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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs says God demands the removal of the Texas judge overseeing his child sex assault case.
Police in Arlington are looking for a suspect who they believe shot and killed another man at a bar early on Sunday morning.
Humans aren't the only ones languishing in the North Texas heat. The 30+ days of extreme heat and drought conditions have led to higher water temperatures and lower lake levels and fish are dying.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, blasted the debt ceiling deal reached in Washington.
With the heat index pushing to 110-degrees. and above, an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect today through Thursday evening for all of North Texas.
A study of nearly 300 intersections in Texas found that red light-related crashes dropped 25 percent statewide after traffic cameras were installed.
Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no co-pays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.
The Texas Forest Service says a record 248 counties have outdoor burn bans as the drought continues during oppressive summer heat.
It has the makings of a tall tale. A man finds a two-story, 3,250-square-foot house worth $340,000 in a Dallas suburb and pays only $15 for it.
After being disqualified at the RBC Canadian Open, and recovering from injury, Anthony Kim is finally starting to play the way he knew he always could.
First, thieves targeted copper found in streetlights. Now, it appears they have shifted their sites toward manhole covers and water grates, selling the metal for cash.
Two adults were arrested Sunday afternoon for leaving four children locked in their car with a window cracked for more than two hours.
Gov. Rick Perry has raised nearly $103 million in campaign contributions from his first inauguration as governor in 2001 through 2010.
A woman riding as a passenger on a motorcycle died Sunday when a Dodge Charger turned in front of it on State Highway 26 near Kimball Drive, colliding with the bike.