Articles by Schuyler Dixon

Texas State Senator Sues Cowboys Player over Allegedly Trashed House

Dez Bryant faces a lawsuit from his former landlord over allegations of more than $60,000 in damages to a house that the Dallas Cowboys receiver leased. The civil suit was filed last week by Texas state Sen. Royce West, an …

Texas Lawmaker Tackles Football in Public School Concussion Fight

A state lawmaker who wants to make concussion screenings as routine as physicals in Texas public school athletics has taken direct aim at football. State Rep. Eddie Lucio III has filed a bill that would limit high school teams to …

Dallas Cowboys Player Death Raises Question of Safety Net

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Demarcus Dobbs walked away from a one-vehicle accident on his 25th birthday last month and was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Less than two weeks later, with the NFL rocked by the car crash …

Dallas Cowboy Charged After Player Dies in Auto Accident

Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. on Dec. 8 …

Tornado-Wrecked Dallas-Area Begins Assessing Damage

The tornado hurtled toward the North Texas nursing home. Physical therapist Patti Gilroy said she saw the swirling mass barreling down through the back door, after she herded patients into the hallway in the order trained: walkers, wheelchairs, then beds. …

ATF Blames Texas Church Fires on Serial Arsonist

Federal authorities believe a spate of church fires in eastern Texas is the work of a serial arsonist or group of arsonists who have evaded law enforcement for more than a month. Clay Alexander of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, …