Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes
An explosion inside a maintenance hole on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages, ...
What is the weather cap? How it keeps storms from forming
According to the National Weather Service, the cap is a layer of relatively warm air, usually several thousand feet above the ...
Dry and breezy conditions ahead for North Texas with an elevated fire risk
A First Alert Weather Day is in effect today for a red flag warning and isolated storms in the late afternoon.
Suspect in murder of fiancé searched online about killing an "illegal immigrant," Texas police say
Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant." ...
Top Justice Dept. nominee Aaron Reitz has social media trail suggesting fringe views on range of issues
Aaron Reitz, currently Sen. Ted Cruz's chief of staff, has been nominated to lead the office that helps choose and vet ...
Texas House Speaker Burrows says he will vote for school choice as Democrats fight to kill the bill
The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend private schools.
Hawk's nest halts hospital construction, delays new helipad in North Texas
A hawk's nest has temporarily shut down a construction site at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. When contractors climbed to the roof of Hamon Tower for a site survey late last month, they ...
Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C. — same route as recent crash
The FBI arrested a Texas man, Asterius Rulamka, for allegedly beating one passenger, attempting to strike another, injuring a ...
Gateway Church founding pastor Robert Morris indicted on 5 counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma
Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year after revelations from four decades ago of sexual relations with a then 12-year-old girl.
Judge rules City of Fort Worth can keep banning short-term rentals from residential neighborhoods
Short-term rentals are banned from residential areas in Fort Worth. They're only allowed in mixed-use and most form-based, commercial, and industrial zoning districts. STRs also have to register with ...
Debate over school choice in Texas centers around low-income students and those with disabilities
For the first time this session, a Texas House Committee discussed a bill that would spend $1 billion in taxpayer money to send students to private school.