Court document reveals gruesome details in beheading of Dallas motel manager

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/11 8:16A Steven Rosenbaum

Editor's note: This story contains graphic details of an alleged murder. An arrest affidavit released Thursday revealed gruesome new details in the beheading of a Dallas motel manager on Wednesday...

Why a newly drawn congressional seat in Dallas keeps attracting new potential candidates

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/7 4:10A Jack Fink

A fourth big-name Democrat is eyeing one of the newly drawn congressional districts in North Texas. Former LULAC National President Domingo Garcia , who's also a former Dallas city council member and state representative, told CBS News Texas he's...

Texas Republicans crack down on quorum breaking after Democrats left the state last month

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/7 4:08A Jack Fink

Texas Republicans passed new measures to prevent lawmakers, in this case Democrats, from breaking quorum. The new bill and new rules for House members follow Democrats leaving the state in August to break quorum and prevent the lower chamber from...

One dead, one injured in Highway 360 crash near I-30, Arlington police say

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/5 11:26A Doug Myers

Speed has not been ruled out as a possible factor in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning that killed one person and seriously injured another, according to Arlington police. The wreck, involving a Chevrolet Malibu, occurred just after...

Texas fugitive accused in 2009 Garland murder extradited from Mexico after 16 years, the FBI says

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/5 9:40A Steven Rosenbaum

A man police say committed a murder in Garland then hid in Mexico for 16 years is now behind bars in North Texas. The FBI announced Friday that Cesar Pascual Orozco was extradited from Mexico and...

Hearing in Gateway Church founder Robert Morris criminal trial canceled, another scheduled

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/4 6:08A Steven Rosenbaum

A court hearing in the criminal case against Robert Morris, the founder of Southlake-based Gateway Church, one of the nation's largest congregations, was canceled before it began Thursday morning....

Grand Prairie Police kill man after screaming woman calls for help, reports assault

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 9/2 7:06A Frank Heinz

A man police say was firing his gun out an open window and assaulting his girlfriend while driving down the highway was killed by a Grand Prairie police officer overnight Saturday. Grand Prairie Police said Sunday a screaming woman called 911...

Bystanders help rescue victims from fiery crash that killed 3 near Benbrook

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 9/2 5:11A NBCDFW Staff

A man police say was firing his gun out an open window and assaulting his girlfriend while driving down the highway was killed by a Grand Prairie police officer overnight Saturday. Grand Prairie Police said Sunday a screaming woman called 911...

UPDATE: Four-vehicle crash claims three lives in Tarrant County

DFW Scanner 9/2 4:43A dfwscanner

On September 1, at around 8:20pm, multiple agencies, including Tarrant County Sheriff s Office, Cresson Fire Department, and CareFlite, responded to a major accident in the 8700 block of FM 1187 near Ben Day Murrin Road. When deputies arrived,...

North Texas Food Bank launches ‘Peanut Butter Drive' during Hunger Action Month

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 9/2 3:42A Alanna Quillen

A man police say was firing his gun out an open window and assaulting his girlfriend while driving down the highway was killed by a Grand Prairie police officer overnight Saturday. Grand Prairie Police said Sunday a screaming woman called 911...

Azle boat crash sends 3 to hospital, officials warn about boat safety this holiday

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 9/1 2:08A Alanna Quillen

A boat crash on Eagle Mountain Lake sent two children and one adult to the hospital Sunday evening, according to the Tarrant Regional Water District. Officials said the crash happened around 7 p.m. when a boat carrying five people slammed into a...

The redistricting fight could delay the March 3 Texas primary, congressman says

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 8/31 3:23A Jack Fink

U.S. Representative Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Fort Worth, predicts the Texas primary set for March 3 may have to be postponed because of the legal challenge filed against the state's newly approved congressional maps. In an interview for Eye...

Tarrant County Sheriff's Office impersonators scam victims out of thousands

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/29 11:50A Shannon Miller

Scammers tell victims they ve missed jury duty, have unpaid fines or are under investigation for other fabricated crimes. Just three days after his wife passed away, Bill Phillips got a call that...

Fort Worth restaurant wins $50K national grant to help renovate and grow their business

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/29 11:39A Vince Sims

Scammers tell victims they ve missed jury duty, have unpaid fines or are under investigation for other fabricated crimes. Just three days after his wife passed away, Bill Phillips got a call that...

Jerry Jones says Micah Parsons trade doesn't change Cowboys' win-now plan

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/29 11:18A Schuyler Dixon | The Associated

Scammers tell victims they ve missed jury duty, have unpaid fines or are under investigation for other fabricated crimes. Just three days after his wife passed away, Bill Phillips got a call that...