Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announces new initiatives to combat crime
Robberies and homicides in Dallas have increased over the last year.
Texas lawmakers discuss their ideas on how state should respond to Uvalde school shooting
Amid the state and federal investigations and Texas legislative committee hearings into the deadly mass shooting in Uvalde, some lawmakers are discussing their ideas on how the state should respond.
TSA screens most passengers for a single day since COVID-19 pandemic began
The July 4th holiday weekend is setting a record. According to TSA, July 1 was when the agency screened the most passengers at airports across the country since the pandemic began: 2,490,490.
Reproductive rights organizations vow long-term legal fight against abortion bans in Texas
Various abortion rights organizations and providers say they're no longer playing legal defense, and instead are going on offense.
Senator John Cornyn, Congressman Marc Veasey discuss migrant deaths in San Antonio, Roe v Wade
CBS 11 asked both Veasey and Cornyn if there could be bipartisan legislation that's passed in Congress following this tragedy.
A Texas law banning most abortions to take effect by mid-August
Last year, the Texas legislature approved a new law in the event Roe v Wade was overturned, a so-called "trigger law" called the Human Life Protection Act.
'Begging for you guys to do something:' Sister of Uvalde shooting urges Texas lawmakers to act
Jazmin Cazares told a joint House committee she is still in shock her nine-year-old sister Jacklyn was gunned down inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
TEA Commissioner: Texas school districts taking steps to "significantly improve" safety this fall
Morath told Senators those steps include reviewing schools' safety procedures, access points, and ensuring doors lock properly at all 9,000 schools across the state before classes begin for the fall.
McCraw: commander at Uvalde school shooting 'placed lives of officers before lives of children'
McCraw didn't hold back as he described what happened in the days before the mass shooting on May 24, inside the school, and what officers did and did not do as they arrived on-scene.
Texas GOP makes election integrity top priority, pass resolution rejecting 2020 election
The Texas GOP says a majority of the nearly 5,000 delegates to their convention in Houston overwhelmingly approved a resolution disputing the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
U.S. Energy Secretary tells North Texans to expect record gas prices to keep rising
In North Texas, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she expects the squeeze at the pump to grow even tighter.
Poll: Majority of parents surveyed are concerned about a shooting happening at child's school
When asked about the potential for a shooting at their student's campus, 61% of parents said they are either very concerned or somewhat concerned.
Senator: DPS director said 13 troopers waited in school hallway before confronting Uvalde gunman
Senator Gutierrez insisted Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw said state troopers were among those waiting in the hallway near the Robb Elementary School classroom for over an hour before confronting the gunman.
Texas Senator John Cornyn says he hopes bipartisan agreement for legislation could pass Senate next week
On the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Senator Cornyn spoke about the bipartisan agreement reached between Senate Republicans and Democrats in response to the deadly mass shooting in Uvalde.
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax may be forced out of his job
Three Dallas City Council members, Paula Blackmon, Gay Donnell Willis and Cara Mendelsohn requested a special meeting for Wednesday to "consider taking appropriate action related to the performance of the city manager including discipline or removal."