Evening Roundup: North Texas towns on the rise, 'Freak' debuts, Rangers game may have historical souvenir

Also, Elderly woman’s slaying part of pattern for serial killer suspect, Dallas prosecutors say [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Neighborhoods on the outskirts of Dallas and Fort Worth are seeing some of the most home sales activity not just in the metro area, but nationwide. (Michael Hogue / Staff Artist) [Once far-flung Dallas-Fort Worth communities are the region’s next boomtowns]( If you ask homebuilders where they think the growth of Dallas-Fort Worth is headed, they’ll start listing off towns almost as far away as Oklahoma. “Even in my nine years of being in Dallas, it seems like we’ve reached out further east, west, south and north to find opportunities and to go where the growth has gone,” said Ken McDonald, Dallas-Fort Worth-area president of David Weekley Homes. His company is planning to build as far south as Waxahachie and has looked all the way north to Sherman. [We explored many of the cities]( on the edges of Dallas-Fort Worth that have experienced rapid development or are anticipating big changes on the horizon, talking to city leaders, small-business owners and residents about what growth means for their communities. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [After tense Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke debate, what’s next in Texas governor’s race]( With just over a month before the Nov. 8 election, the race hinges on who will effectively turn out their [...] [Elon Musk company requests to dump millions of gallons of treated wastewater in Texas]( Company tied to Elon Musk wants to dump treated wastewater near Texas' Colorado River [Mike Rhyner’s ‘Freak’ free-form talk station debuts on 97.1 FM]( Putting retirement behind him, the godfather of guy-talk radio looks to replicate his success at a new home, [...] [What should Rangers fans do if they catch Aaron Judge HR No. 62 in Arlington?]( And where to sit if you want to catch it. [Ed Sheeran to open North American tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington]( The English singer-songwriter’s stadium tour is in support of 2021′s ‘Equals,’ his fourth consecutive LP to [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   CRIME AND COURTS [Elderly woman’s slaying part of pattern for serial killer suspect, Dallas prosecutors say]( Billy Chemirmir, who is charged with killing 22 elderly people in Dallas and Collin counties, is standing [...] [Man who died after being tased by Frisco police identified]( Family and friends of Genesis Hicks, 26, posted tributes on social media with the hashtags #justiceforgen and [...] [Texas woman who charged U.S. Capitol dressed as Captain America gets jail sentence]( Texas woman who stormed U.S. Capitol dressed as Captain America sentenced to jail   BUSINESS [Credit card company to woo tech talent at Rangers-Yankees game, plans to hire on the spot]( Credit One Bank said it hosted a similar hiring event at the baseball stadium in Las Vegas and hired some [...] [With DART line on the way, Cypress Waters’ developers are headed toward the station]( Billingsley Co. is asking Dallas’ plan commission to extend the planned development zoning at its Cypress [...] [Vistra seeks to extend Comanche Peak nuclear plant license for 20 more years]( If approved, the renewal would extend Comanche Peak's operations through 2053. Nuclear power supplies about [...]   EDUCATION [Gov. Abbott taps a Dallas Secret Service agent to head Texas school security efforts]( Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to create the new Chief of School Safety and Security [...] [Help wanted: Texas’ superintendent posts becoming political pressure cooker]( Many superintendents increasingly find themselves under attack as local and national conservative groups [...] [This Dallas ISD elementary school uses NFTs as rewards in the classroom]( Lewisville-based RedCritter began in 2010 and gives schools free access to a student reward system that uses [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022