m., the police report states, officers were patrolling in the 700 block of Fort Worth Drive, an area known to police as a hot spot for narcotics use and distribution.
Memories take root: Family, teachers, police dedicate garden to slain student at Rivera Elementary
A soft rain fell on a group of Tomás Rivera Elementary School teachers, administrators and staff members Thursday afternoon. The crowd was quiet, and a guitarist played quietly as the group looked at a freshly planted magnolia tree. A small wooden plaque dedicates the tree to the memory of a student, Phoenix Ho.
Southeast Denton restaurant Clara’s Kitchen in fight for its life with city regulations
In the 1960s, the Redmon family's cafe was part of the fabric of the Southeast Denton community, openly serving Black people in a time when white restaurant owners were turning them away in North Texas. Across the street from Fred Moore High School, it has been in the community since...
Stranger allegedly follows woman into Wells Fargo tower, tries to take off his pants
Denton police arrested a 34-year-old man after he allegedly followed a woman into the Wells Fargo tower building on the Square and attempted to take off his pants in front of her. At about 8:46 a.m., Denton officers were dispatched to an assault call from the tower at 101 S....
Tarrant County toddler becomes a viral sensation for her classic "Golden Girls" hairstyle
TARRANT COUNTY — A toddler's first haircut is always a memorable moment, and luckily for Evelyn "Evie" Mae Mathas, her grandma Trina King is a hairstylist. King showed how she does her granddaughter's hair."She already has a lot of the curls. We're going to just spray it down," King said.King then styles Evie Mae's naturally curly locks."I just trimmed it up to make it all even. Then I started to blow dry under," King said. "That's what kind of started the Betty White trend."The unintentional look quickly caught on."We died laughing," King said. "We thought it was the funniest thing...
Denton Invites Public Insight on Short-Term Rental Regulations at Upcoming City Meetings
The City of Denton is dialing up community engagement with a roster of upcoming public meetings aimed at fine-tuning the rules and regulations governing Short-Term Rentals in the locality, according to an announcement made earlier this week. Residents have been thrown an open invitation to voice their opinions on the...
3-year-old injured in Fort Worth drive-by released from hospital
FORT WORTH, Texas - Church members came together on Thursday to support the young victims of a drive-by shooting in Fort Worth earlier this month. Six people were injured in a shooting outside the Mirimar Apartments in west Fort Worth on May 1. One of the victims, 3-year-old Me'Chelle Kinney,...
Granddaughter blossoms as the star of March-April photo contest winner
Ryann Woods, 8, loves wildflowers. She lights up every time she sees a field filled with blooming flowers. Her grandmother, Rhonda Weaver, immediately thought of a photo of Ryann smiling in a field of bluebonnets when she decided to enter the Fort Worth Report’s wildflower photo contest, which ran in March and April. The picture won.
Mike Hixenbaugh on how a Dallas suburb led a national panic over race and schools
From his home in Texas at the time, NBC News reporter Mike Hixenbaugh spent years covering a fight over school boards. Southlake, a prosperous and conservative Dallas suburb, confronted high-profile incidents of bullying and racism at its schools with a diversity plan, modeled after what had seemed to work elsewhere. The reaction: A conservative backlash that roped in the state Republican Party, Fox News, and well-funded conservative campaign groups that won control of the school board and rolled everything back. The community became a national face of the post-2020 culture war over “critical race theory” and Hixenbaugh wrote about all of it in “They Came for the Schools,” which was released this week. This is an edited transcript of our conversation about the book.
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