Friday, April 26, 2024 Apr 26, 2024
75° F Dallas, TX
Advertisement
Local News

Leading Off (9/16/08)

|

1. Dallas County DA Craig Watkins told the DMN he would like to look at nearly 40 death-row convictions to see if any need to be overturned, in light of the 19 DNA exonerations in Dallas County. As former Asst. DA Toby Shook notes, this would be disruptive to victim’s families, but given the previous regime’s track record, that’s his fault, not Watkins’.

2. How are we going to spend the extra $2.7 million we’ve found in the city budget? We’re gonna keep the zoo open longer!

3. I know Tim mentioned this, but, uh … HOW ‘BOUT THEM COWBOYS?!

Related Articles

Image
Arts & Entertainment

DIFF Documentary City of Hate Reframes JFK’s Assassination Alongside Modern Dallas

Documentarian Quin Mathews revisited the topic in the wake of a number of tragedies that shared North Texas as their center.
Image
Business

How Plug and Play in Frisco and McKinney Is Connecting DFW to a Global Innovation Circuit

The global innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley has launched accelerator programs in North Texas focused on sports tech, fintech and AI.
Image
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Trouble is You Think You Have Time’: Paul Levatino on Bastards of Soul

A Q&A with the music-industry veteran and first-time feature director about his new documentary and the loss of a friend.
Advertisement