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Limited spots, high demand: Texas voucher applications close today

NBC DFW 3/17 4:19A Sara Sanchez

Applications for families hoping to use public funds to pay for private school during the 2026-2027 academic year will remain open until 11:59. They are available on the state website for Education...

The state of the Texas GOP Senate primary with early voting in full swing

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 2/22 8:07A Steven Rosenbaum

With early voting underway in Texas, the three major candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate were in North Texas last week to encourage their supporters to head to the polls. Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is facing the fight of...

Figure skating coach arrested in Collin County

NBC DFW 2/18 11:02P Meredith Yeomans

A well-known figure skating coach in North Texas is facing criminal charges following his arrest in Collin County. Benjamin Shroats, 47, is charged with indecency with a child, sexual contact, and sexual misconduct. Allen police said the...

Limited Election Day voting returns to Dallas County for March primary

NBC DFW 2/17 4:13A David Goins

In Dallas County, election officials are urging voters to consider casting their ballots early ahead of the March 3 primary, warning that Election Day options will be more limited than in recent years. After previously allowing voters to cast...

AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to stop CAIR from operating in Texas; CAIR calls it an "anti-Muslim...

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 2/5 9:00A Steven Rosenbaum

Texas filed a lawsuit in Collin County on Thursday that seeks to ban the group Council of American-Islamic Relations from operating in the state. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that CAIR is the...

Comerica Bank hosts prom dress drive for North Texas teens

NBC DFW 1/30 5:50A Laura Harris

Comerica Bank is hosting its 11 th annual North Texas Prom Dress Drive starting on Monday, February 2, through Friday, February 27. They are asking the community to donate new or gently used, cleaned formal dresses and accessories. Donations can...

Thousands without power across Texas as winter storm sweeps through state

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 1/25 4:27A Briauna Brown

Thousands of Texans are without power Sunday after a winter storm bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain swept through Saturday. As of 9:30 a.m., over 25,000 Texas Oncor customers are without power, with the majority in East Texas, south of...

Five years later, the 2021 deep freeze that left millions in the dark still looms over North Texas

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 1/25 2:00A Sergio Candido

As North Texas endures another stretch of winter weather in 2026, the conditions are reviving memories of one of the most devastating cold events in state history: the February 2021 deep freeze that crippled the power grid and left millions...