Reports have begun surfacing that other cities in Texas, including Houston and Austin, may be interested in courting Dallas' top cop for open law enforcement positions in their municipalities....
Mourners Remember Athena Strand One Year Later
The Wise County community continues to mourn the loss of a 7-year-old girl roughly one year ago after she was killed. Last November 30, Athena Strand went missing from her father's home in Paradise....
Abbott Stumps for Pro-School Choice Candidate
Gov. Greg Abbott appears to be framing Republican primary season around one of his top policy priorities: school choice.
Texas County Drops Election Admin Lawsuit
Harris County has dropped a lawsuit targeting a new Texas law that requires all counties with more than 3.5 million residents to eliminate their appointed election administrator positions. SB 1750,...
Paxton Sues Pfizer Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Pfizer over allegations the pharmaceutical company misrepresented the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine. Paxton announced the lawsuit Thursday. The...
Texas Comptroller Announces $8.5 Billion in Transfers
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Thursday that a total of $8.52 billion has been transferred to the State Highway Fund and the Economic Stabilization Fund. A press release sent to The...
Gov. Abbott Celebrates Broadband Expansion
Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Harlingen in Cameron County on Thursday to celebrate an announcement by Charter Communications that it is planning to spend $1.3 billion on improving and expanding...
Man Allegedly Admits to Killing Ex, Stuffing Body in Trunk
A young man confessed to killing his former girlfriend, whose body was found stuffed in the trunk of her family's car in southwest Houston. Ariel Cruz, 19, was arrested on murder charges by Houston...
Escaped Inmates Back in Custody After Manhunt
Two inmates are back in police custody after escaping from Fannin County jail last weekend. Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez sparked a days-long manhunt after breaking out of the jail's south annex in...
TX Appeals Ruling Allowing Feds to Cut Border Wire
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday that he has filed an appeal of a judge's decision that the federal government would not be barred from cutting concertina wire along the Texas...
Your Christmas Tree’s Effect on Texas Economy
Whether Texans opt for a real or fake tree as the centerpiece of their home's holiday decor this year has a tremendous impact on the state's economy. The Christmas tree is an iconic image of the...
ERCOT Releases Report on December Outlook
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas recently released its Monthly Outlook for Resource Adequacy report for the month of December. The report details the most likely times when a power shortage...
Gov. Abbott Mobilizes Severe Weather Resources
Gov. Greg Abbott began mobilizing emergency resources on Wednesday in anticipation of potential severe weather across Texas on Thursday. Weather experts forecasted earlier this week that showers and...
21 Sex Offenders Stopped at Border in Two Months
United States Customs and Border Protection reportedly apprehended almost two dozen unlawful migrants with criminal records in their home countries related to sexual offenses in less than two...
Murder of Texas Prison Inmate Sparks Retaliation Concerns
The murder of an inmate allegedly committed by fellow detainees has an El Paso jail on edge. Jesus Torres, 57, was found dead inside his cell at the El Paso County Jail Annex on November 27. His...
Brandon Gill Announces Candidacy for Congress
Brandon Gill recently announced that he will run for U.S. Congress to represent Texas' 26th Congressional District. Gill is running to replace Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville), who announced that...
Likelihood of Fifth Special Session Uncertain
Texas lawmakers are currently taking part in a fourth special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, who has yet to indicate whether he will be calling a fifth special session to accomplish priorities...
Man Allegedly Kills Self When Police Try to Question Him About Missing Woman
The case of a young woman who went missing last week has been elevated to critical status after a man allegedly killed himself when police tried to question him a second time about her...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Abortion Case
The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case Tuesday related to laws regulating abortion in the state. Twenty women and two doctors sued Texas over its near-abortion ban, claiming it puts the women's...
VIDEO: Rep. Chip Roy To Run for Re-Election
Texas Congressman Chip Roy announced on Monday that he will be running for re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. Rep. Roy (R-TX) made the announcement in a social media post in...
CBP Seizes Drugs, Arrests Gang, Sex Criminals
United States Customs and Border Protection agents were busy during the holiday weekend as the agency reported that it seized more than 300 pounds of drugs and arrested six individual suspects. The...