Texas Lawmakers To Evaluate STAAR
Top education leaders in Texas are to hear testimony on the state's new standardized test and its effects on students, teachers, instruction practices and graduation rates.
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Top education leaders in Texas are to hear testimony on the state's new standardized test and its effects on students, teachers, instruction practices and graduation rates.
Lewisville could be the next city jumping on the no-smoking ban-wagon: The City Council is strongly considering banning lighting up in restaurants and bars.
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price told staffers she was returning to the doctor after feeling the lingering side effects of a weekend bicycle crash that broke her collarbone and gave her a concussion.
The Texas A&M University System has been awarded one of three national biodefense contracts to help the country quickly develop vaccines in the event of a pandemic.
President Obama arrived in Mexico on Sunday night to discuss Europe's economic crisis with other world leaders. But a different crisis is raging outside their security-heavy convention center.
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is recovering from a concussion and a broken collarbone after having a bike accident on Saturday morning, along a city bike trail.
Ron Paul backers notched yet another state delegate win in Iowa, proving -- despite his concession that he will not be the Republican presidential nominee -- they're not going anywhere.
t $25,000, the congregation at the Set Free Deliverance Church in southeast Dallas thought their new land purchase was a good deal. Then an unexpected tax bill arrived for $170,000 on their newly-purchased, foreclosed property.
The two Texans embroiled in a white-hot battle for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination both said that their records prove they are more-conservative than their opponent.
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives.
Ashleigh Shae Parks, 30, died just six weeks before she was scheduled to be released from Dawson State Jail in downtown Dallas, a low security facility for people convicted of non-violent crimes.
Technology Fund has filed for bankruptcy, folding after the state cut off money that was tied to hitting milestones not in the original contract, the president of the startup said Thursday.
As Father's Day nears, First Lady Michelle Obama has joined the social media website Pinterest with pictures remembering her father and highlighting President Obama with his kids.
LIFE magazine has released rare behind-the scenes photos of John F. Kennedy's 1960 run for the White House. Most of the photos were never published.
Councilman Dwaine Caraway is re-booting his campaign against saggy pants.
The heat index in some places could reach up to 108 degrees.
After nearly 30 years on the run, a woman wanted in the murder of her 3-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico.
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been placed on the 15-day injured list because of elbow inflammation.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
They have both been charged with four counts of abandoning or endangering a child.
A man was walking on the center median of LBJ near Midway when Jones found him and drove him to a nearby Walmart.
The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams have agreed on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into his first full season with the team.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
Both incidents involved shots being fired at suspects.
The heat index in some places could reach up to 108 degrees.
After nearly 30 years on the run, a woman wanted in the murder of her 3-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico.
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been placed on the 15-day injured list because of elbow inflammation.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
They have both been charged with four counts of abandoning or endangering a child.
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.
"This is President Trump's third attempt to illegally impose tariffs that would make life more expensive for American families and small businesses, and this is the third time we're taking the administration to court over this misuse of power," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
Zapanta told Jack Fink about his conversations with other sports teams about developing the site, including the Dallas Stars.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson made the remarks one day before City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert released her proposed 2026-27 budget.
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico introduced their economic agendas while campaigning in North Texas last week.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
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.
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been placed on the 15-day injured list because of elbow inflammation.
The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams have agreed on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into his first full season with the team.
Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Hezly Rivera has added two-time national champion to her resume.
Kayla McBride made a WNBA-record 10 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, becoming the first team to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs.
Don Nelson was one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State.
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.
