The state of the Texas GOP Senate primary with early voting in full swing

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/22 7:07A Steven Rosenbaum

With early voting underway in Texas, the three major candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate were in North Texas last week to encourage their supporters to head to the polls. Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is facing the fight of...

Texas U.S. Senate race draws national attention as Democratic candidates blitz North Texas

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/22 7:06A Jack Fink

The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is intensifying and making national headlines, as all major Republican and Democratic candidates sweep across the state. Over the past two weeks, every candidate has made campaign stops in North Texas, and CBS...

Boy shot, killed while juveniles were allegedly aiming gun at each other and pulling trigger,...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/21 7:23A Briauna Brown

A juvenile boy is dead after being shot while he and other juveniles were handling a firearm, the Arlington Police Department confirmed Saturday. Police said the juvenile who pulled the trigger is facing manslaughter charges. A deadly game...

UPDATE: 14-year-old killed in Arlington shooting; juvenile arrested for Manslaughter

DFW Scanner 2/21 4:32A dfwscanner

Late Friday night, Arlington PD officers responded to a reported shooting at Sausalito Drive, near W. Arkansas Lane and Little Road in Arlington. Upon arrival, officers located a 14-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound. Despite...

Judge declares mistrial in Prairieland ICE center shooting case over attorney's T-shirt

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2/18 3:59A Alanna Quillen

A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the high‑profile case accusing nine North Texans of attacking the Prairieland ICE Detention Center on the Fourth of July, after determining that a defense attorney’s shirt could improperly influence...

Everything you need to know about the Texas primaries

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/17 6:01P S.E. Jenkins

Texans head to the polls March 3 for the 2026 primary elections, deciding party nominees for major federal, statewide and legislative offices ahead of November's general election. Early voting Early voting runs Feb. 17 27, with potential runoffs...

Texas Rangers investigating police chase that ended in officer involved shooting in Carrollton

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2/17 4:07A Alanna Quillen

A police chase that started in Grand Prairie ended in an officer-involved shooting in Carrollton, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The chase happened early Tuesday morning and ended in a crash sometime around 3 a.m. in the...

Limited Election Day voting returns to Dallas County for March primary

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2/17 3:13A David Goins

In Dallas County, election officials are urging voters to consider casting their ballots early ahead of the March 3 primary, warning that Election Day options will be more limited than in recent years. After previously allowing voters to cast...

After redistricting, newly drawn Dallas congressional district attracts 4 Democrats, including Julie...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/15 3:13A Jack Fink

One of the most closely watched races for the upcoming March 3 primary election is for the 33rd Congressional District, a newly drawn district in Dallas County that has a majority of Latino residents. The seat is the result of mid-decade...

More than 200 dogs rescued from suspected dogfighting operation

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2/13 3:20A Allie Spillyards

More than 200 dogs are receiving care after law enforcement and animal advocates say they were rescued from a dog-fighting ring that stretched across several North Texas counties. Investigators said it’s the largest bust of its kind in recent...

Border czar says Minnesota ICE surge is ending: "I don't want to see any more bloodshed"

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/12 4:15A Nick Lentz

Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding , with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week. "I have...

1 killed, 1 injured after gunfire erupts during gathering at Fort Worth apartment, police say

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/9 2:14A Briauna Brown

One person was shot and killed, and another was injured after gunfire erupted during a gathering at a Fort Worth apartment complex overnight, police confirmed. Fort Worth police told CBS News Texas that at about 3 a.m., officers responded to a...

How a Democrat defeated the Republican in a GOP majority state Senate district in Tarrant County

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/8 2:54A Jack Fink

It was a major political upset that delighted Democrats and rattled Republicans here in North Texas, across the state, and the nation. Democrat Taylor Rehmet trounced Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the special runoff election for the open state...

Dallas man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Galveston

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 2/5 6:27A Steven Rosenbaum

A Dallas man is being held in a Texas jail without bond after he was accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her in a hotel room. Graham Dunn, 27, is in the Galveston County Jail charged with kidnapping and aggravated...

Hutchins council to hold closed-door meeting with lawyers to discuss reported ICE facility

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2/4 2:33A Alanna Quillen

On Wednesday, Hutchins City Council will hold a special-called meeting to discuss a potential proposal to put an immigration detention facility in their city. According to the agenda, the council will...