Texas

Governor Greg Abbott signed over 600 bills into law this session, enacting significant legislative changes across education (including religion and cell phone use in schools), abortion access, foreign land ownership, border security, and various crime and law enforcement measures, with one notable bill regarding a THC ban still awaiting his decision.

Last week, the Texas Republican Party met for its State Republican Executive Committee meeting where they took steps to try and block their primary elections from “outside interference."

A 55-year-old man drowned in Joe Pool Lake after falling from a paddleboard without a life vest, and his identity will be released by the medical examiner.

The head of ERCOT says the grid will have enough power supply to meet demand this summer. The outlook comes after a gloomy report in February that warned of a fast-approaching power shortage.

A multi-agency search is underway for a Dallas firefighter who went missing after his kayak overturned on Lake Lavon on Saturday.

A Carrollton police officer was arrested Friday by Irving police on a sexual assault charge.

Fort Worth police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect and vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday.

The crash happened on Saturday night at 1904 Hemphill Street, which is in the Fairmount area of Fort Worth.

A driver died Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash in north Dallas, north of Addison, police said.

One person is dead and another injured after a shooting at a house party in Dallas early Friday morning.

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a wrong-way crash on I-35 that happened around 1 a.m. Sunday in Fort Worth.

Authorities believe a man killed his mother in Harris County, then traveled to Leon County where he fatally shot his father, wounded a deputy, and then killed himself after also shooting two dogs.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office has released the name of the man who drowned at Joe Pool Lake on Saturday, just after 11 a.m.

After a wet start to June, North Texas is transitioning to a significantly drier and hotter weather pattern, with temperatures expected to consistently hover around 94 degrees for the coming week.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program. Here's how Texas leaders are reacting.

Ella Christensen, the 12-year-old victim of a recent crash in Wise County, is expected to recover. Tragically, she'll have to learn how to navigate life without her two older siblings. 

A new agreement between the Federal Highway Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation will give the state more authority to conduct environmental reviews, a move the government says will accelerate the construction of bridge and highway projects.

Preliminary investigation found that 47-year-old Julian Galindo-Ramirez had been shot at the scene. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died of his injuries.