Texas

The Big 12 and the NCAA have escalated their legal battles to block Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby from playing following a massive college gambling scandal, just as reports surface that the quarterback plans to bypass the controversy entirely by entering the NFL supplemental draft.

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton said that Dallas will host his party's midterm convention later this year.

A controversial new design for Dallas's convention center could cut off Oak Cliff from downtown, putting the massive project on hold as city leaders clash over the plans.

A North Texas family who bought tickets to last Sunday's World Cup match found out the day before the game that the ticket service they used no longer had their tickets for them.

Former Cedar Hill police officer Donald Najee Mercer has been sentenced to 300 days in jail following a conviction for official oppression and abusing his power during a 2024 traffic stop.

Fort Worth Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that left an adult man dead Sunday morning on the city's west side.

A woman armed with a rifle was taken into custody Monday morning after an hours-long standoff in a residential neighborhood, police said.

Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 101 Texas counties and mobilized massive state emergency response forces as severe storms, intense rainfall, and a potential Gulf tropical cyclone threaten widespread flash flooding across the state through Thursday.

Weather forecasters are monitoring a weather disturbance over northeastern Mexico that carries a 50% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next week, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center on Monday.

The FIFA World Cup and Puede Network are collaborating to build a new soccer plaza in Oak Cliff to help local youth enjoy the sport.

A major water main break has forced the city of Fort Worth to issue a precautionary boil water notice for portions of the near northside and areas surrounding Lake Worth, officials announced Monday.

A juvenile has died after being struck by an SUV Saturday morning along the northbound Julius Schepps Freeway service road in Dallas.

Overnight heavy rain in Central Texas caused severe flash flooding that completely submerged all lanes of Interstate 35 in Waco, leaving multiple drivers stranded on the highway before state troopers opened an access road to assist them.

One person is in custody after Watauga police discovered two adult men fatally shot inside a home in the 6000 block of Storm Drive late Sunday night.

A police chase that began in a neighboring suburb ended in Fort Worth on Sunday when the suspect crashed into a light pole and died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found dead late Sunday night in the southern part of the city, authorities said Monday.