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Elba Garcia defeated longtime Dallas County Commissioner Ken Mayfield in Tuesday's election. Mayfield's seat was pivotal to establish Republican control over the Commissioner's Court. But with the additions of Democrats Garcia and Clay Jenkins, the politics of the court may change.
A Dallas mother and her children got quite a scare, when thieves tried to steal their car with them still inside. It happened at the Holy Trinity Academy on Hillcrest in North Dallas.
A man accused of leading police on a chase that ended on a Dallas Love Field runway after the suspect crashed through a fence has been indicted on a federal charge.
Casey's General Stores says it has dismissed a $43 per-share takeover bid from Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. and ended negotiations with the convenience store operator.
Former three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons died Tuesday in a hotel room at DFW Int'l Airport, just days after telling tournament organizers in Puerto Rico he had become ill in Portugal.
Police are looking for four people who crashed a Halloween party in the Fort Worth area after the costumed men robbed the guests of money, jewelry and cell phones.
A coroner says toxic levels of cocaine, PCP and Ecstasy caused the death of a robbery suspect after Dallas police shocked him with a Taser.
Texas Democrats have lost their state House leader and several longtime incumbents.
Two Texas Democrats were ousted from Congress by Republican newcomers who capitalized on a wave of voter frustration.
In his new memoir, former president George W. Bush says that he considered running for re-election without Dick Cheney.
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins outlasted Republican challenger Danny Clancy in an extremely tight race that lasted into the early hours Wednesday.
A Lake Highlands 7th grader, diagnosed with a crippling disorder, is overcoming the disability to participate in the game he loves. And, in doing so, is having a big impact on his classmates.
He's been a musician, a writer, a businessman and famously ran for governor in 2006 with the campaign slogan "Why the Hell Not?" Politician Kinky Friedman spent his 2010 election night 2010 at the CBS11/TXA21 studios.