Wildfires In Spotlight As State Responders Meet
Governor Rick Perry is welcoming the first statewide gathering of emergency responders since drought and wildfires caused damage across Texas.
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Governor Rick Perry is welcoming the first statewide gathering of emergency responders since drought and wildfires caused damage across Texas.
Governor Rick Perry's failed run for president has cost Texas taxpayers more than $3.6 million in travel and overtime pay to security agents.
The politicans who toured the plant all agree with the industry view that pink slime has been unfairly maligned and mislabeled and issued a joint statement earlier saying the product is safe.
With a growing media storm surrounding "pink slime," the closing of three production plants, including one in Texas, has been changed from "temporary" to "indefinite." To show their support for the product Governor Perry has joined leaders from other states to tour a Beef Products plant in Nebraska.
The main producer of 'pink slime' and the politicians defending the company will have a hard time persuading consumers to accept the product.
The state's top officials will dedicate the first monument on the Capitol grounds honoring the contributions of Tejanos.
Amnesty International says the United States is the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as more U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the stage at an exclusive journalists' gala Saturday night to roast himself — and poke fun at his gubernatorial predecessor George W. Bush, and presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has clarified her comments on the Texas Women's Health Program.
Rick Perry may be governor of Texas, but he's 'Doctor Perry' to thousands of angry women on Facebook, facetiously seeking 'advice' on women's health issues.
Trucks carrying radioactive waste will likely be rolling along Texas highways as early as April, bound for burial at a dump near New Mexico.
The federal government is making good on its promise to cut off all funding for the Texas Medicare Women's Health Program.
Some Republicans are buzzing after a report by Fox News late Sunday that Newt Gingrich's campaign is considering naming Texas Governor Rick Perry as its Vice-Presidential running-mate before the Republican National Convention in August.
The fight for the Women's Health Program in Texas continued Saturday as dozens of people gathered for a rally in Fort Worth's Magnolia Green Park.
Apple will build a new facility in Austin that is expected to create more than 3,600 jobs. Governor Rick Perry announced the facility on Friday.
Governor Rick Perry directed state officials to look for money to keep the Medicaid Women's Health Program, even if federal funding is revoked.
Governor Rick Perry is defending a state-run fund designed to attract high-tech researchers, businesses and jobs to Texas.
School districts are now tackling their budgets for next year, and debate over public funding for public schools will likely escalate later this month.
The agency's three commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Zak Covar executive director.
Governor Perry says he will not be calling a special session to deal with the on-going education funding issues.
Reggie Bashur, a well-regarded lobbyist and political and media consultant, died this afternoon. The 59-year-old had been battling cancer for several months.
Governor Rick Perry is set to undergo surgery to repair his right clavicle, which has yet to properly heal following a 2009 bicycle accident.
The Texas economy is coming back, but the state budget is still in trouble, top budget experts told lawmakers Tuesday.
Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday he is leaning toward running for re-election in 2014 and possibly another stab at the White House two years after that.
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
Construction is underway in the Big Bend region of Texas amid public concern and after months of rumors.
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.
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
Construction is underway in the Big Bend region of Texas amid public concern and after months of rumors.
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.
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.
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
Construction is underway in the Big Bend region of Texas amid public concern and after months of rumors.
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.
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.
