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Extreme heat caused several grass fires to break out across North Texas on Thursday, and more could happen with no end in sight for the region's 100-degree days.

Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.

A new Mississippi law added sexual battery of a child under 12 to the list of crimes eligible for the death penalty.

A baby born in Dallas with a severe heart defect is at the center of a multistate legal battle involving an Alaska surrogate, California parents, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Superintendent Mike Miles responded to a HISD teacher's emotional video, stating the teacher's concern has been a concern for years.

A longtime North Texas attorney who served as Municipal Judge for multiple cities passed away this week.

A woman was killed in a Thursday morning road rage shooting on eastbound I-20 near the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, causing major traffic delays. Police arrested a suspect late Thursday evening after an extended search.

Dallas residents will soon be asked to vote on a $443 million bond package for public safety infrastructure, a measure that is drawing sharp criticism from one of the Dallas City Council's top public safety advocates.

Royse City Police have not released officer body camera footage from last week's public pool incident, but the family involved says the arresting officer failed to de-escalate the situation and used excessive force.

A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing nearly 30 years ago.

The Plano ISD school board voted to terminate the contract of Brinker Elementary Principal Jennifer King, who faces a lawsuit accusing her of failing to report sexual abuse allegations against former teacher Paul Campbell.

The Plano Police Department is asking the public for help locating a teenager with special needs who has not been seen since Monday.

A former law enforcement officer accused of planning a mass shooting targeting Black people was quietly released from custody after a grand jury declined to indict him.

Christy Knowings, best known for Nickelodeon’s “All That," has died at 46 after complications from an asthma attack, according to TMZ.

A Colorado sheriff’s deputy smashed the window of a van to rescue a dog that had been locked inside for nearly four hours in 83-degree Fahrenheit weather.