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A Dallas jury recently convicted a pair of Fort Wayne brothers in connection with an illicit operation dealing with synthetic drugs. The brothers, ages 43 and 28, had been indicted in July after a DEA investigation, reportedly.

Who understands defense better: a Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback who has led the attack or someone who has watched tons of games on TV? Obviously, a quarterback has to understand defense at least a well as opposing defenders do.

Many Texans are proud of our state’s reputation for not only talking tough about drug laws, but walking the walk as well. We have some of the nation’s most inflexible drug laws that can result in harsh penalties that include long prison stays, enormous fines and lengthy periods of probation.

Just northwest of Dallas, police say they recently solved a 31-year-old cold case. Denton police sent officers with the Texas Rangers to Minnesota to help arrest a man there accused in a 1983 Denton homicide.

His uncle is former Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Danny White. Yet former BYU quarterback Max Hall has his own claims to fame, including most wins at his position at a school famed for QBs.

The trend in Texas over recent years has been to toughen drug laws. But it’s not just our state that has stretched out mandatory minimums, steadily increasing the number of people sent to prison and the length of time each one convicted must spend behind bars.

The Dallas Morning News today published a lengthy article filled with explosive charges against a civil court judge. The newspaper accuses the 44-year-old jurist of violent crimes, including domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as alleging that he used illegal drugs and frequented prostitutes.

The Dallas Morning News reports that a heavy burden has been placed by police on the broad shoulders of a number of area bodybuilders. Eleven men, including bodybuilders and weightlifters, have been charged with manufacturing and trafficking anabolic steroids, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Texas said.

We live in a world that makes it easy for us to digitally share news, thoughts, family photos, and much more. The digital age has also made it easier for law enforcement agencies to gather information by searching cellphones, laptops, tablets, cameras, and other electronic devices.

Six luxury cars, one Highland Park home, bank accounts, 11 headshops, and $3 million in cash. All of that was recently seized by federal drug agents from what they described as a criminal organization making and selling synthetic marijuana.