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Dallas, Fort Worth Don’t Always Get Love in Livability Rankings

By Marlin Weso / March 31, 2021 /

Once again, Dallas-Fort Worth’s suburbs earned high rankings in a liveability list. In Niche’s recent rankings of its 2021 Best Cities to Live in America, Dallas and Fort Worth didn’t exactly dominate. Dallas ranked 84th out of 228 cities. Fort Worth ranked 115th. Conversely, Plano ranked seventh and Richardson 12th. Irving is 41st, Denton 54th,…

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Following Arrest of Realtor Jenna Ryan, Feds Ask for Public Help Id’ing Others

By Joshua Baethge / January 15, 2021 /

After the FBI issued an arrest warrant for Realtor Jenna Ryan, who proudly posted pictures and videos of herself participating in the Capitol riots last week, federal agents arrested the 50-year-old and conducted a search of her Carrollton home. The FBI is asking for the public’s help to identify those involved in criminal activity during…

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How Fort Worth Beat Out Plano For Texas’ Most Livable City

By Marlin Weso / September 7, 2020 /
Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas

Over the years, Fort Worth has endured sidekick status to Dallas. Too many times, people have forgotten about the FW in D-FW. Texas Motor Speedway is always thought to be in Dallas. Ironically, Fort Worth-born Larry Hagman grew up closer to Cowtown than Dallas, the TV show he made famous. But this year, Fort Worth…

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BREAKING: Hip Hop Government Head Pleads Guilty to To Alleged Bribe Funneling

By Bethany Erickson / July 23, 2019 /
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Jeremy “Jay” Scroggins pleaded guilty Tuesday to funneling alleged bribes from real estate developer Ruel Hamilton to the late former city council person Carolyn Davis. Hamilton, the AmeriSouth Realty Group founder and CEO, was indicted in March on two counts of bribery. Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes from him that same month. Davis admitted to…

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Davis Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges, Hamilton Indicted

By Bethany Erickson / March 1, 2019 /

Former Dallas City Council member Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a local developer, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday. AmeriSouth Realty Group founder and CEO Ruel Hamilton was indicted on two counts of bribery as well, officials said. Documents for both Davis’ plea and Hamilton’s indictments were unsealed Friday. US Attorney Erin…

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