Parts of the Texas House map — including two Tarrant County districts — must be redrawn ahead of the 2018 elections because lawmakers intentionally discriminated against minorities in crafting several legislative districts, federal judges ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel in San Antonio unanimously ruled that Texas must address violations that could affect the configuration…
The family is planning to file a suit against the city and the officer, he said. The toddler, who was in the back of the car, was uninjured and released to other family members. The other passengers, a woman and a man, were also not injured. Bowden was hospitalized with several broken bones. She is…
BlueStone Natural Resources II is dropping a plan to drill a saltwater injection well near Lake Arlington, a project that was widely criticized by residents and city officials as a threat to the area’s water supply. The Oklahoma-based company, which acquired Quicksilver Resources last year, said that while the application it filed in January is…
Metallica lead singer James Hetfield let an eager crowd at AT&T Stadium on Friday night in on the meaning behind one of the metal mainstay’s new tracks, “Moth Into Flame” before the show took a righteous trip down Metal Memory Lane. “This song is about fame and how it draws you in,” Hetfield said, in…
Do you want immediate property tax relief? This year? Now? The Watchdog has a plan. This doesn’t depend on the Texas Legislature to help us (it’s looking like it won’t). Local governments and school districts, as much as they might wish, can’t stop this either. My idea is both legal and ethical. It’s easy for…
Fliers posted Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington that urged white Americans to report “any and all illegal aliens” to federal authorities were a weak attempt to harm the diverse campus community, a student group leader said. A website for the white supremacist group Vanguard America and a phone number for Immigration and…
Downtown Arlington was alive Thursday afternoon as visitors gathered to celebrate the first phase of a $5 million redevelopment called Urban Union. The activity is “exactly what city leaders want to see happen in the area,” Mayor Jeff Williams said, adding that he would also like to see more restaurants, more live music, and more…
The Arlington City Council introduced new regulations on smoking and e-cigarettes in its bid to turn Arlington into a “100 percent smoke free” city. In January, a Council sub-committee began evaluating ways in which Arlington’s smoking ordinance could be further developed to “promote public health.” Arlington’s smoking provisions are found in Article X of the…
A motorist set a man on fire during an altercation Wednesday in southern Arlington, police say. The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of Nicole Way, near East Sublett and Silo roads. VaNessa Harrison, an Arlington police spokeswoman, told the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram that two men walked up to the motorist and an…
Nearly everything Mickie Jobe used to buy at a store — hazelnut coffee creamer, laundry soap, electronics, you name it — she now purchases online. “My goal is to do everything online because I really hate shopping,” said Jobe, a math teacher at Fossil Hill Middle School in the Keller school district. With a few…