Senate Plan Would Send Nearly $1 Bil To Texas Roads
Texas lawmakers are considering diverting nearly $1 billion a year from the state's cash reserves into a fund dedicated to building and maintaining roads.
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Texas lawmakers are considering diverting nearly $1 billion a year from the state's cash reserves into a fund dedicated to building and maintaining roads.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poking fun at New York ahead of his upcoming trip to convince employers there to move to Texas.
Texas lawmakers are pondering how to solve the state's billion-dollar problem of paying for roads and other transportation projects.
Texas lawmakers are expected to consider alternatives to the state's political districts and hear additional testimony on the highly-partisan issue.
Happy birthday to former President George H.W. Bush. He turned 89 on Wednesday. The 41st president, in recent years, has marked his birthday with stunts such as skydiving.
A socks celebration has been planned in Texas for the 89th birthday of former President George H.W. Bush of Houston. Bush in recent years has taken to wearing colorful socks in public.
The Senate is preparing to cast its first votes on a landmark immigration bill to remake the system and offer citizenship to millions. Two votes are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Gov. Rick Perry has added funding for transportation to the special session. Perry said that the state's growing economy and population made additional spending on roads necessary.
Rock stars aren't the only ones who go on tour. The "Nuns On The Bus" campaign started its bus tour in Houston, making a stop in Dallas on the way to the state Capitol in Austin.
A pregnant Texas actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been arrested for allegedly sending the letters herself, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Gov. Rick Perry is signing into law a bill ensuring that restaurants and food stores must allow service dogs, including those for military veterans with PTSD.
The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. Verizon customers, under a top secret court order. A British newspaper reports the order was granted on April 25 and is good until July 19.
Texas lawmakers are inviting the public to weigh-in on the state's political districts at hearings in both Dallas and Austin. The hearings are scheduled for Thursday.
Texas Land Commissioner candidate George P. Bush has become a father. Bush and his wife welcomed their first child on Monday. The boy has been named Prescott Walker Bush.
Gov. Rick Perry plans to pay a visit to an emergency preparedness exercise at the Austin airport ahead of hurricane season.
Investigators say the killing was meticulously planned and recorded on home cameras as the victim tried to escape.
The 774‑page plan outlines major changes across public safety, libraries, transportation, and property tax revenue.
Small hail and strong winds remain possible as the storms track southeast toward the Metroplex.
Police say the teacher, now on administrative leave, faces a first‑degree felony charge as the investigation continues.
The campus officer is being remembered for the guidance, humor, and steady presence he offered students.
The series of shootings occurred between May and July, officials said.
Bullets from Quail Creek Gun Range have struck Barksdale Middle School twice since May, the district says.
A JPS spokesperson said the notice is only related to "the temporary interruption of our ability to process public information requests."
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
Investigators say the killing was meticulously planned and recorded on home cameras as the victim tried to escape.
The 774‑page plan outlines major changes across public safety, libraries, transportation, and property tax revenue.
Small hail and strong winds remain possible as the storms track southeast toward the Metroplex.
Police say the teacher, now on administrative leave, faces a first‑degree felony charge as the investigation continues.
The campus officer is being remembered for the guidance, humor, and steady presence he offered students.
The reversal comes just weeks after an I-Team investigation showed contention over the disciplinary process.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson discusses the city's next budget ahead of its release. He also discusses how AI can benefit the city's taxpayers in the long run, and how the city doesn't "have a revenue problem".
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz told Aaron MacLean on the "School of War" podcast that President Trump should heap more pressure on Iran — including by arming Iranians to "let them overthrow their own government."
Republican U.S. Rep. Craig Goldman of Fort Worth, who succeeded longtime Congresswoman and Fort Worth Mayor Kay Granger in office, pays tribute to her legacy. Goldman said that Granger never forgot where she came from or whom she represented, consistently putting Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Parker County, and Wise County first throughout nearly three decades in Congress.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4.
Dallas Cowboys tight end Princeton Fant is out for the season after sustaining a knee injury in training camp.
All the festivities will be hosted at the Ford Center at The Star.
Jung Hoo Lee hit two solo homers and drove in three RBIs and Logan Webb pitched six shutout innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Texas Rangers 5-1.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A lawsuit alleges that a drive storing a $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
