Heat advisory continues in North Texas as "feels-like" temperatures reach up to 109 degrees

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/8 2:18A Brittany Rainey

North Texans will likely have the hottest afternoon of the week on Friday. Temperatures in Dallas-Fort Worth could reach 100 degrees or a little less with increased moisture. The heat advisory...

Firefighters treated for heat exhaustion after 3-alarm fire at TWU campus in Denton

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/7 9:21A Alexis Garcia

You never know what s swimming in the waters around North Texas. At Eagle Mountain Lake in Tarrant County, it was an alligator! The alligator was safely removed from the lake Thursday morning. We were trying to get it into the cage last night,...

Dangerous heat returns to North Texas, prompting a heat advisory to end the week

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/7 6:35A Brittany Rainey

Temperatures continue to slowly creep closer to 100 degrees in North Texas each afternoon. On Wednesday, temperatures topped out at 96 degrees, Thursday will be near 98 degrees and Friday will be the...

Denton Fire Department puts out 3-alarm fire at Texas Woman's University

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/7 6:10A Julia Falcon

First responders put out a 3-alarm fire at Texas Woman's University Thursday morning. According to the Denton Fire Department, the 3-alarm fire broke out just after 10 a.m. in the 700 block of Administration Drive on TWU's campus. The building, a...

Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/7 4:34A CBS Texas Staff

The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and make quorum in Austin. After not making a quorum for a second day on Tuesday, Texas Democrats and Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin...

North Texas high schooler breaks record for fastest 800-meter race, is set to represent Team USA in...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/7 4:10A Lauren Crawford

At just 16 years old, Cooper Lutkenhaus isn't just chasing greatness he's sprinting straight into the history books. The rising high school junior from Justin, Texas, stunned the track world at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in...

Weapons: Suburban Legend

Fort Worth Weekly 8/6 9:22P Kristian Lin

A horror movie that proves that there’s still original storytelling left at our multiplexes, Weapons begins with voiceover narration by a little girl (Scarlett Sher) who tells us about the string of murders that terrorized her Pennsylvania town...

Sunshine and heat continue in North Texas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/6 9:21A Brittany Rainey

A typical summer day is ahead in North Texas with sunny skies and hot temperatures . The good news, while temperatures are hot, they are staying at seasonal averages by Wednesday afternoon. Highs will...

Texas legislative standoff enters third day as Democrats continue boycott over redistricting

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/6 7:40A Julia Falcon

After not making quorum for a second day on Tuesday , Texas Democrats and Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin spoke Wednesday with members of the media in response to comments from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump. The Texas House...

Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word,"...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/6 6:59A Mike Toole

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday. Democratic lawmakers left Texas Sunday to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan there. President Trump wants...

Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 11:43A CBS Texas

The Texas House reconvened Tuesday afternoon in Austin after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Democratic lawmakers were not in attendance, making it the second day in a row the House hasn't met a...

Heat continues to build across Dallas-Fort Worth with plenty of sunshine

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 11:40A Brittany Rainey

Tuesday had a much quieter start with no storms, just a few high clouds and temperatures in the 70s. Monday morning, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport experienced its strongest wind gust on...

Three shot, one seriously injured at unsanctioned North Texas trail ride that featured...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 11:39A Doug Myers

An unsanctioned trail ride in Red Oak that included back-to-school giveaways ended in gunfire over the weekend, leaving three people shot one seriously injured, according to the Ellis County Sheriff's...

City of Granbury issues disaster declaration after water main break

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 11:25A Julia Falcon

A water main break in Granbury has prompted the city to issue a disaster declaration. The water main break is located underneath US Highway Business 377 near the Brazos River Bridge, according to the city . Parts to repair the break are being...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 11:24A Sara Tenenbaum

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who said they will send law enforcement to arrest Democrats who left the state over the GOP redistricting plan. More than 50 Texas...