AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to stop CAIR from operating in Texas; CAIR calls it an "anti-Muslim...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/5 8:00A Steven Rosenbaum

Texas filed a lawsuit in Collin County on Thursday that seeks to ban the group Council of American-Islamic Relations from operating in the state. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that CAIR is the...

Dallas Olympian Sha'Carri Richardson pleads not guilty to speeding charge in Florida

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/5 7:18A Ana Maria Soler

Olympic medalist and Dallas native Sha'Carri Richardson pleaded not guilty Wednesday to excessive speeding after she was arrested last week in Florida. On Jan. 29, Richardson was going 104 mph on a...

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

CBS Dallas-Fort 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...

After chilly Thursday morning, warm winter weather returns to North Texas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/5 5:59A Michael Autovino

Thursday started out chilly for North Texas, but after today there are no more mornings in the 30s for at least another seven to ten days. High temperatures on Thursday will reach the upper 60s, and...

Why some Texas private schools are not accepting school choice vouchers

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/5 1:52A Lacey Beasley

Applications for the nation's largest school choice program kicked off Wednesday with tens of thousands of families applying for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA). Acting State Comptroller Kelly Hancock said 20,000 families applied in...

Cold front brings cooler temperatures ahead of big warm up in North Texas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/4 12:47A Michael Autovino

Due to a cold front that moved through on Tuesday, temperatures on Wednesday morning are noticeably cooler in the 30s and 40s. Expect cooler temperatures on Wednesday afternoon, as well as highs...

Chaos, confusion and conspiracies plague Dallas nonprofit at center of I-Team investigation

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/4 12:43A Andrea Lucia

A series of conflicting announcements reveals confusion over who is in charge at the Dallas non-profit Hunger Busters as it works to restructure, following a CBS News Texas investigation that...

Ex-NFL player Kevin Johnson's death may be linked to other homicides near L.A. County homeless...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/3 7:37P Dean Fioresi

The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly connected to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, Los Angeles County...

Best Time of Year to Schedule Preventative Pest Control in Fort Worth

Fort Worth Weekly 2/3 4:21A Fort Worth Weekly

If you’ve lived in Fort Worth for any length of time, you already know pests don’t really take a season off. Ants show up in the spring, mosquitoes take over in the summer, rodents look for warmth in the fall, and winter doesn’t always give you...

Inmate captured after escaping jail transport in Fort Worth, sheriff's office confirms

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/2 8:00A Briauna Brown

An inmate is back in custody Monday afternoon after escaping custody in Fort Worth. According to a spokesperson with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, the inmate, whose name has not been released, was being transported by van from the downtown...

Celina, Aledo, Cedar Hill, DeSoto changing classes as UIL releases realignments

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local) 2/2 5:40A NBCDFW Staff

The University Interscholastic League released district realignments for football, basketball and volleyball on Monday for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 seasons. In December, the UIL released snapshot...

North Texas will see temperatures in the upper 60s, slight rain chances this week

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/2 2:11A Lauren Bostwick

Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Monday morning, meaning the rodent is predicting six more weeks of winter. However, the forecast is calling for quite the opposite across North...

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day 2026. What does that mean for winter?

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/2 1:02A Madeline Bartos

Punxsutawney Phil doesn't think winter is going anywhere after he emerged from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob and saw his shadow during this year's Groundhog Day celebration. Thousands of people gather at Gobbler's Knob every year on Feb. 2 to...

Dallas family shares financial, emotional struggles after mother seeking asylum detained by ICE

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/2 12:06A Marissa Armas

A Dallas family is living under a cloud of uncertainty after a mother was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now, her children are being cared for by their grandmother, a situation that's taking a heavy toll on the family...

Republican challenger for Texas Agriculture Commissioner discusses priorities, endorsement by Gov....

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/1 3:15A Jack Fink

In a rare move, Governor Greg Abbott recently endorsed a challenger in a statewide race over the incumbent. He backed Nate Sheets in the Republican primary for Texas Agriculture Commissioner over Sid Miller, who was first elected to the position...