Semi hauling trash overturns on I-20 in Dallas, leading to miles of traffic backup

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/19 7:06A Steven Rosenbaum

Traffic on I-20 in southern Dallas is backed up for miles Friday afternoon after a semi hauling trash overturned, blocking lanes and littering the highway with debris. The truck overturned around noon...

1 person dead, 1 in police custody after shooting at Dallas DART station

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/19 6:27A Julia Falcon

One person is dead and one person is in jail after a shooting at a DART train station, according to police. The shooting happened Thursday around 9:40 p.m. at the 8th and Corinth Station, DART police said. This stop is one stop before the Dallas...

Years after a deadly masked shooting in Frisco went cold, a McKinney man gets life in prison

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/18 3:02A Julia Falcon

A McKinney man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2017 Frisco murder that went unsolved for years before detectives reopened the cold case and uncovered new evidence, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. Kerrico Carr,...

Flu cases rise in North Texas as new strain drives U.S. concerns

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 12/18 12:12A Meredith Yeomans

A fast-moving strain of the flu is raising concern in North Texas as the busy holiday travel season begins. The variant, known as subclade K , is a mutation of the influenza A(H3N2) virus and is now...

Jasmine Crockett's campaign launch for U.S. Senate in Texas and the political dominoes that...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/13 4:50A Jack Fink

Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett 's entrance into the U.S. Senate race shook up the Democratic primary this week in Texas. While her run may not have been a surprise, her candidacy produced some surprises. Former Dallas Congressman Colin...

Woman charged with capital murder in 3-year-old son's death in child abuse case

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/9 7:18A Steven Rosenbaum

The mother of a 3-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder after her son died at a Dallas hospital. McKinney PD confirmed that Chelsea Berg, 30, was arrested on Monday. Her boyfriend,...

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/8 8:29A Jack Fink

Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans. The announcement is set to be...

Colin Allred exiting Democratic primary in Texas Senate race, to run for Dallas-based House seat

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/8 8:03A Jack Fink

In a last-minute shake-up, Democrat Colin Allred announced Monday morning he is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Texas, hours before Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed paperwork to enter the Democratic primary for the race. Instead, Allred said he...

After clashes with Trump, could a Rep. Jasmine Crockett Senate run energize Republicans in addition...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 12/6 11:00P Jack Fink

Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D) will announce tomorrow once and for all whether she is going to run for U.S. Senate and not run for re-election in her House district. Democratic and Republican analysts told CBS News Texas that it looks...

Man shot four in downtown Dallas before being fatally shot by officers, police say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 11/26 6:39A NBCDFW Staff

A man shot and killed by Dallas Police early Monday morning pointed his gun at officers after he fatally shot a man in a car and three others standing nearby, police say. Dallas Chief of Police Daniel Comeaux said Wednesday both on-duty and...

Dallas area mental health provider reports data breach impacting 8,600 clients

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 11/25 12:04A NBCDFW Staff

One of the county’s largest mental health service providers says the protected health information of some clients was shared without authorization. Metrocare Services reported that nearly 8,600 clients may have been affected. The company said the...

Pritzker, Newsom visit Texas, praise House Democrats who broke quorum to fight against...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 11/15 11:00P Jack Fink

Two high-profile Democrats visited the Lone Star State recently and credited Democrats in the Texas House for igniting a nationwide redistricting battle . Illinois Governor JB Pritzker addressed 650 people at the Dallas County Democratic Party's...

Senator Cornyn endorsed by 30 current and past Republican elected leaders in DFW for his re-election...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 11/12 10:01P Jack Fink

Thirty Republican elected officials from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, past and present, have endorsed Senator John Cornyn for re-election over his two GOP primary rivals, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Houston Congressman Wesley Hunt. The...

North Texas election results for Nov. 4, 2025

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 11/4 7:46P NBCDFW Staff

Election Day results Results for all races are listed below alphabetically by category and county. Where can I find results on the amendments to the state constitution? Click here . Where can I find...

Texas Democrats await court ruling on redistricting before filing for 2026 races

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 11/1 11:00P Jack Fink

With less than one week before candidates can begin filing their campaign paperwork, a panel of three federal judges in El Paso has yet to issue a ruling on whether to uphold the newly approved Texas congressional maps for the 2026 elections. The...