Texas

A 15-year-old girl made a plea for help on social media to get more people into her dad's restaurant. The idea worked – not because it was clever marketing, but because it was an honest message from a daughter about her father.

Dallas police are implementing a new safety strategy this Fourth of July weekend to increase security, curb illegal celebratory gunfire, and prevent severe traffic gridlock.

The Mansfield Rocks July 4 celebration in North Texas will feature a massive fireworks and a Sky Elements pyro drone show launched from the Mansfield Skinner Sports Complex to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

It's no secret that Texans have had tremendous influence over all aspects of America and American culture, from politics, to food, to entertainment, to sports there's likely been a Texan involved.

Gov. Greg Abbott proposed a ban on rural Texas AI data centers and called to eliminate their tax breaks, marking a shift from his prior support as residents increasingly oppose the facilities over water, electricity, and noise concerns.

Some Texas Republicans are calling on the state to deny birth certificates to babies when their parents are not citizens of the United States following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that affirmed automatic citizenship for most people born in the United States.

A TxDOT Fourth of July "Drive Sober, No Regrets" campaign features a Frisco mother who lost her daughter to a drunken driver, as Texas police ramp up holiday weekend DWI enforcement to prevent crashes.

Authorities in West Texas have issued an Amber Alert for an 11-month-old boy who was reported missing Tuesday morning.

A $1 million Powerball winner in Texas is running out of time to claim their prize.

Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 31, prompting Texas authorities to maintain strict emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's ongoing expansion in West Texas.

A member of an organization that smuggled unaccompanied children into the United States from Mexico, sometimes using THC-laced candy, has been sentenced to federal prison.

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged members of the Venezuelan transnational gang Tren de Aragua (TDA) in connection with a 2024 kidnapping and execution-style murder outside Dallas.

The woman, who was not named, was attempting to enter the United States from Mexico at the Paso del Norte point of entry when her vehicle was selected for a second inspection.

The Texas Rangers and Budweiser are building a 12-foot tall, 600-gallon stein at Globe Life Field to break the Guinness World Record for the largest glass of beer this Saturday.

One man is dead following an overnight argument that escalated into a shootout near the Deep Ellum entertainment district, Dallas police said Thursday.

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas late Wednesday night, authorities said.

Police are investigating an overnight shooting at a grocery store near Dallas Love Field Airport that left one man wounded, authorities said Thursday.

A typical early July weather pattern has settled over North Texas, bringing seasonable heat, mugginess, and minimal relief from low-grade rain chances over the holiday period.