NORTH TEXAS

A powerful tornado has torn through rural Mississippi and Alabama, killing at least seven people, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.

Federal officials say that the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions.

A Texas man shared photos of a huge haul he spotted while driving on U.S. Highway 75 in the Dallas area on Wednesday, March 22.

An AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old girl from North Texas has been discontinued, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The top seeds of the brand bracket remain dominant, Mattress Mack scores an upset, and Dairy Queen faces a surprisingly tough test.

On Thursday, North Texas experienced severe thunderstorms, hail and tornado warnings around the region.

An AMBER Alert was issued Thursday after a 2-year-old boy was abducted in North Texas.

Sienna Vaughn, a 16-year-old high school junior in Texas, died after taking a pill she got from a friend that she thought was Percocet.

One juvenile on a horse was killed and two other hospitalized after a car crash in North Texas early Tuesday, March 14.

A person riding a stolen horse died and two others were injured after a vehicle crashed into the group in Dallas, according to media reports.

Under Governor Greg Abbott and a Republican-dominated Legislature, Texas has experienced an unprecedented expansion of state power over municipalities.

A first-of-its-kind glowing playground in Farmers Branch, Texas plans to open later this year, promising kids an LED zip line, glowing seats and other kid-friendly features.

Three children were killed and two injured in a fatal stabbing by their mother on Friday, March 3, in Italy, Texas.

What I once claimed was the best barbecue chain in Texas has recently yielded some disappointing results as locations expand.

Two ’roos recently went walkabout, calling attention to the fact that in Texas it’s legal to keep them as pets—but that doesn’t mean you should.

Tornadoes touched down in Texas and Louisiana as a powerful storm system that dumped snow in California moved eastward.

Tornadoes and winter storms touched down in Texas and Louisiana Thursday, leaving thousands without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Authorities said a North Texas man impersonated a police officer by mounting emergency lights to his dashboard and attempting to pull drivers over.

Texas legislators are considering increasing the Department of Family and Protective Services’ budget, giving extended relatives more money to care for kids and notifying the subjects of child abuse investigations of their rights.

Police in North Texas released footage that showed a bystander taking down a drunken driver who caused a crash that killed an off-duty officer in 2021.

The American Athletic Conference has released its 2023 football schedule that includes the league’s six incoming teams.

A North Texas lottery player is getting a $20 million payday after hitting the jackpot in the same scratch ticket game a Boerne resident won just six days earlier.

Internal documents offer new insights into an unprecedented ploy in Wimberley to divert public-education dollars to private schools.

If you’ve seen HBO’s “The Last of Us,” you may perk up when you hear of “spores” or “fungus.”

Three good spots around the state to fly-fish for carp.

Famous personalities Denison claims include President Eisenhower, Reba McEntire and wine industry savior T.V. Munson.

The NBA guard can search for the Earth’s edge in Big Bend and bone up on JFK conspiracy theories when he’s not getting buckets in Dallas.

'I'm willing to die for the cause, because I can't live.'

National signing day The reigning back-to-back Conference USA champions are wasting no time stacking up to their new league competition. UTSA football played its final season as a C-USA representative in the 2022 season, now joining the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 season. As of Friday evening, the Roadrunners sit at 59th overall in

Let’s crunch the numbers on what it would cost to avoid another “oakpocalypse.”

As tens of thousands of households and businesses face a third day in the dark, Austin leaders say they will improve emergency communications. But residents and critics have little patience for bungled warnings.

A winter storm system that moved through parts of Texas this week caused icy roads, flight delays, power disruptions and downed trees. While Texans dealt with the effects and frustrations of icy conditions, some were quick to make the most out of a chilly situation.

Chinese Americans from North Texas are protesting against two Texas Senate bills that would ban specific communities from buying property in the state. Over 250 protesters flocked to John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza in downtown Dallas on Sunday to condemn Senate Bills 147 and 552, which they have denounced as discriminatory. Bill 147, filed by Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst in November 2022, will effectively prevent people with ties to four countries — China, Russia, North Korea and Iran — from purchasing Texas property or real estate if passed.

Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are canceling dozens of flights in north Texas, which is under a winter storm warning until midweek.

Two formerly conjoined twins in North Texas are recovering after an 11-hour procedure to separate them.

San Antonio – UTSA basketball drops their fourth game in a row against North Texas 54-51 Thursday night in the Convocation Center. Jordyn Jenkins led the team with 27 points, her 11th 20-point game of the season. Coleman and White each added six points in the loss. The Roadrunners (4-15, 2-8 C-USA) have not beaten

Denton – North Texas guard Tylor Perry knocks down back-to-back threes to withstand a UTSA upset, pulling away 63-59 on Thursday night in The Super Pit. Jacob Germany’s 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench helped find the Roadrunners in another close ball game against the current second seed in Conference-USA. Thursday's loss adds

A fatal shooting outside a Whataburger in North Texas has left one dead, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.

A youth pastor was among the 46 men arrested after an investigation revealed those suspected behind sex trafficking cases in North Texas.

A woman in North Texas was arrested for kidnapping her two grandchildren last week, setting off an AMBER Alert, according to police.

Texarkana Highway Patrol Trooper Tim Matthews won second place for his bench press of 551.5 lbs at the International Powerlifting League-Olympia Pro Powerlifting meet in Las Vegas.

The new chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee discusses China, the border, a divided caucus, and more.

Authorities have found a woman’s body in a field near the Dallas-area home of a man who has been arrested in the disappearance of a woman who had threatened to tell his wife that he was dating her.

Like feral hogs, zebra mussels, and giant salvinia, fire ants are an invasive species unleashing chaos on our native landscape.

Mayors from the state’s most populous cities presented their legislative wish list, including economic development and workforce programs, broadband infrastructure and violence prevention.

Mayors from the state’s most populous cities presented their legislative wish list, including economic development and workforce programs, broadband infrastructure and violence prevention.

The annual anti-rabies campaign along the border began Tuesday with flights out of Edinburg as part of the state’s holding action to keep certain strains of the disease out of Texas. The $2 million annual program aims to prevent coyotes and foxes who consume the vaccine baits from contracting the dog-coyote and fox rabies strains, thus allowing the disease to spread north from Mexico. Rollo said there were no human rabies cases in Texas in 2021, but as is usually the case, about 450 cases were recorded in animals. The skunk variant is not down here around the border,” Rollo said Tuesday. “We believe it’s important to continue to keep the wildlife population immunized along the border,” Rollo said.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

Universal Parks & Resorts announced Wednesday that it is bringing a “one-of-a-kind theme park” to Texas.

Set to open later this year, it'll give North Texans 4,871 more acres to roam.

Here’s what half a billion dollars buys in luxury golf amenities.

A suspect has been arrested after crashing a stolen car into a Buc-ee's in Royse City, Texas.

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

The arctic blast is making its way into Texas and people in Dallas are reacting to the snow flurries.

From Bruce Springsteen to Ballet Austin, there are plenty of ways to break out of the winter doldrums this season.

A man was caught on camera allegedly stealing baby Jesus from a nativity scene in North Texas over the weekend.

A Republican lawmaker and Texas House speaker candidate has hired a self-described Christian nationalist who called for the public execution of people who take children to drag events. And like his sister — who has called for “rounding up” people who attend Pride events — Jake Neidert has similarly espoused anti-LGTBQ views. “You want to force kids to see drag shows, I want to ‘drag’ you to the town square to be publicly executed for grooming kids. Across the state and country, drag and Pride events have been increasingly targeted by far-right movements, and right-wing pundits and politicians have routinely, and falsely, depicted drag events as opportunities for children to be sexually groomed. Other Republican leaders, including Abbott and Texas Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi, did not respond to requests for comment.

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of an impending legislative session that is expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of a legislative session that's expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.

The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly.

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A pilot safely ejected from a plane Thursday after a failed landing that was caught on video at a North Texas military base, officials said. The Marine Corps variant of a fighter jet, known as a F-35B, took a nose dive and spiraled after its wheels briefly touched down on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. At the Pentagon, a spokesman said that the aircraft was being flown at the time of the crash by a U.S. government pilot, although it had not been transferred to the military yet by manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

A former Texas police officer has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who...

The father of a 7-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted and killed by a FedEx driver in North Texas has filed a lawsuit against the suspect, delivery company and a Dallas-based contractor that hired him, according to media reports.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

The National Weather Service confirmed 5 tornadoes hit North Texas, and as many as 12 may have occurred on Tuesday.

A line of destructive storms that swept through North Texas on Tuesday resulted in at least six tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service.

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A line of storms moving across North Texas spawned at least two confirmed tornadoes early Tuesday, December 13.

A single-engine plane crashed in a North Texas neighborhood while approaching Addison Airport.

Delivery driver Tanner Lynn Horner is accused of killing Texas girl Athena Strand, 7, whose body was found in Boyd two days after she disappeared.

The Lone Star State has no shortage of options for couples looking for a cozy weekend space for a holiday weekend getaway.

Jane Nelson is set to become Texas' top elections official after her 30-year career in the state Senate comes to an end.

A woman wearing a hazmat suit in a small North Texas town was seen leaving buckets of 'human waste' on the doorstep of a police station.

Frank Harris threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 49 yards and another score, lifting No. 23 UTSA to its second-straight Conference USA championship with a 48-27 victory over North Texas on Friday night at the Alamodome.

For the second straight season, UTSA celebrated a Conference USA Championship in the Alamodome in front of 41-thousand fans, defeating North Texas 48-27 on Friday night.

More than 16 million people had already been approved for student loan debt relief by the Education Department when a federal judge in North Texas struck down the plan last month.

Republican critics say conservative priorities will always be hamstrung if Democrats, who are in the minority party, get a say in which legislation reaches the floor.

For the second straight season, UTSA will host the Conference USA Championship Game, and head coach Jeff Traylor wants to pack the Alamodome with a record-setting crowd to help the Roadrunners take on North Texas.

Frisco ISD’s new bathroom policy and Keller ISD’s ban on books that reference gender fluidity violate federal rules prohibiting sex-based discrimination, the ACLU said.

Beto O’Rourke lost by double-digits on Tuesday night and so did every other statewide Democrat. That has left Democrats in a familiar position: wounded after a disappointing election night while contemplating their strategy and their future.

A Dallas County medical examiner was killed in a suspected murder-suicide on Tuesday, officials said.

After seeing Democrats gain momentum in suburbs of Houston and Dallas, Republicans succeeded in reclaiming ground this election. But the GOP is still a long way from returning to pre-Trump support, even in ruby red counties.

A federal judge in North Texas has struck down the loan forgiveness program President Joe Biden unveiled in August, citing a failure to provide borrowers with an opportunity for public comment.

The board is responsible for dictating what Texas’ 5.5 million students are required to learn in the state’s public schools.

Three seats were up for election in the Texas Supreme Court, which handles civil cases, and three in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Democrats haven’t been elected to either court since the late 1990s.

In a difficult cycle for Democrats, the race was widely seen as the most competitive statewide election because of Paxton’s laundry list of legal troubles.

Officials say investigators found a man and a woman shot dead in a suspected murder-suicide at a Texas medical examiner's office.

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

H-E-B continues its expansion into North Texas, opening a new store in Plano.

Federal investigators say a valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others.

All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs in November, and one race in District 7 highlights how critical race theory has become a key issue.

Frank Harris’ 10-yard pass to De’Corian Clark with 15 seconds remaining lifted UTSA over North Texas 31-27 to take sole possession of first place in Conference USA.

Texans will vote on three seats for the state’s highest criminal court in November. Here’s what the court does, who is running for office and what issues candidates are running on.

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The gun safety law allocates $100 million for a Department of Justice grant program for school districts to invest in safety programs and technology. Twenty-eight Texas school districts were awarded grants through the program, totaling almost $8 million.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding state park visitors to leave no trace, including putting those rocks down.