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Folks in the south Dallas neighborhood where a suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting acknowledge that there is a concern over quality of life. But they are adamant about fighting against the label of being the most dangerous neighborhood in the city.
"I'm sure, I'm confident Chief Brown will do the right thing in investigating this issue," said Council member Carolyn Davis.
Both city officials and residents of Farmersville in Collin County are concerned over the proposed new use of a 36 year old oil and natural gas pipeline.
Citing the lack of sufficient rainfall and the increased risk of wildfires, Denton County Judge Mary Horn instated a mandatory county-wide burn ban effective today.
Until now, the Medicaid debate has been about budgets and states' rights. But a statistical study found a 6 percent drop in the adult death rate in three states that have recently expanded coverage for low-income residents along the general lines of the federal health care law.
Critics of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, believe it harms the environment. Industry leaders insist it is safe.
A North Texas homeless shelter wants to get the word out that charitable giving is needed after the holidays. Non-profits workers say there's always an uptick in charitable giving during November and December, then contributions fall almost flat after December 31.
After a wet start to the year, things have been drying out quickly since summer began. The impact of the intense sunshine is causing water to evaporate quickly off area lakes.
A judge says the Army psychiatrist charged in the fatal Fort Hood shooting rampage will be forcibly shaved if he doesn't remove his beard on his own.
Romney negotiated a $10 million federal bailout for his company, but has called for foreclosures to be allowed to "hit bottom" and letting Detroit go bankrupt.
American Airlines CEO Tom Horton wants to set the record straight: It was he who approached US Airways CEO Doug Parker about the possibility of combining the two airlines, not the other way around.
One would think that Obama and his White House would want to keep the name Solyndra as far from the headlines as possible. Yet, President Obama is rubbing elbows with key players in the Solyndra stimulus disaster at a high-priced fundraiser where donors paid $35,800-per-person.
The historic Lakewood Theater is on the mend after the devastating est Dallas hailstorm on June 13. Damage left the theater with 90-percent of the glass in its 100-foot art deco tower destroyed and half of the theater marquee smashed.
A man walking along East Lancaster Avenue underneath the I-30 and I-35W interchange in Fort Worth was hit by an off-duty school bus Wednesday morning.