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The newspaper serving Cedar Hill, Desoto, Duncanville, Lancaster and Grand Prairie has, without warning, published its last edition.

A number of DISD trustees were upset on Friday after being told at last night's meeting they could not make revisions in their proposed budget.

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Brian Potashnik, the housing developer accused of bribing a former Dallas City Council member, failed to appear this morning for the first day of his federal trial.

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Edwin Flores.

News 8 has learned that the college readiness program, which helped the son of DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa get into Harvard, has ties with one of the school trustees.

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The college readiness program that assisted the DISD superintendent's son is telling its side of the story for the first time.

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Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is defending his son's participation in the top-tier college acceptance program despite the appearance contract language forbids it.

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Why did a contractor charged with assisting disadvantaged students enroll in top universities help the superintendent's son get into Harvard?

School officials said the move to slash funding at 32 magnet schools and learning centers was mandatory; school supporters said it was a mistake. But is this the end of the debate?

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The Dunbar Learning Center is one of the best public schools in the state.

Once a key component of a historic desegregation order for Dallas public schools, the district's 16 learning centers are on the chopping block.

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Debbie DeGise says she has spent more than $10,000 treating Sarge for illnesses and genetic defects that she blames on the Frisco pet store that sold him.

A national spotlight is on a regional crime nerve center due to its questionable operations and political connections.

Just days ago, the US Department of Education accused DISD officials of misusing federal grant money. Now, new allegations have arisen.

As an Irving man recovers from burns on his face and hands, his family said they have been left wondering what caused their home to blow up.

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Daniel Webster Elementary in Oak Cliff will be shut down starting tomorrow after confirmation of another case of the fast-spreading illness.
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A growing number of North Texans say their lives have been ruined after entrusting one man to their savings.

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Ann Margolin and Brint Ryan.

The red-hot topic in the Dallas City Council, District 13 race on Friday: taxes. Not city taxes but unpaid taxes, by the candidates themselves.

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Texas rancher Robert Crowell says there's an ecological disaster brewing on his land. "What sort of cleanup is going on right here, right now? Zero," he said.

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Police squad cars fill the parking lot of Club G.

The presence of Arlington police at an after-hours club has led the owner to question if the police have gone too far.

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Just days after the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission celebrated the revocation of Silver City Cabaret's liquor license, the club's license was reinstated.

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Collin County commissioners are spending hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars trying to prevent someone from accessing a software program, but the culprit isn't a hacker.

More current and former DART employees say the agency hired Hispanics over more qualified candidates.

News 8 has confirmed that DISD officials are examining the role head coach James Mays played in the grade changing scandal at South Oak Cliff.

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Today marks 20 years since Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys. Almost half of fans surveyed by News 8 say their opinion of the team has deteriorated.
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They won four state basketball crowns in a row. Now, two of them have been taken away.

News 8 has uncovered new information regarding the possible ineligibility of two star basketball players on the school's 2005 state championship team.

Pilots said a string of rail cars parked perilously close to the end of the Addison Airport runway was a disaster waiting to happen.

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If you've ever experienced the frustration of having your car improperly towed, the City of Dallas feels your pain.

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While its size and opulence may be unmatched, questions remain about what the new home of the Dallas Cowboys is going to be called.

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Hours after being released from jail, Kwame Kilpatrick arrived at Dallas Love Field in a private jet Tuesday evening.

Residents at the apartment complex where a Dallas police officer died earlier this month say they are still without security and still living in fear.

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District officials are set to release a report Thursday that calls for big changes in the monitoring of student grades.

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While a North Texas based big cat exhibitor has been accused of repeatedly putting the public's safety at risk, he still remains in business.

Allegations of hiring discrimination at the DART transit agency have now spilled over to Dallas City Hall.

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Residents of the Cooke County community of Era say bad decisionmaking has led to multiple accidents on a busy highway.

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Community activist Lee Alcorn was escorted from the podium at Tuesday's DART board meeting as he lodged a protest.

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As city agencies to brace for budget cuts, Dallas leaders are enjoying a gleaming new $230,000 portal to City Hall.

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The Tarrant County chief appraiser has issued an ultimatum to prominent televangelists Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, either tell us how much money you're making or start paying taxes on your newest private jet.

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Rebecca Williams complained after being told the transit agency can hire 'Hispanics only.' She was fired after taking her complaint to News 8.

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Hulcy Park will reopen after Thanksgiving.

The city promises to re-open a recreation facility which is virtually closed to the public after Thanksgiving.

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STDs in Dallas are at an all time high.

The number of STDs in Dallas County has taken a dramatic leap.

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Nancy Armstrong was laid off after 23 years in the profession.

Reality is setting in for the more than 400 staff given pink slips by DISD. They are casualties of a budgeting mistake and some claim they are also the victims of retaliation.

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Ex-principal Mary Davies says she was demoted after being accused of starting a rumor about the DISD chief.

A News 8 investigation into alleged improper grade changing for athletes at South Oak Cliff High School not only has the superintendent calling for a new investigation. It now has the attention of state education officials. The Texas Education Association says it wants to review certain attendance records at the high school where yet another athlete's eligibility is being called into question.

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Over the past two months, News 8 has put the Dallas Independent School District's internal investigation of alleged grade-changing under the microscope and found so many potential holes in the report that Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is now changing his stance.

New questions are being raised about the death of a Dallas restaurateur. He died after waiting 19 hours in Parkland Hospital's emergency room. The questions come from another emergency room patient who sat with the dying Michael Herrera for ten hours.

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Parkland officials deny the public facesdanger due to staffing.

A former trauma surgeon at Parkland Hospital says more people will needlessly die in the emergency room unless staffing is improved.

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We now know why local restaurant owner Michael Herrera died last week, but many questions remain about his 19-hour wait for treatment at the Parkland Hospital emergency room.

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After waiting about 19 hours for medical attention at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency room, a Dallas restaurateur died.

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Williams used his re-election campaign website to fire back.

An ongoing News 8 investigation into actions taken by the Texas Railroad Commission has apparently gotten under the skin of at least one Commissioner. Commission Chairman Michael Williams, who declined to speak to us, is using the internet to explain why he voted in favor of an injection well, despite the objections of an entire town.

While Dallas school trustees are willing to shoulder some of the blame for the district's $84 million financial fiasco, they are said to be growing impatient with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa.

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The Dallas Independent School District is short $64 million needed to pay more than 700 new teachers. While Superintendent Michael Hinojosa blames others for the error, some observers wonder whether his own job is secure.

The entire population of a North Texas town is outraged by a recent decision by Texas Railroad Commissioners.

How do Irving council members feel about the arrest of two women for minor traffic offenses presented in two News 8 investigative reports?

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An image from the squad car surveillance video shows Officer McPherson crack a smile as Officer Daniels returns to the car.

Two women arrested on minor traffic offenses in Irving say they haven't given up after their complaints against the cops who arrested them were quickly dropped.

More accountability, higher standards - both are long-time goals for Dallas public school officials. Yet some say education is about to take a giant step backwards at DISD. Causing a stir - new grading procedures adopted by DISD, crafted by committee, designed to make student performance appraisals more fair.

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The Dallas Independent School District is about to make it easier for students to achieve. But is giving a student a second chance at a good grade a good message to send? "I don't think our kids need that many chances," said Alliance/AFT President Aimee Bolender.

An investigation into alleged grade changing at DISD is raising questions about the role being played by coaches. The investigation has implicated top officials at Roosevelt High School. There are now allegations by teachers who say they were pressured by coaches to change grades.

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Sheriff Ronny Brownlow

A mystery illness, an unexplained death and no follow-up investigation is all part of a case involving an inmate in the Henderson County Jail in Athens, which is located southeast of Dallas. After all that, word has arisen that the Henderson County sheriff, Ronny Brownlow, is suddenly retiring.

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DALLAS - Internal investigators with the Dallas Independent School District are accusing officials at Roosevelt High School of not only breaking district policy, but also possibly breaking the law.