State House To Revisit Distracted Driving Ban
The latest push to ban texting while driving in Texas could set off another showdown at the Capitol. Texas is one of less than a dozen states where texting while driving remains legal.
Watch CBS News
The latest push to ban texting while driving in Texas could set off another showdown at the Capitol. Texas is one of less than a dozen states where texting while driving remains legal.
Gov. Rick Perry opened Texas' legislative session urging lawmakers to use a surplus of state funds on tax cuts. But those cuts haven't materialized.
Gov. Rick Perry is ready to talk traffic after Senate Republicans unveiled a new $3.5 billion plan for crumbling and congested Texas highways.
Texas voters would be asked to authorize $6 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund to pay for water and road projects under a new Senate plan that stands out among the biggest proposed.
A Texas House panel is set to debate hot-button legislation to ban abortions in Texas after 20 weeks. That's the point at which anti-abortion activists contend a fetus can feel pain.
Gov. Rick Perry's signature economic development programs that give taxpayer dollars to private businesses would get a closer look under proposals in the Texas Senate.
Google on Tuesday named Austin as the second city where the search giant will offer its ultra-fast internet service. Kansas City was the first area to receive Google Fiber.
Want to see what happens when the impacts of climate change are felt? Well, just look at Texas, some scientists say.
First Baptist Dallas opened a new facility last week, just in time for Easter services, but this past Sunday marked the official dedication of the $130 million campus in downtown.
After approving a measure that would allow talks to expand Medicaid to the working poor, Texas Republicans have reversed themselves.
Gov. Rick Perry and law enforcement officers from as far away as Britain are expected to attend a public memorial for a slain Texas prosecutor and his wife.
Texas' top Republicans guns, Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, are teaming up to again oppose expanding Medicaid services in their state.
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Department removed the deputy guarding Mike McLelland's home because he did not think that he needed it, and he did not want to waste taxpayer dollars.
Gov. Rick Perry wants the Texas Department of Transportation to step in with funding for air traffic control towers at 13 small airports to go unstaffed due to federal budget cuts.
Texas lawmakers continued Wednesday to question the actions of University of Texas System regents and their pressure on flagship campus President Bill Powers as the Senate considers a bill that would roll back some regents voting authority.
Conservatives who oppose abortion, gay rights and premarital sex are set to gather as Gov. Rick Perry leads a rally in support of traditional values at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday.
Governor Rick Perry has drawn his first major primary opponent in the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. Former state Republican Party chairman Tom Pauken appointed a campaign treasurer Thursday.
A new Gallup poll reports that Texas has the highest percentage of people ever recorded without health insurance at 28.8 percent.
Musician and humorist Kinky Friedman said that he isn't ruling out another run for governor in 2014. He said Saturday night show in Dallas, "Everything is on the table."
The funeral for a larger-than-life Texan was held Sunday in Fort Worth. He was celebrated by presidents, heads of state, and friends who knew him best.
If Gov. Rick Perry is feeling pressure to expand health care coverage to more than 1.5 million people under Medicaid, he sure isn't showing it.
Everybody knows that texting while driving is dangerous. Now, there is a new statewide push to get people to put the phone down while sitting behind the wheel.
Gov. Rick Perry says he supports taking a hard look at the 15 standardized tests Texas high school students are currently required to take for graduation.
A school board in southeast Texas is taking public comments on a court ordered halt to its ban on high school cheerleaders displaying religious-themed messages on banners.
Britain's deputy ambassador to the United States is asking Texas politicians to support a new, expanded trade agreement with the European Union.
Joe Milton and Sam Howell each threw scoring passes as they continued competing for the Cowboys' backup quarterback job, while Seattle rotated its reserves and opened with an early touchdown drive.
Investigators learned the deceased had an active protective order involving someone at the home.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.
The adoption fee is less than $25 and includes free microchipping, vaccines, a bed, and a month of pet insurance.
Joe Milton and Sam Howell each threw scoring passes as they continued competing for the Cowboys' backup quarterback job, while Seattle rotated its reserves and opened with an early touchdown drive.
Investigators learned the deceased had an active protective order involving someone at the home.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.
The adoption fee is less than $25 and includes free microchipping, vaccines, a bed, and a month of pet insurance.
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.
The Republican National Committee spokesman, Zach Kraft, says the Party's special midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas will be the largest since the Party's 2016 national convention. So, larger than the RNC's convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
Kardal Coleman, Chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Party, is talking about the September Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas and the Democratic Party's counter-activities. He also discusses the DNC meetings he's been attending in Austin.
Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon says he agrees with constituents and Gov. Greg Abbott's stance on data centers in Texas. Fallon speaks on why he agrees with the President Trump administration's border security initiatives underway at Big Bend National Park.
Republican Texas Rep. Wes Virdell of McCollough County discusses his thoughts on the controversial construction by the Trump administration in the Big Bend National Park.
Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor Vikki Goodwin discusses her concerns about data centers in Texas. She tells Jack Fink her thoughts on the controversial construction in the Big Bend National Park and her other campaign priorities.
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.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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 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.
Rod Baker says his son, SaRod Baker, is part of a football team and a brotherhood. However, he knows his high school senior has something special.
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat Toronto 94-88, handing the expansion Tempo their 10th consecutive loss.
The broadcasts for the three tune-up games will cause regular CBS programming to move to KTXA 21.
CBS Sports says it has no timeline for a decision on Romo, who is on indefinite leave following his July arrest. Meanwhile, JJ Watt is stepping in.
The Maumelle High football player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten, animal services director Chris Davis said.
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.
