Chase Rogers

Another group of defendants tied to a protest that escalated into violence outside an ICE detention center in North Texas last summer are due in federal court Wednesday for sentencing.

The report lands amid at least four legal claims against Atmos Energy, the natural gas utility whose service line to the 23-unit complex was struck by a drilling rig before the blast.

The sentences are the latest in a closely watched prosecution stemming from the July 4, 2025 demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

The confrontation drew scrutiny online. Police characterized it as a credentialing issue that was later resolved, while a City Council member said the officer’s actions were overly aggressive.

Investigators looking into May’s deadly explosion in Oak Cliff said a gas line was not marked before a driller hit it, highlighting weaknesses in the system to locate underground utilities.

Dallas librarians rescued and archived thousands of tributes left after the 2016 police ambush, working for years to preserve the city’s grief and history.

In the latest legal claim filed against Atmos, Erik Pérez Sr., who was out of town at the time of the May 28 explosion, is seeking more than $1 million in damages.

Dallas police released body-camera footage showing a credentialing dispute with members of Egypt’s national soccer team escalate at a downtown hotel.

DALLAS — Body-camera footage from Dallas police shows a heated confrontation last week between an officer and members of Egypt's national soccer

North Texas public safety leaders at local and federal levels of government are marking the tournament security efforts as a success. They're now eyeing the 2031 Women’s World Cup.