With no discussion, the Commissioners Court this week approved spending $55 million for land acquisition, which would later ...

Leake County will be featured in an upcoming episode of 120 Hours Behind Bars, a documentary-style program that offers an ...

Three years after an EF-2 tornado tore through Selma and caused major damage to the Dallas County Jail, the facility remains closed. A man from Arlington has died after he was hit by a car in Wilcox ...

Voters wait in line at the North Dallas High School polling place in Dallas on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Dallas County polling places open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, and voters will have until 7 ...

It became Dallas County's new, contemporary facility to house accused criminals in 1993. Today, close to 7,000 men and women each day either serve time, wait for trials, or transfer to state prison ...

Dallas County’s $5 billion plans to construct a new jail could unlock one of the most prominent redevelopment sites in the city. County Judge Clay Jenkins said the county will begin moving forward in ...

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says he believes the land for the new jail would be bought by 2026 RFK Jr., CDC, in seismic shift, reduce number of recommended vaccines for children Trump repeats ...

Bessie Bell, 96, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Fair Park, Dallas County's public vaccination site, on Jan. 11, 2021. Dallas County, buoyed by a recent Harris County court win, has ...

Dallas County, buoyed by a recent Harris County court win, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the clawback of $70 million in public health funds. Dallas County’s lawsuit ...

County Judge Clay Jenkins says the current facility is facing overcrowding issues and has outlived its usefulness as it is nearly 50 years old. “I think we’ll have the land bought in ’26. And we’ve ...