A member of the Texas House may be in violation of federal campaign finance laws. Texas Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Fort Worth) is named on the host committee for an upcoming fundraiser for Speaker of the...
TX Man Avoids Prison for Attempted Homicide
A New Mexico judge accepted a plea deal from a Texas man responsible for killing a man and seriously injuring a teenage girl in a car crash in September 2021, sentencing him to six years of...
Top 10 Texas State Parks in 2022
The first Texas state parks opened in the 1930s, and there are now 86 operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Local Mayor Faces Challengers
Frisco’s Mayor Jeff Cheney announced his bid for re-election via social media last month. He has been in office since May 2017. Unlike Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who will be running unopposed for...
New Frisco Library to Open in March
A new library is coming to Frisco in March, according to an announcement by officials. The library made the announcement Wednesday and said there would be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. that...
Toxic Water From Ohio Coming to Texas
A county in Texas is one of the few places in the U.S. equipped to dispose of the hazardous waste from the derailed train.
Abbott Antes Up on Casinos
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently indicated his openness to some of the proposals for the legalization of gambling currently introduced in the Texas Legislature. In an interview with the Fort...
Juvenile Charged in Airport Bomb Scare
Texas Department of Public Safety officials said that a bomb scare at the El Paso International Airport on February 17 was caused by a juvenile making a false report. The bomb threat was directed...
Appraisal District Chair Resigns Amid Scandal
Kathryn Wilemon, the embattled chairwoman of the Tarrant Appraisal District’s (TAD) board of directors, has resigned following calls for her recall. Wilemon threw in the towel in an email to TAD...
Local Man Stripped of Citizenship
A man living in Plano who allegedly participated in a massacre in El Salvador in the 1980s was stripped of his American citizenship and deported earlier this month. Arnoldo Antonio Vasquez...
Frisco Discusses Universal Park Concerns
Many Frisco residents have expressed concern about Universal's plans to build a park in their neighborhood. At a special joint meeting of the Frisco City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission...
Ex-Uvalde CISD Police Chief Wins Appeal
Pete Arredondo, the school district police chief who was fired in the wake of the mass school shooting in Uvalde last year, has won his appeal to upgrade his less-than-honorable discharge. During...
Vigil for Teen Addresses Fentanyl Crisis
A vigil and press conference were held Thursday for one of the 14-year-old victims of a wave of fentanyl overdoses that swept through Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. The...
New Drone Phase Aviation Coming Soon
The possibility of air taxis filling North Texas skies gets closer and closer to becoming a reality with each passing day. The University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton has partnered with Advanced...
Abbott Forms Anti-Street Takeover Initiative
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a new street takeover task force that will seek to stop the recent increase in the activity. A street takeover occurs when groups coordinate to illegally...
Highway 75 Getting ‘Technology Lanes’
To help reduce congestion and better use existing infrastructure, a portion of the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on U.S. 75 are set to be converted to so-called "technology lanes." The...
Gov. Abbott Announces $100B Roadway Plan
Governor Greg Abbott has announced a new 10-year statewide roadway construction plan with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The governor released an announcement of this new plan — the...
Showers Move Quickly Through North Texas
Showers have returned to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, albeit only briefly. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth predicted that a line of thunderstorms would move through the region in the...
Boeing Tests Planes Against Panhandle Winds
Airline manufacturer Boeing is utilizing strong crosswinds in the Texas panhandle to test its latest commercial aircraft. Boeing’s new 777X landed at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport on...
City Voting on Capital Projects in May Ballot
The May general election in Frisco will include votes on a number of substantial proposed capital projects in the city. The Frisco City Council voted Tuesday to include five propositions on the...
TX Senator Urges Border Bill, Ukraine Support
Texas’ Senior Senator John Cornyn recently called for increased border security measures and continued American aid to Ukraine. In an interview with Fox News, Cornyn emphasized the struggles...