Dallas County Health launches new diabetes and hypertension surveillance dashboards

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/17 11:56A Tatum DeHart

The Dallas County Health and Human Services Department (DCHHS) is partnering with Parkland Health Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) to launch new online tools to help Dallas residents better understand diabetes and hypertension. PCCI...

Cuban national accused of killing Dallas motel manager had criminal arrest history across Texas,...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 9/16 4:21A Brian New

Before allegedly beheading a Dallas motel manager last week, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez had already built a criminal arrest record across Florida, California and Texas, according to court and law enforcement records. Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged...

North Texas political leaders react to conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 9/14 3:45A Jack Fink

Texas leaders in both parties condemn the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk . On Friday, authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah for Kirk's murder. The shooting happened as Kirk was speaking with about 3,000...

Court document reveals gruesome details in beheading of Dallas motel manager

CBS Dallas-Fort 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-Fort 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 fugitive accused in 2009 Garland murder extradited from Mexico after 16 years, the FBI says

CBS Dallas-Fort 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...

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

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 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 (Local Beat) 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...

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

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 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...

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

CBS Dallas-Fort 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...

Rapper BigXthaPlug arrested in Dallas after new album release party, records show

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/22 6:22A J.D. Miles

Dallas-based rapper BigXthaPlug was arrested early Friday, according to Dallas County Jail records. The 27-year-old, born Xavier Landum, was booked on charges of marijuana possession and unlawful possession of a firearm. BigXthaPlug held an album...

Texas redistricting battle to start new phase with Democrats expected return to Capitol

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/17 3:23A Jack Fink

For the second week, Republicans and Democrats have continued their showdown over new congressional maps in Texas, which will result in five new GOP-majority districts at the expense of Democrats. But the fight is about to enter a new phase on...

Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/15 5:05A CBS Texas Staff

The Texas House reconvened Friday morning in its sixth attempt to make a quorum, after Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. After failing to reach a quorum Tuesday...

Dallas police seize nearly 400 pounds of marijuana from storage facility and arrest a man

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/14 8:09A Julia Falcon

A man is in jail after Dallas police seized almost 400 pounds of marijuana from a storage facility earlier this month. The Dallas Police Department said a tip was sent in about a shipment of marijuana being ready for transport to Dallas....

Suspect shot by Carrollton officer after threatening to harm himself and others, police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/13 8:53A Briauna Brown

A man is in critical condition after being shot by a Carrollton police officer after reportedly threatening to harm himself and other officers following a traffic stop Tuesday night, officials said. According to the Carrollton Police Department,...