By Frank Trejo, The Dallas Morning News Mar. 23--The next time Rowlett residents get a code violation notice, they might have a neighbor to thank.

By Scott Goldstein, The Dallas Morning News Dec. 14--Rowlett police say a married woman who was having an online affair wanted her husband dead. So she had her mother shoot him in the back of the head after serving him a slice of cake, Rowlett police spokesman John Ellison said.

By Robert Philpot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Feb. 16--Tracy Rowlett, the longtime anchor for KTVT/Channel 11 and, before that, WFAA/Channel 8, has announced that he plans to retire when his contract runs out in July 2008.

By The Dallas Morning News Nov. 17--Lake Ray Hubbard, which washes across the Dallas-Rockwall county line, has long defied its potential as an intersection of water-sports playground and major interstate. Maybe it's the fault of its surroundings -- largely flat, nondescript terrain.

By Ian McCann, The Dallas Morning News Oct. 20--The Rowlett City Council unanimously rejected a proposed funeral home and crematorium this week.