Last week’s Did You Miss It? tracked Dallas police staffing, Texas classroom battles, household costs and the White House’s press-access and Arctic-security moves. This week, election integrity and immigration enforcement returned to the center of the news as the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume expanded citizenship checks through the federal SAVE system while litigation continues.
McKinney recall organizers delivered petition sheets to the city after saying they collected more than 7,000 signatures and internally validated at least 6,500. The week also brought new scrutiny of social studies instruction about Islam, Hindu organizations with documented connections of varying degrees to India’s RSS, online networks targeting children and Dallas’ public-safety and infrastructure obligations.
North Texas growth continued through commercial flights from McKinney, a planned driverless freight corridor and approval of AT&T’s Plano headquarters site plan, while Texas regulators pressed data centers for power and water information.
The Dallas Express also expanded its Future Voices incubator with the launch of Barber Ball Banter, a new barbershop-style sports series covering the Cowboys, fantasy football and North Texas high school football.
Here are the stories and updates that helped shape the week.
Election integrity, immigration and anti-ICE unrest
- Citizens Only: Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Voter Checks Before Midterms
- Texas Woman Charged With Noncitizen Voting After Registering With Driver’s License
- Feds Charge 16 In Illegal-Voting Crackdown, Half In Texas
- Feds File 264 Texas Immigration Cases In One Week, Nab Child Sex Offender And Armed Robber
- NOT SPONTANEOUS: Texas Socialist Network Mobilized Austin Anti-ICE Unrest
Why It Matters: The Supreme Court’s order lets the administration resume expanded SAVE searches while litigation continues, restoring access to federal records for citizenship checks. Federal prosecutors charged 16 people in an illegal-voting sweep and filed 264 Texas immigration cases in one week, while DX documented organized anti-ICE mobilization before unrest in Austin.
McKinney recall, Islam and institutional influence
- McKinney Recall Campaign Says It Has 6,500 Signatures To Oust Mayor Cox And 3 Council Members
- McKinney Recall Push Moves Forward: Organizers Submit Petitions To Oust Mayor And 3 Council Members
- Houston Muslim Leaders Criticize Texas Social Studies Standards; Moms For Liberty Fires Back
- DX Investigation Traces RSS-Inspired Hindu Organizations And Partnerships Across North Texas
- Texas Sounded the Alarm. Now Will We Act?
Why It Matters: McKinney organizers submitted petition sheets after reporting more than 7,000 signatures, but the city must determine whether they met the 5,805-signature threshold. Separate coverage tracked disputes over Islam in Texas social studies, RSS-linked Hindu organizations in North Texas and an opinion call for stronger enforcement of Texas’ anti-Sharia proposals.
Crime, children and institutional failures
- FBI: 764 Networks Approach Kids Through Games, Then Blackmail Them
- Former Forney Principal Urged Teacher To Change Name, Hide Criminal Charge To Get Hired
- Illegal Alien Indicted In Shooting Of Dallas ISD
- Dallas Trial For Illegal Alien Charged In Motel Beheading Won’t Start Until 2027
- Frisco Counselor Convicted In $26 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme
Why It Matters: Federal investigators warned that 764-related networks target children through games and social media before using blackmail. North Texas cases included a $26 million TRICARE fraud conviction and allegations involving a former principal, a Dallas ISD officer shooting and a motel beheading.
Dallas government and local accountability
- Dallas CFO To Retire As City Remains 590 Officers Short Of Voter Mandate
- Six Dallas Police Officers Disciplined After Fatal Crash Involving Ex-Union President
- Uber Responds To DX Investigation Into Alleged Account Sharing And Rideshare Fraud At DFW Airport
- Humanitarian Crisis: Dallas County Settlement Founded In 1878 Still Has No Running Water
- Texas House Candidate Proposes Grant-Funded Plan To Bring Water To Sand Branch
Why It Matters: Dallas’ chief financial officer will retire with the city 590 officers below Proposition U’s minimum, while six officers were disciplined after a fatal crash. DX also followed rideshare account-sharing allegations at DFW Airport and Sand Branch residents’ long-running lack of municipal water and sewer service.
Data centers and North Texas growth
- Paxton Launches Investigation Into Texas Data Centers Over Water Reporting
- Texas Data Center Audit Examines Power, Water And Community Impacts Of 461 Projects
- Kodiak Picks Dallas-Houston For Driverless Long-Haul Launch
- Avelo Adds Denver, Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville Flights From McKinney
- Plano P&Z Approves AT&T Headquarters Site Plan At Old EDS Campus
Why It Matters: Texas is pressing 461 proposed data centers for power and water information as Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates nonresponsive projects. North Texas growth included Kodiak’s planned driverless freight launch, four new Avelo routes and Plano’s approval of AT&T’s $1.35 billion headquarters site plan.
That was the week. If you missed it, now you are caught up.
