Dallas Express

264 NEW CASES: Federal prosecutors filed 264 immigration and immigration-related criminal cases across West and Central Texas in one week, including alleged alien smuggling and illegal aliens with prior convictions for child s*x crimes, robbery, drunken driving and aggravated assault.

Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/crime/feds-file-264-immigration-cases-against-alleged-smugglers-and-illegal-aliens-in-one-week/

CFO RETIRES
Dallas Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland plans to retire January 5, 2027, after more than 30 years at City Hall, as the city implements a new $5.7 billion budget that still leaves police staffing below Proposition U’s 4,000-officer minimum.



Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/city/dallas-cfo-to-retire-with-city-still-349-officers-short-of-police-mandate/

ELECTION CHARGES
One illegal alien and seven lawful permanent residents in Texas account for half of the 16 people charged in a nationwide Justice Department crackdown on alleged illegal voting and related election crimes, including seven cases in North Texas.

Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/crime/feds-charge-16-in-illegal-voting-crackdown-half-in-texas/

PROSECUTOR OVERSIGHT
Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dustin Burrows for Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for greater oversight of local prosecutors after pointing to dismissed murder charges and repeat-offender cases in Travis County, with a House hearing set for September 30.

Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/state/texas-leaders-call-for-greater-accountability-of-local-prosecutors/

MURDER CHARGE: Allen police charged 48-year-old Dallas father Jorge Jairala with murder after a Friday child custody exchange in a Starbucks parking lot ended in gunfire, killing the mother’s boyfriend. The children were present and were not physically injured.

Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/crime/allen-police-charge-dallas-father-with-murder-after-starbucks-custody-exchange/

WHAT WE CARRY
A reflection on the things people hold onto until they lose their peace, and what happens when rest in the Lord is postponed until everything else is done.

Read More: https://dallas*xpress.com/lifestyle/what-we-carry-means-little-when-what-holds-us-together-starts-to-fall-apart/

This week’s Did You Miss It? covers Dallas’ new budget, Texas classroom standards, North Texas tax votes and national moves from the White House.

Read More about the week's events: https://dallas*xpress.com/column/did-you-miss-it-dallas-police-shortfall-texas-classroom-battles-and-north-texas-tax-hikes/

ASKING QUESTIONS
A 13-year-old Christian at a public charter school writes about what he does when science class seems to conflict with his faith and why he started studying apologetics.