Woman killed in shark attack while swimming with daughter in Mexico
The victim was trying to boost her child aboard a floating play platform when the shark bit her, officials said.
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The victim was trying to boost her child aboard a floating play platform when the shark bit her, officials said.
Jalisco cartel members have scammed at least 600 Americans out of about $40 million, officials said.
A two-day trip to the Texas southern border has two North Texas mayors calling for more local elected leaders to visit and amplify calls to better manage the number of migrants crossing into the state.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge this week seized more than $3.5 million in cocaine.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
Tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco.
In just a matter of hours, Otis strengthened into a major hurricane, threatening "catastrophic damage" along Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening.
Violence that broke out Monday in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan was the latest to hit regions plagued by drug trafficking.
Mexico's president says he is going to send a diplomatic note to the United States protesting Texas truck inspections that have caused major delays at border crossings.
According to a recent government report, an estimated 200,000 firearms are smuggled into Mexico each year. Of those recovered and traced, nearly half come from Texas.
Gunmen tried to storm the hospital in the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan to carry out a hit, police said.
Border officials credit what is called "mirrored patrols" with Mexican authorities for the small drop, yet migrant advocates CBS News Texas spoke with call it a temporary and inhumane fix.
Six bodies were discovered in an area of Mexico where seven youths were kidnapped days earlier, authorities said.
The black bear was filmed just inches away from a family as it interrupted a birthday lunch to devour the tacos and enchiladas
One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
"We have allowed the cartels to amass an army," a former ATF senior special agent told CBS News.
It comes just two days after the wife of "El Chapo" was released from a federal prison in Texas after serving a three-year sentence for helping to run her husband's drug operation.
Jamie Maussan, a longtime UFO researcher, was joined in Mexico's Congress by a former U.S. Navy pilot, who later dismissed Maussan's "unsubstantiated stunt."
The Mormon group was headed to a wedding, and authorities said some of the victims were burned alive.
The gunfire involving Mexican marines in Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, prompted a shelter-in-place alert from the U.S. Consulate.
The operation was launched by Gov. Abbott, who called on Texas DPS troopers, National Guard members, and even out-of-state law enforcement to help secure the southern border.
"All of these explosive devices are homemade, based on tutorials that can be found on the internet," Mexico's defense secretary said.
Harold is the second named storm to hit the U.S. this week and is expected to bring heavy rain and powerful winds to South Texas.
A federal judge is set to consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
This holiday season, the City of McKinney is offering something a little different from the usual lights and festivities: a stand where anyone can stop by for advice, comfort and the kind of warmth only a grandmother can give.
"It happened so fast. She was just gone."
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Army Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Texas, was charged Tuesday with 54 specifications for indecent visual recording.
Patrick wants to raise the homestead exemption again, from $140,000, which will go into effect this year, to $180,000.
This holiday season, the City of McKinney is offering something a little different from the usual lights and festivities: a stand where anyone can stop by for advice, comfort and the kind of warmth only a grandmother can give.
"It happened so fast. She was just gone."
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Army Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Texas, was charged Tuesday with 54 specifications for indecent visual recording.
Patrick wants to raise the homestead exemption again, from $140,000, which will go into effect this year, to $180,000.
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Nearly every day, hundreds of thousands of Texas students board a school bus.
Outdoor sirens are meant to warn Texans of tornadoes and floods. This summer's deadly flooding in Kerr County exposed how vulnerable many communities are, with sirens broken, outdated or missing.
It took Azellia Thompkins nearly a year to watch the video of her attempted suicide in the Scurry County jail. Now, she's hoping others will watch it.
The average wait for a bed in a maximum-security psychiatric facility in Texas is over eight months.
President Trump spoke about affordability and his economic agenda in the Poconos, in northeastern Pennsylvania, Tuesday night.
The Justice Department can release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled.
Veasey has represented the 33rd Congressional District since 2013.
Pastor Frederick Haynes III jumps into the race for Texas' 30th district as shifting maps and surprise candidate moves reshape the state's political landscape.
The provision was tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more six decades.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The holiday season can mean festive lights, shopping for your children's gifts, and more time using technology.
A group of North Texas women has been working hard to preserve a style of dancing that had its heyday in the early part of the 20th century.
It's called H3N1, and it can not only cause more severe illness in older adults, but it's also proving to be resistant to flu vaccines.
A North Texas man serves the community as a full-time Crowley police officer; however, that young officer is the one who needs help after he received a life-threatening diagnosis over the summer.
The toolkit includes tips for caretakers and applies to anyone with dementia.
Smith and other Main Street businesses complained to Frisco about the impact on business.
Rodeo Dallas, a popular but controversial Deep Ellum nightclub, is getting back in the saddle. In Uptown.
"This is a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
American Airlines has announced plans to cut management and support roles, mainly at its headquarters in North Texas.
President Donald Trump's plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into heated opposition from U.S. ranchers.
North Texas got more good news today for those excited about next year's World Cup.
CBS News Texas will stream the 2025 BMW Dallas Marathon Festival on CBSNewsTexas.com, the CBS News app and Pluto TV.
The toy drive, benefitting Mission Arlington-Mission Metroplex, will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Dec. 9 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Mikko Rantanen's final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday night.
No. 18 Michigan will meet No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 31, the bowl game's organizers announced Sunday.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
President Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Nardiz Cooke was immediately transfixed by the mask she wore while receiving treatment for late-stage cancer.
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.
