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Parents are now required to consent for students at Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) to receive physical or mental health services as a requirement to Senate Bill 12. …
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) President & CEO Nadine Lee announced today the official Grand Opening of the Silver Line, the region’s most anticipated rail expansion in decades, will be …
City council unanimously supports plans for a major expansion of the city's animal adoption center, funded by a generous $1.5 million donation from a local resident's estate. The project will …
Two candidates applied for a place on the ballot for the Nov. 4 Constitutional Amendment, Special and Joint Election. Lupe Gonzalez and Lilia Martinez filed their …
City Council put to rest months of community speculation during the Tuesday, Sept. 2, confirming property tax rates will remain unchanged for the coming year despite the city sitting on a $2.3 …
The city's decades-old sister city program faces a potential overhaul after council members questioned its value and proposed adding Mexico as a partner to better reflect the community's …
Pets put themselves in the funniest positions! So quick, grab your phone and snap a picture! Branch Herald wants your funniest pet photos for it's inaugural print newspaper, which is coming out …
"I think people need to stop and smell the roses," Clare Connally says with a laugh. "You've just got to enjoy life while you're going through it." It's advice the longtime Farmers Branch …
Father Alfonse Nazarro cut the red ribbon that symbolizs the joining of the chamber of commerce at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church on Tuesday, Aug. 26. He said Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce, …
Growing up in Texas, I heard one phrase over and over that still resonates today: “You’re either born here, or you get here as fast as you can.” For better or worse, Texans are …
Local residents who play brass, woodwind or percussion instruments and are interested in playing with a new concert band are encouraged to contact Naomi Fanshier, the concert band director at Dallas …
For National Toilet Paper Day Tuesday, Aug. 26, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club collected that essential bathroom product for Metrocrest Services. The club and social services …
A routine appointment process erupted into controversy Tuesday, August 19 as city council members debated whether a three-time volunteer should be allowed to serve again on the city's Charter Review …
After a long and heated public debate, city council voted 3-2 Tuesday, August 19 to sell most of its inventory of city-owned lots to a nonprofit developer at discounted prices, despite opposition …
For it's inaugural print newspaper, Branch Herald is seeing funny pet photos for a contest. Pet parents must be residents of Farmers Branch, Addison or Carrollton. Deadline is Sept. 14. Winners …
The front lawn of Farmers Branch's Justice Center gets plenty of foot traffic but little actual use, a missed opportunity that Police Chief Kevin McCoy wants to change with barbells, balance beams …
After a few years of struggle, particularly through the COVID period, the Farmers Branch Carrollton Art Association (FBCAA) begins their 2025-2026 fiscal year under new leadership, renewed enthusiasm …
DALLAS - Texas A&M University College of Dentistry’s Department of Public Health Sciences recently received a $210,000 grant from Carrollton-based Metrocrest Hospital Authority to …
Farmers Branch Police Detectives are actively investigating the death of a male victim near the 14200 block of Heritage Circle. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025, …
Residents and business owners are encouraged to attend the 2025-2026 Budget Town Hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Branch Connection Active Adult Center, 14055 Dennis Lane. According to …