Texas workers file thousands of wage theft claims but recouping money proves difficult
Wage theft costs Americans more than any other type of theft. According to the Economic Policy Center, $50 billion a year in wages are stolen from workers.
Domestic violence survivors often left unprotected from forced debt racked up by abusers
Domestic violence is usually characterized by physical and emotional abuse but often there's another kind of abuse—financial abuse.
3D printers used to make illegal handgun switches magnifies challenges for law enforcement
Law enforcement's concerns over proliferation of illegal handgun switches in North Texas is being compounded by use of 3D printers to make them.
Texas Supreme Court to decide whether ERCOT can be sued for 2021 winter grid failure
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on two separate cases Monday involving whether ERCOT should be immune from lawsuits.
Most mass shooters share these four defining moments
Most mass shooters aren't diagnosed with severe mental illness, research shows. More commonly, they're young men who want to make a mark on society.
Texas schools received more than 67,000 'threat reports' last year
Local school officials said it's a sign their efforts are working.
Whistleblower claims Fort Worth ISD 'exploited' students to earn state bonus funding
A Fort Worth high school teacher is accusing his school district of exploiting students to meet new state education standards tied to bonus funding.
Investors bought more than half of all homes sold last year in these 21 DFW zip codes
Even as the housing market starts to cool, in many neighborhoods in North Texas it remains hot for investors.
Bump stock ban remains as Supreme Court turned away challenge from gun rights advocates
The Supreme Court has rejected an effort from gun right advocates to challenge the ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire likes machine guns.
I-Team: Separate insurance plans causing expensive headaches for new parents
When parents have two separate health insurance plans, the question on whose plan is going to cover the newborn child is often unclear.
I-Team: Lewisville accountant sentenced to 48 years in prison for Ponzi scheme
Over the course of nearly two decades, federal prosecutors said James Nix defrauded more than 40 victim investors of at least $6 million.
Why a name change could help with the shortage of school psychologists in Texas
After years of COVID-19 isolation and recent school shootings, Texas students are in need of more mental health support and many are at risk of not getting it.
I-Team: Unannounced intruder audits begin as Texas schools emphasize door security
School intruder audits statewide began this week in the latest step to increase school security in wake of the Uvalde school shooting.
I-Team: Are North Texas schools going 'above and beyond' to secure doors after Uvalde shooting?
Texas schools will spend millions on technology this year to harden campuses, but experts say the best line of defense at schools remains a door and a lock.
Most mass shooters share these 4 defining moments, research shows
What causes someone to be a mass shooter? It's a question Pastor Jeff Laster has wrestled with ever since a gunman walked into his Fort Worth church 23 years ago and shot him.