Concern Over Forest Service Cuts As Wildfires Rage
After dealing with severe budget cuts, some are worried the Texas Forest Service might not be as effective as firefighters battle the worst wildfires in state history.
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After dealing with severe budget cuts, some are worried the Texas Forest Service might not be as effective as firefighters battle the worst wildfires in state history.
A grass fire destroyed several buildings in the southern Tarrant County community of Rendon Friday.
"To most other people, this is just a job", says Mohammed. "To us, this is serious business...I'm still fighting for this country, bottom line."
Dallas police arrested a woman they say beat and tortured her two-year-old daughter -- nearly to death. The toddler was taken to Children's Medical Center Wednesday. Friday police released details of the alleged abuse.
The Kimball Art Museum said it has acquired a work by French painter Nicolas Poussin titled "Sacrament of Ordination."
Firefighters are tamping down hotspots and holding back flames from a wildfire that has burned for days across Central Texas.
Major lane closures begin Saturday evening along the LBJ Freeway in Dallas. It is part of the LBJ Express project to add lanes to the highway.
Although the PGA is on a break this weekend, that doesn't mean there is no golf being played. Across the pond in Scotland, the best American amateur golfers will go head-to-head against amateurs from England and Ireland.
Now that the temperatures have cooled, the question is whether it's really time to put away the summer whites.
As President Obama spelled out his jobs plan to the nation Thursday night, a group of North Texans who are looking for work watched closely.
A Thursday afternoon grass fire destroyed seven buildings and burned 300 acres in Hill County.
Mike Corpier spent all day Thursday training for new certifications in telecommunications. His roommate, Johnny Allen, settled in across the hall after work in a warehouse.
After an initial report by CBS 11 Wednesday night about Grand Prairie's concerns over drilling at Joe Pool Lake, we discovered the City of Dallas has also been notified.