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

CBS DFW News 2/22 7:07A 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 2/18 10:02P 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...

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

CBS DFW News 2/5 8:00A 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/30 4:50A 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 DFW News 1/25 3:27A 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 DFW News 1/25 1:00A 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...

Early voting suspended in Collin County due to winter weather

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/24 5:31A NBCDFW Staff

The Collin County Elections Department says they re closing all polling locations this weekend due to winter weather. Early voting is currently underway to fill unexpired terms on the Frisco and Plano city councils. In Plano, Shun Thomas is...

Celina ISD head football coach retires amid investigation into son's conduct

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/14 7:08A Hannah Jones

Celina ISD athletic director and head football coach Bill Elliott announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from his position. According to Celina ISD, Elliott informed district officials of his retirement after more than three decades of...

Ken Paxton, Angela Paxton divorce records unsealed after Collin County judge's ruling

CBS DFW News 12/19 8:26A S.E. Jenkins

A Collin County judge ordered Friday that records in the divorce of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, be unsealed. The order came after attorneys for the Paxtons came to an agreement with a coalition of...