Park Cities
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Easily Defeats George P. Bush in GOP Primary Runoff
Embattled incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton beat out Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff as Texas GOP voters picked a beleaguered candidate with legal and personal scandals over the last remaining Bush to serve in public office. Decision Desk called the race early for Paxton, about 40 minutes after polls closed.
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May 24 Primary Runoff Election Results
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose their candidates in the primary runoff elections.
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FBI Reveals Plot to Assassinate George W. Bush
An Iraqi man based in Ohio is accused of being linked to a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, going as far as traveling to Dallas “to conduct surveillance of locations associated with the former President,” and recruiting a team of four compatriots he allegedly hoped to smuggle into the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
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State Fair Reveals 2022 Commemorative Theme Art: ‘Taste of Texas’
For 136 years, food has been a focal point of the annual State Fair of Texas. Get your tastebuds ready now – opening September 30, the 2022 State Fair-themed “Taste of Texas” is gearing up to be one to remember.
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Parish Head of School Resigns, Interim Named
Parish Episcopal School’s board of trustees May 19 accepted the resignation of former head of school Dave Monaco shortly before his anticipated retirement at the end of the 2022-2023 school year and named an interim head of school.
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‘Liberty & Laughter’ Exhibit Explores White House Punchlines
A visit to the George W. Bush Presidential Center could make you wonder whether you voted for an overachieving class clown.
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Park Cities Crime Reports May 16-22
Wrecked windows, vandalized vehicles, and burgled bicycles appear in the Park Cities Crime Reports for May 16-22.
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Real Estate Fund Executives Sentenced For Fraud
The CEO of a Grapevine-based lender that operates real estate investment trusts as well as three other executives — two of whom are based in Highland Park – were sentenced to a combined 20 years in prison for fraud, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced Monday.
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‘Cartier and Islamic Art’ Opens At DMA
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is the sole North American venue for Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, a major exhibition tracing inspirations from Islamic art and design, including from Louis Cartier’s collection of Persian and Indian art and the work of the designers of the Maison Cartier from the early 20th century to present day.
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All You Can Eataly Returns
Tickets are on sale for the second installment of All You Can Eataly, the immersive Italian event including more than 30 tasting stations, craft cocktail bars, wine tastings, demonstrations, and more at Eataly’s NorthPark Center store.
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Honoring Fathers
The 46th-annual Father of the Year Luncheon, which honors fathers by raising funds for charities and scholarships, will be June 8 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
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