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"Playing hooky" from school would no longer be a criminal offense under a new bill that cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature Saturday. Instead, accumulating unexcused absences would mean only civil punishments. The measure now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott.
The body of a 8-year-old girl ejected from an SUV and into flood waters off U.S. 175 has been found. She was one of two children thrown from the vehicle after a roll-over crash Saturday. The other child, a 9-year-old, was taken to a hospital in Dallas.
Three men died in a shooting at a Lake Highlands apartment complex. Patrol officers responded Saturday afternoon to the Montecito Palms Apartments on reports of shots fired.
A man kidnaps a woman from a Rowlett Wal-Mart parking lot -- in the middle of the day -- only to later crash his car off I-30. Today the victim is safe and the suspect is behind bars.
Lewisville Lake inched Saturday towards its 100-year flood mark after another overnight rain storm along with additional water flowing into the lake from upstream. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers closed the lake to boaters out of concern large wakes would flood nearby homes.
Due to severe flooding, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is suspending A-Train Service until Monday. DCTA will provide bus services that will pick up and drop off near the platform at each station.
The Legislature has approved a bill stripping public corruption cases from a unit tied to Rick Perry's 2014 indictment. On Saturday, the House and Senate approved a compromise, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott.
The push to lower the age a criminal can be considered an adult in Texas was squelched today. Sen. John Whitmire (D) dropped from an amendment that would modify laws classifying 17-year-olds charged with crimes as adults.
The Department of Transportation has brought in heavy-duty pumps to draw the water from the depression into the Trinity River. As of Saturday afternoon, North Texas is a mere .69" away from becoming the wettest month in history.
Police today are searching for the individual who stabbed a woman to death in Dallas last night. Arlene Acosta, 46, was found in a residence off Live Oak Street Saturday morning.
A North Texas biker killed in the Waco shootout earlier this month was laid to rest today. The funeral for Manuel Rodriguez was held Saturday in Garland. The 40-year-old Bandidos gang member was shot and killed outside the Twin Peaks Restaurant nearly two weeks ago.
Dallas gets hit hard with intense storms and flooding -- 11 people remain missing -- two were found dead Friday. Meanwhile, the Trinity River is nearly 12 feet above flood stage.
Homeowners close to Lake Lewisville woke up Saturday morning to another round of flooding concerns. More rain means more water in an already swollen lake.
The White House said Obama declared that he ordered federal aid to supplement other recovery efforts in the area affected by severe weather since May 4.
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