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"The Odyssey" is still drawing crowds to Cinemark Dallas

Cinemark Dallas is one of only two theaters in Texas showing the film in 70mm IMAX.

Culture

&quot;The Odyssey&quot; premiered a month ago and movie buffs are still flying or driving to Dallas to see the film in its purest form. Driving the news: Cinemark Dallas is one of only two theaters in Texas showing the film in 70mm IMAX. The theater extended its showtimes through Sept. 16 to accommodate the demand.

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North Texas usually tallies 20 days at or above 100 degrees every summer.

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North Texas has had 20 days at or above 100 degrees so far this year, per the National Weather Service.<ul><li>The region also hasn&#x27;t recorded any measurable rainfall in nearly a month.</li></ul>

Trial judge removed from next phase of Frisco murder case

The Karmelo Anthony case has drawn national attention for over a year.

A Collin County judge will no longer preside over the case of a 19-year-old man convicted of murder in the killing of a 17-year-old athlete during a track meet in Frisco last year.Why it matters: The case has drawn national attention for over a year, with court watchers focused on questions over whether Karmelo Anthony was justified in fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf during an argument between the two.

Plan your weekend: Scam prevention, city budgets and puppy love

Celebrate National Dog Day a few days early.

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Here&#x27;s what&#x27;s happening in Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend. 🤨 Sniff out fraud. Learn how to identify fraudsters and keep your wealth intact at a scam prevention workshop hosted by the Senior Source, Fifth Third Bank and a representative of the Federal Trade commission.

Mahjong is moving into Dallas-Fort Worth homes

People are turning underused rooms into dedicated parlors for playing.

Real Estate

Mahjong is the latest fixture in North Texas homes, where people are turning underused rooms into dedicated parlors for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="playing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/28/mahjong-teacher-lesson" data-vars-content-id="9dddd15a-e09d-44f5-9c20-aa04607a8483" data-vars-headline="Mahjong is moving into Dallas-Fort Worth homes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/28/mahjong-teacher-lesson" target="_self">playing</a>.Why it matters: Mahjong game nights are on the rise nationwide — up 94% earlier this year compared to last, according to Evite data shared with Axios.

D-FW is a top pet-friendly metro for renters

Five of the top seven metros nationally are in Texas.

Dallas-Fort Worth is the second-most pet-friendly metro for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/07/28/report-texas-affordable-housing-shortage-threatens-growth" data-vars-content-id="2aff980f-26fb-4426-b19c-3419f2d20df0" data-vars-headline="D-FW is a top pet-friendly metro for renters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/07/28/report-texas-affordable-housing-shortage-threatens-growth" target="_self">renters</a>, according to a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Apartments.com report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.apartments.com/blog/most-affordable-cities-for-pets" data-vars-content-id="2aff980f-26fb-4426-b19c-3419f2d20df0" data-vars-headline="D-FW is a top pet-friendly metro for renters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.apartments.com/blog/most-affordable-cities-for-pets" target="_blank">Apartments.com report</a>.Why it matters: Finding an apartment that welcomes you and your fur baby without <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="breaking the bank" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/13/apartments-under-1-000-in-dallas-fort-worth-becoming-scarce" data-vars-content-id="2aff980f-26fb-4426-b19c-3419f2d20df0" data-vars-headline="D-FW is a top pet-friendly metro for renters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/13/apartments-under-1-000-in-dallas-fort-worth-becoming-scarce" target="_self">breaking the bank</a> can be ruff — but pet parents may find more affordable options in Texas than elsewhere.

What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners do for a living

Homeownership rates have grown for service workers, health care workers and real estate employees in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Business and tech professionals are the most likely to own a home in Dallas-Fort Worth but their rate of ownership has dropped in a decade, according to a real estate analysis shared exclusively with Axios.The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="occupations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/ai-job-risk-tool-betting-odds-predictions" data-vars-content-id="5b8eae97-1bf4-491a-9f1f-409522727f06" data-vars-headline="What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners do for a living" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/ai-job-risk-tool-betting-odds-predictions" target="_self">occupations</a> with the highest homeownership rates in North Texas mirror national trends, per the National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data.

Local officials oppose proposed ICE facility in Hutchins

"We will continue to work to see if we can turn this train to go another direction," Hutchins Mayor Mario Vasquez said.

Immigration

Local officials and residents are pushing back on the possibility of a new ICE detention center in Hutchins.Why it matters: ICE&#x27;s detention population has nearly doubled over the past year, and the agency is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="experiencing a bottleneck" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/ice-detention-centers-jails-noem-trump" data-vars-content-id="de5eb77f-25f4-4c11-a53c-be10535ba907" data-vars-headline="Local officials oppose proposed ICE facility in Hutchins" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/ice-detention-centers-jails-noem-trump" target="_self">experiencing a bottleneck</a> on mass deportations.

I.M. Pei-designed Dallas City Hall could be razed

Dallas hired I.M. Pei to design the building after Jacqueline Kennedy chose the architect to design the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.

The Louvre Pyramid. The East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Dallas City Hall. All were designed by the same renowned architect, but the future of one of these landmarks is now unclear.Why it matters: Dallas City Hall is more than the seat of the city&#x27;s government. It&#x27;s a symbol, designed to transform the perception of Dallas from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="City of Hate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2023/11/22/jfk-assassination-oswald-economy-racism" data-vars-content-id="f91bf927-a886-4176-adcb-1b4a4cc970c6" data-vars-headline="I.M. Pei-designed Dallas City Hall could be razed" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2023/11/22/jfk-assassination-oswald-economy-racism" target="_self">City of Hate</a> to a respected modern metropolis.

How famed architect I.M. Pei transformed downtown Dallas

I.M. Pei's firm designed Dallas City Hall, office towers and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

I.M. Pei and Partners defined Dallas&#x27; skyline and arts district.The big picture: In 1964, after the Kennedy assassination, incoming mayor J. Erik Jonsson toured some of the world&#x27;s greatest cities seeking inspiration for Dallas.

Buying a home requires $63K more income than renting in Dallas-Fort Worth

The household income required to afford a median home in North Texas has increased nearly 3% since last year.

Homebuyers in Dallas-Fort Worth need to earn over $63,000 more a year than renters to afford their monthly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing payments" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/10/covid-home-prices-trends" data-vars-content-id="fc84d50d-16d1-4be3-ae7b-d0d3956881c9" data-vars-headline="Buying a home requires $63K more income than renting in Dallas-Fort Worth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/10/covid-home-prices-trends" target="_self">housing payments</a>, according to a recent Redfin report.Why it matters: A &quot;triple whammy&quot; of rising home prices, high <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mortgage rates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/housing-home-sales-mortgage-rates" data-vars-content-id="fc84d50d-16d1-4be3-ae7b-d0d3956881c9" data-vars-headline="Buying a home requires $63K more income than renting in Dallas-Fort Worth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/housing-home-sales-mortgage-rates" target="_self">mortgage rates</a> and a shortage of houses for sale is making it harder for renters to make the leap to homeownership, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.redfin.com/news/rent-vs-buy-income-gap-2025/" data-vars-content-id="fc84d50d-16d1-4be3-ae7b-d0d3956881c9" data-vars-headline="Buying a home requires $63K more income than renting in Dallas-Fort Worth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redfin.com/news/rent-vs-buy-income-gap-2025/" target="_blank">report</a> says.

Why Dallas-Fort Worth embraces the sprawl

Report: Sprawl in Dallas-Fort Worth makes housing cheaper than equally in-demand coastal cities.

North Texas housing could be <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="even more expensive" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2024/12/16/home-prices-median-income-affordability" data-vars-content-id="a23f9655-1569-4f14-919f-9afdfcba30f8" data-vars-headline="Why Dallas-Fort Worth embraces the sprawl" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2024/12/16/home-prices-median-income-affordability" target="_self">even more expensive</a> if not for new development in the sprawling suburbs, according to a new George W. Bush Institute report.Why it matters: People <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="want to move to Texas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census" data-vars-content-id="a23f9655-1569-4f14-919f-9afdfcba30f8" data-vars-headline="Why Dallas-Fort Worth embraces the sprawl" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census" target="_self">want to move to Texas</a> and specifically to the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Dallas-area houses are more expensive and staying on the market longer

Prices are staying high even though inventory is increasing and homes are staying on the market longer.

Dallas-Fort Worth&#x27;s median home sale price ticked up more than 3% in December compared with the previous year, according to Redfin data.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Home prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/18/income-needed-for-home-six-figures" data-vars-content-id="798fcf76-9c36-4cda-93c4-bbd3ecba989f" data-vars-headline="Dallas-area houses are more expensive and staying on the market longer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/18/income-needed-for-home-six-figures" target="_self">Home prices</a> climbed in all of the 50 largest U.S. metros in December from a year earlier — a first since May 2022, per Redfin&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.redfin.com/news/home-prices-rise-every-metro/" data-vars-content-id="798fcf76-9c36-4cda-93c4-bbd3ecba989f" data-vars-headline="Dallas-area houses are more expensive and staying on the market longer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redfin.com/news/home-prices-rise-every-metro/" target="_blank">analysis</a>.

Why Californians buy Texas houses

More than 1 in 4 Texas home shoppers are from out of state, per a new report from Realtor.com.

More than 1 in 4 Texas home shoppers are from out of state, per a new report from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Realtor.com" data-vars-click-url="https://www.realtor.com/research/texas-report-2025/" data-vars-content-id="ba5709d7-f410-4632-a908-4a5bd8d5984e" data-vars-headline="Why Californians buy Texas houses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.realtor.com/research/texas-report-2025/" target="_blank">Realtor.com</a>.Why it matters: Texas continues to lead the U.S. in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="population growth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census?utm_term=emshare" data-vars-content-id="ba5709d7-f410-4632-a908-4a5bd8d5984e" data-vars-headline="Why Californians buy Texas houses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census?utm_term=emshare" target="_self">population growth</a>, but the surge in new residents has contributed to a tight housing market in the state&#x27;s four largest metropolitan areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth.

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A heat table that compares Dallas-Fort Worth homeownership rates by occupation in 2014 and 2024. Management and business have the highest rates but fell from 69% to 66% in 2024. Service rose from 48% to 51%. Most occupations declined, while health care increased from 54% to 56%.

Dallas-Fort Worth homeownership rate, by occupation

Data: National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data; Table: Tasha Tsiaperas/Axios

🏠 Charted: Renting vs. owning

Renting is cheaper than owning a home in Denver

A chart showing the monthly median cost to rent or own by metro area in 2024 among the 100 largest metros. In all metro areas, it was cheaper to rent than it was to own a home. The national average rent price was $1,487 compared to $2,035 to own. In the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, the median rental cost was $1,718 compared to $2,491 to own.

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Mahjong is moving into Dallas-Fort Worth homes

D-FW is a top pet-friendly metro for renters

Homa brings AI-powered homebuying to Texas

What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners do for a living

Renting is cheaper than owning a home in Denver