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The Center for BrainHealth's donor circle says it invested more than $466,000 this year; its seven 2026 awards include a retinal scan study and a GLP-1 imaging project meant to help scientists compete for new state dementia grants.
Friends of BrainHealth supporters invested more than $466,000 in this year’s research awards, aiming to help projects compete for larger state grants.
Missing Pieces Support Group and Restland Funeral Home hold the remembrance from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Abbey Chapel on Greenville Avenue. Admission is free; organizers ask people to register.
Southbound vehicles will move onto new pavement between Lookout Road and Canyon Creek Drive, with one lane open in each direction.
Police said the Can-Do Food Drive at Tuesday's block parties brought in more than 6,400 pounds. The city's September peanut butter collection, now delivered to Network of Community Ministries, totaled 3,472 pounds.
Regular unleaded averages $3.7995 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8202 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Chief Gary Tittle accepted the Texas Police Chiefs Association certificate at the Oct. 5 council meeting. Police will take unwanted medications at 200 N. Greenville Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Texas residents will have the opportunity to apply to any public college or university in the state for undergraduate admission without paying an application fee from October 12 to 18, 2026.
Proposition A would raise about $100 million a year for outreach, rent help and crisis hubs run through Housing Forward. Backers rallied Wednesday; two commissioners and two GOP challengers oppose it. Early voting starts Oct. 19.
The University of Texas Longhorn Band will rehearse its rivalry-game show from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Richardson ISD's stadium on West Belt Line Road. Admission is free; the game is Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.
Trustees will also hold a hearing on the district's state financial integrity rating, vote on 2027 legislative priorities and hear that one elementary school drew a finding in an unannounced intruder audit.
Miss America 2027 Regan Hutsell performs at Stars of Texas: A Miss Texas Revue at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The afternoon ends with Stephanie Wendt's official crowning as Miss Texas.
The University of Texas Longhorn Marching Band will perform a free, open-to-the-public rehearsal at Eagle/Mustang Stadium on Friday, October 9.
The City Council approved Atmos Energy's negotiated 2026 rate settlement on Sept. 28, raising the average residential gas bill 14.15% to $107.85 a month starting with bills rendered Oct. 1.
Richardson ISD has named 12 high school seniors to the 2026-27 Impact 12 advisory group, which will assess student experiences and present recommendations to district leaders.
The Komen Dallas North Texas race offers a 5K and a 1-mile route on the Richardson campus Saturday, Oct. 17. Last year's first run at UT Dallas drew nearly 7,000 people and raised $1.2 million.
Northbound lane closures are possible between Arapaho Road and Melrose Drive. The city expects the waterline work to finish in late November, weather permitting.
Council will hold a hearing Oct. 12 on rewriting the form-based code for about 1,144 acres around Collins and Arapaho, adding height, size and number limits for flags, and will vote on three state transportation agreements.
Regulars at the Buckingham Drive bar held a raffle and silent auction Sunday for two of the four people hurt in the May 6 attack, The Dallas Morning News reported, as the survivors described their recoveries.
The City Plan Commission takes up a split of the 66.56-acre industrial site Thursday. A Methodist Richardson Medical Center rezoning on the same agenda moves to Oct. 20 after a notice error.
