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With the risk of localized flooding from the overflowing Trinity River, the City of Dallas has closed sections of more than 20 roads in area west of Stemmons Freeway (I-35 E), north of Northwest Highway and east of Luna Road and south of Royal Lane. This area will likely be blocked off to traffic through Monday morning's commute.
The House voted 98-47 to approve a measure that will allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their gun on public college campuses. It now goes to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Owners of for-profit nursing homes have found a way to obtain federal dollars intended for only those homes funded by local tax dollars. Texas failed to require that federal funds given to nursing homes be spent on patients or improvements.
Residents around White Rock Lake are getting back to normal. Parking spots at the trails were sparse as joggers came out Sunday to soak up rays -- and dodge debris. Now that the water has receded and the winds have calmed, crews are still working to clean up trash and debris washed up along the trails and roads.
May 2015 goes down as a month to remember for the rain and storms. But it will also go down as the 20th coolest May on record based on average temperature.
Steven Bowditch rode his best birdie binge on the PGA Tour to a 5-under 64 and a four-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T Byron Nelson, winning his second career title -- both in Texas.
Lake Lewisville passed its 100 year flood mark early Sunday. It now stands at a whopping 537 feet -- and waters are flooding into Dallas.
Good news; Loop 12 between Irving Blvd. and I-30 is drying up quickly...Bad news; it's still closed, and that's not stopping some people. CBS 11 cameras caught signs and barricades are being ignored by some motorists -- and even pedestrians.
Denton residents rallied amid the passage of a bill that overturned a vote to ban fracking. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law that would prevent cities from banning the drilling practice.
Flood damage across Texas shows a severe lack of preparedness -- The federal warning system designed to anticipate such catastrophic events did not accurately assess the danger this May.
A series of severe storms has caused at least $27 million of infrastructure damage in Texas -- and that figure is only expected to rise. Roadways in 167 of the state's 254 counties suffered some form of storm damage in May alone.
Alex Wilson of Cleburne is a 22-year-old grocery store worker who survived after he was swept away by rushing floodwaters. But, as amazing as that is, it's only a small anecdote to his real story.
Steven Bowditch positioned himself Saturday for his second PGA Tour win in Texas. Hometown favorite Jordan Spieth might have to keep waiting for his first. Bowditch shot a 4-under 65 on Saturday in the AT&T Byron Nelson to take a two-stroke lead and leave Spieth six shots back heading into the final round.
"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.
