After lowering speed limits and increasing enforcement, Dallas police report zero deaths on Loop 12, a road once deemed the city’s deadliest.

North Texas officials are preparing for a potential legal battle over a “higher-speed” rail route planned between Dallas and Fort Worth, and it could reshape one of the region’s biggest developments.

A $2 million grant might bring the Dallas Cultural Trail to life.Spearheaded by the Deep Ellum Foundation, the project aims ...