Black Lives Matter Mural Coming To Sandra Bland Parkway In Prairie View
The stretch of road was renamed after Bland, whose death fueled national outrage about police brutality.
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The stretch of road was renamed after Bland, whose death fueled national outrage about police brutality.
There were heated exchanges Friday as Texas authorities discussed why cellphone video Sandra Bland took during a controversial traffic stop in 2015 was never made public.
Cellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at her.
The mother of a black woman who died in a jail near Houston following a confrontational traffic stop returned to Texas to back a police reform bill named after her daughter that influential law enforcement groups are fighting.
Governor Greg Abbott is being criticized since he responded to concerns about possible racial profiling along the border with Mexico by pointing to white drivers getting stopped in the state's wealthiest cities.
Records show the number of suicides in county jails has declined since changes were implemented that include a more comprehensive mental health screening of inmates.
Voters in a Houston-area county that drew national scrutiny when a black motorist was found dead in jail after a contentious traffic stop will keep their sheriff.
A federal judge formally dismissed the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas county jail days after her arrest by a state trooper for a traffic stop that became contentious.
Waller County commissioners on Wednesday formally approved the Houston-area county's portion of the $1.9 million settlement.
The family of Sandra Bland has reportedly reached a settlement in their federal wrongful death lawsuit.
A police officer in the small Texas town where Sandra Bland died in a jail cell says the county's top prosecutors threatened to end his career if he came forward with what he says is evidence of wrongdoing.
Vigils and ceremonies are planned to make the one-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop.
Several recommendations issued by a panel investigating the small-town Texas jail where Sandra Bland died could be difficult to implement, including a call to separate sheriff and jail operations.
Signs are up officially renaming the street leading to Prairie View A&M University after Sandra Bland, the university graduate who was found dead in a Waller County jail cell after being arrested at a traffic stop.
A panel reviewing the jail where Sandra Bland died last summer after being taken into custody has called for a major overhaul of its procedures and facilities.
A fired Texas trooper pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor perjury stemming from his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail.
A fired Texas trooper is facing arraignment on a misdemeanor perjury charge related to his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail.
A judge has ordered the FBI to allow Sandra Bland's family to review the report of the Texas Rangers investigation into the woman's death while in custody. The FBI contended that it was protected under law enforcement privilege.
The state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland and now faces a perjury charge remains on the payroll even as a federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether a wrongful death lawsuit should be delayed.
Geneva Reed-Veal will join the Democratic presidential candidate at a Feb. 17 voter mobilization event in Chicago.
Sandra Bland's family is asking a judge to reject arguments from Texas that state Department of Public Safety reports related to the black woman's arrest, jailing and death last summer should be withheld from them.
The indictment and expected firing of the Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, a black woman who later died in jail, was a "bittersweet" moment for her sister.
Following the Waller County grand jury indictment of Trooper Brian Encinia today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will begin termination proceedings to discharge him from the department.
Prosecutors say the trooper lied in a written report about the traffic stop.
A grand jury has resumed considering the case of Sandra Bland, the black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas county jail three days after her arrest in a traffic stop last summer.
Districts must report to the TEA how much it will cost them to retrofit or replace their buses by May 29.
Gracie Yates was taken into custody by the Texas High Patrol on May 11 for first-degree intoxication manslaughter and felony injury to a child, according to DPS.
Less than a week after a Tarrant County jury sentenced him to death for the 2022 killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, Tanner Horner's attorney filed an appeal.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
Donte Murry, 26, reportedly lied to a detective before admitting he was meeting the victim for a drug deal and planned to rob them.
Districts must report to the TEA how much it will cost them to retrofit or replace their buses by May 29.
Gracie Yates was taken into custody by the Texas High Patrol on May 11 for first-degree intoxication manslaughter and felony injury to a child, according to DPS.
Less than a week after a Tarrant County jury sentenced him to death for the 2022 killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, Tanner Horner's attorney filed an appeal.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
Donte Murry, 26, reportedly lied to a detective before admitting he was meeting the victim for a drug deal and planned to rob them.
As he battles terminal cancer, a Fort Worth fire captain says the state's workers' comp system has failed him — and he's far from alone.
A Kennedale couple says their leased solar panels stopped producing power and became a costly burden after years of unfulfilled promises.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
Texans are tuning out more than Amber Alerts, with the highest opt-out rate in the country for wireless emergency alerts.
State records show regulators ordered the removal of a plastic gas pipe installed in the early 1970s after it was linked to multiple explosions and deaths in North Texas.
Districts must report to the TEA how much it will cost them to retrofit or replace their buses by May 29.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
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.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
Weiser said "the last few years has required a heavy financial lift to continue operating."
Small businesses along South Akard Street say the removal of a key bridge connecting Downtown Dallas to the Cedars neighborhood is already driving customers away, with no return of direct access expected until 2028.
Morton started Super Bowl V for the Dallas Cowboys and Super Bowl XII for the Denver Broncos, losing both.
The most difficult things to do in sports just come naturally to him as he courts big-league attention.
America's Team will head to New Jersey to take on the New York Giants on Sunday night, Sept. 13.
Jacob deGrom tied his season high with 10 strikeouts while earning the 1,900th of his career, Evan Carter hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday.
Cox managed the Braves for 25 seasons, winning the World Series in 1995.
Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.
"The question is what do they get themselves into that requires a visit to the mayor's office? I don't know, but I would love to," said Mattie Parker in an interview with CBS News Texas.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
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.
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