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Tarrant County, Texas

School board incumbents, bond packages in tight races

NorthwestIn the race for Place 3 trustee, in Tarrant County, Anne Davis-Simpson took a lead with 56.83 percent of the vote to Kyle Morris' 33.09 percent and Edward R. Mergenthal Jr.'s 10.07 percent.

Water restrictions set to return June 3

The Tarrant Regional Water District announced Tuesday that twice-a-week outdoor watering restrictions will go into effect June 3 for almost all of Tarrant County.

Subway burglar sentenced to 49 years

A Tarrant County jury needed just 15 minutes Tuesday to convict Rodney James Ricketts, 36, of Pasadena of theft between $20,000 and $100,000, then sentenced him to 49 years in prison.

Local and school elections will be decided today

Last May, 39,545 Tarrant County voters cast ballots in the local and school election, compared with 73,622 in May 2011 and 37,286 in 2010, local election records show.

Man killed in Arlington crash identified

The driver of a sport utility vehicle killed Monday in a multi-vehicle crash has been identified as Michael Silvestri of Arlington, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's website on...

Local high-profile school board races up in the air tonight

School board trustees throughout Tarrant County were trailing in their re-election bids Saturday night -- including Fort Worth trustee Carlos Vasquez -- as controversial multi-million dollar bond...

Area students win National Merit scholarships.

Eighteen students from Tarrant County area high schools have won $2,500 National Merit scholarships to attend colleges and universities next year.

Man gets 80-year sentence for dumping corpse but is acquitted of murder charge

Tarrant County jurors who acquitted a defendant of a murder charge Friday later sentenced him to 80 years in prison for tampering with evidence -- the evidence in question being, in part, the body...

Man gets 80-year prison sentence for dumping corpse but is acquitted of murder...

Tarrant County jurors who acquitted a defendant of a murder charge on Friday later sentenced him to 80 years in prison for tampering with evidence -- the evidence in question being, in part, the...

Texas House approves bill to disclose settlements

Melody McDonald, public information officer for the Tarrant County district attorney's office, has said that Shannon's office has no problem with the concept of the bill.

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Pierce County drug sting nets 5 arrests, cache of drugs and guns

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County schools win award

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Medical examiner says man shot self at NASCAR race

The Tarrant County medical examiner's office on Sunday said the death of 42-year-old Kirk...

Blogs

Solitary confinement of youths to be tracked

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, Texas children were subject to 37,071...

One of Lake County's top police officers leaves sheriff's department amid...

A recent list of employee salaries available on the county website described him as chief deputy.

N. Ind. ambulance plant with 165 workers closing

Allied Specialty Vehicles said last week that it would close the Monaco RV factory in the...

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Amazon to create 500 tech-related jobs in Fairfax County

BLOOMBERG - Amazon's Web Services division plans to add 500 tech-related jobs in Fairfax County.

Ex-PSU president wants charges dropped

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has asked a county judge to throw out charges...

Man convicted in deaths of three in Oxon Hill drunk-driving crash

Authorities said the 22-year-old man was fatally shot in Alexandria by an Arlington County officer.