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DFW news for Tuesday, August 18: Hot Property: A Modern Treehouse in Little Forest Hills; Over 50 arrested in North Texas World Cup human trafficking sting; and Fort Worth's Coyote Drive-In theater to close after 14 years; the latest from across Dallas-Fort Worth, curated from the best DFW sources.

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Hot Property: A Modern Treehouse in Little Forest Hills

There is something wonderfully nostalgic about a treehouse—the feeling of being tucked away above the world in a place all your own. At 8820 Eustis Avenue, that childhood fantasy gets a decidedly modern upgrade. Set behind a gated entrance in Little Forest Hills, this contemporary home feels hidden amongst its lush surroundings. Rather than simply … Continued The post Hot Property: A Modern Treehouse in Little Forest Hills appeared first on D Magazine.

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Officials say all six units in an Arlington building were heavily damaged after a fire caused the building's roof to collapse on Monday afternoon.Arlington restaurant fireA 4-alarm fire broke out at a building containing the Beirut Grill and other businesses in Arlington on Monday evening. The building's roof collapsed due to the blaze.The restaurant is located at 2410 W Abrams Street, and is near Bowen Road and Division Street. The building Beirut Grill is located in has six total units, and officials said three units suffered fire damage and three suffered smoke damage.Officials said all items inside the building are likely lost.Arlington Fire says no injuries have been reported from the fire, and there were no evacuations from the building because the restaurant was closed on Monday.Several other businesses are located in the same building as Beirut Grill, and were also closed on Monday. 80 firefighters responded to the fire. Firefighters were forced to fight the blaze from a distan

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A surge in big rig crashes on Texas highways over the last five years has drawn the attention of state lawmakers, with state officials testifying that drivers holding foreign commercial driver's licenses have been involved in many of these accidents.CDL FraudThe Texas House Transportation Committee held an information session on Monday to discuss highway safety and crashes involving foreign CDL holders.Texas Department of Public Safety Maj. Omar Villarreal explained how fraudulent practices expanded after Mexico began issuing digital CDLs in 2021. Folks from Pakistan, Russia, and other places were able to obtain CDLs from Mexico."The driver in the U.S. never a citizen of Mexico would reach to a contact by word of mouth into the Mexican government wire money over and instantly would receive a digital Mexican license," Villarreal testified. "We started seeing an upward trend in commercial vehicle crashes with these drivers."Villarreal noted that legislation passed during the last session

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A Tarrant County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the town of Westlake from moving forward with plans for a data center project.Westlake Data CenterWestlake Town Council’s special meeting on Monday was set to begin at 4 p.m. Council members were planning to vote on a development agreement for the Circle T data center, which will be located near the Westlake and Keller border.Monday’s meeting was not about whether the data center should be on the land. That’s already been decided.Instead, the council planned to decide on things like architecture and landscaping requirements to ensure proper installation and care of the infrastructure.However, a Keller homeowner’s association filed a lawsuit. And a Tarrant County judge granted a temporary restraining order just before the start of Monday’s meeting.The TRO effectively halts the project from moving forward until a hearing can be held next week.The city council meeting was held, but the vote was postponed until after

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Resource-efficient industrial growth means factories produce more goods and support more jobs while using fewer gallons and kilowatt-hours per unit of output. The timing matters. ERCOT’s preliminary April 2026 forecast projected about 367,790 megawatts of regional demand by 2032, compared with its standing all-time peak of 85,508 megawatts recorded in August 2023. The scale shows […] The post Can North Texas Manufacturing Grow Without Wasting More Water and Energy? appeared first on Fort Worth Weekly.

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Officials say all six units in an Arlington building were heavily damaged after a fire caused the building's roof to collapse on Monday afternoon.Arlington restaurant fireA 4-alarm fire broke out at a building containing the Beirut Grill and other businesses in Arlington on Monday evening. The building's roof collapsed due to the blaze.The restaurant is located at 2410 W Abrams Street, and is near Bowen Road and Division Street. The building Beirut Grill is located in has six total units, and officials said three units suffered fire damage and three suffered smoke damage.Officials said all items inside the building are likely lost.Arlington Fire says no injuries have been reported from the fire, and there were no evacuations from the building because the restaurant was closed on Monday.Several other businesses are located in the same building as Beirut Grill, and were also closed on Monday. 80 firefighters responded to the fire. Firefighters were forced to fight the blaze from a distan

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An 18-year-old woman is missing in Rowlett just days before she was set to head off to college.Rowlett Missing WomanCamilla Fuentes was last seen around 4:30 p.m. this past Thursday.Her family thought she went to work and became worried when she did not return home. They later found her car in the parking lot outside the restaurant where she works in North Garland. The car was parked just outside the view of the restaurant’s security cameras. Her keys, phone, Apple watch and Air Pods were all still inside. However, Fuentes’s laptop and iPad are missing. She also has not used her debit card or bank accounts.Fuentes boss said she did not have a shift on Thursday. She did miss her shift on Friday.Fuentes is a 2026 graduate of the Hockaday School. Her family told FOX 4 she was set to move on Wednesday for her first semester at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.They called her disappearance out of character and said she was very excited about going off to college to study civil engineeri

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The Dallas Cowboys won their preseason opener against the reigning Super Bowl champions this weekend.Cowboys vs. SeahawksThe Cowboys kicked off their preseason with the 17-7 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday night.Dallas et the tone early with a hard-hitting defensive performance, forcing turnovers and holding Seattle to just a single score.Offensively, the Cowboys found their rhythm in the second half with two touchdowns by Camden Brown.Although the win doesn’t mean much, Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer had high praise for the team."Number one, that was a great team effort win. Outstanding. Hey, how about the second half defense? I think it was four three or four outs and then we gave them the ball on the 5-yard line and y’all still kept them out," he said. "And the best thing was we were able as a football team to finish the game on offense with four minutes because nobody can stop Joe Milton on a quarterback sneak."The Cowboys will face the Cardinals in the next preseason game o

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Von Miller will play for the Dallas Cowboys in his 15th NFL season.The eight-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion signed a one-year contract with Dallas.Jerry and Stephen Jones have indicated since the start of training camp that bringing in a seasoned pass rusher later in camp would definitely be a possibility. Miller seems to be that man.Miller posted an image of himself wearing a Cowboys jersey to mark the announcement."Dallas! Let’s make this one Special!" he wrote on X.Cowboys legend Demarcus Ware, who played with Miller in Denver, also shared a screenshot of the two talking on FaceTime. His post included a smiling emoji and the caption #CowboysNation.This is a homecoming for the 37-year-old DeSoto native who started at Texas A&M.He played nine seasons with the Broncos, winning Super Bowl MVP honors. He then went on to play with the Rams and Bills before joining the Commanders last season.Despite having a limited role in Washington, Miller led the team with nine sa

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The date was January 6, 2000, the first home game after Mark Cuban’s purchase of the Mavericks was made official two days earlier. The opponent, Utah. It was the start of a new era. It wouldn’t take long for us to understand who would be behind the bench for it. Midway through the third quarter, … Continued The post Don Nelson Changed My Life appeared first on D Magazine.

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A man was charged with arson after Dallas Fire Rescue investigators said he started a fire in his apartment after a domestic dispute.The fire happened just before 12:30 a.m. Friday and displaced 24 residents, including 11 children.Raydrick Lee, 33, was charged with arson with intent to damage habitat or place of worship.Dallas Fire-Rescue received a call about a fire at Buena Vista Apartment, located at 3960 Altoona Drive, just before 12:30 a.m. Friday.Firefighters said heavy fire was coming from the front and side of the two-story apartment building when they arrived. The fire took nearly two hours to put out, with firefighters declaring it extinguished just before 2 a.m.According to DFR, all the apartments had moderate to significant damage. As a result, 24 people were displaced, with 11 of them being children. The Red Cross is assisting those displaced.Investigators said Lee started the fire after a domestic dispute. Lee sustained injuries to his upper body and was taken to an area

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A Tarrant County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the town of Westlake from moving forward with plans for a data center project.Westlake Data CenterWestlake Town Council’s special meeting on Monday was set to begin at 4 p.m. Council members were planning to vote on a development agreement for the Circle T data center, which will be located near the Westlake and Keller border.Monday’s meeting was not about whether the data center should be on the land. That’s already been decided.Instead, the council planned to decide on things like architecture and landscaping requirements to ensure proper installation and care of the infrastructure.However, a Keller homeowner’s association filed a lawsuit. And a Tarrant County judge granted a temporary restraining order just before the start of Monday’s meeting.The TRO effectively halts the project from moving forward until a hearing can be held next week.The city council meeting was held, but the vote was postponed until after

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Hood County has become the second county in the state to discontinue the use of the controversial Flock security cameras.In April, the Hood County Commissioner's Court voted unanimously to discontinue the county's contract with Flock Safety, a license plate reader company that produces Flock surveillance cameras.On Monday, Hood County Constable John D. Shirley posted pictures on social media of the county's three Flock cameras being covered and disconnected.Hood County is now the second county in Texas to discontinue the use of Flock cameras. Guadalupe County, which lies east of San Antonio, has also stopped using Flock cameras.The Hood County Commissioner's Court vote only covers the aforementioned Flock cameras. Granbury, which is its own municipality within Hood County, still uses Flock cameras.Flock camera debateFlock surveillance cameras have caused a statewide and nationwide debate over privacy concerns.They’re typically mounted on 12-foot poles and have a solar panel on top to p

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It’s the circle of life. Every week, Odd Muse Brewing Company makes great new beer. A cattle rancher picks up the spent grains from the brewing process and drives it south to feed his American wagyu herd. Eventually, each cow is slaughtered and processed, and a shipment of fresh ground beef makes its way back … Continued The post Odd Muse Plano’s Burgers Have a Special Connection to a Local Ranch appeared first on D Magazine.

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An 18-year-old woman is missing in Rowlett just days before she was set to head off to college.Rowlett Missing WomanCamilla Fuentes was last seen around 4:30 p.m. this past Thursday.Her family thought she went to work and became worried when she did not return home. They later found her car in the parking lot outside the restaurant where she works in North Garland. The car was parked just outside the view of the restaurant’s security cameras. Her keys, phone, Apple watch and Air Pods were all still inside. However, Fuentes’s laptop and iPad are missing. She also has not used her debit card or bank accounts.Fuentes boss said she did not have a shift on Thursday. She did miss her shift on Friday.Fuentes is a 2026 graduate of the Hockaday School. Her family told FOX 4 she was set to move on Wednesday for her first semester at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.They called her disappearance out of character and said she was very excited about going off to college to study civil engineeri

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