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The documentary series, which followed the elite cheerleading team of Texas’ Navarro College, thrilled audiences with the team’s personal stories, high-flying acrobatics and journey to the national championship. Earning rave reviews for its compelling portrayal of a collegiate subculture, Cheer won multiple Eys and catapulted some of its cheerleaders and coaches to fame. “This isn’t traditional cheerleading,” The Dallas Morning News wrote in 2020. …

A shooting suspect was fatally shot by Dallas police after gunfire injured an officer and a police dog in Pleasant Grove early Friday, police say. About 9:45 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a family-violence call at a home in the 2900 block of Cypress Avenue, near Briggs Street, where they found two people had been shot. The victims were taken …

AUSTIN — A bill creating a path for removing district attorneys from office for not prosecuting certain types of crimes cleared the Texas House on Friday. The proposal, which seeks to rein in “rogue” district attorneys, was deemed a priority by both chambers of the GOP-controlled Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott. It would allow for a Texas resident to file …

A man accused of fatally shooting a Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD employee almost a decade ago has agreed to plead guilty to murder, according to authorities. Gerardo Alvarez, 46, was scheduled to stand trial in early May. On Thursday, he agreed to plead guilty to fatally shooting Todd Fenton in October 2013 for a 30-year-prison sentence, Carrollton police said in a news release. …

AUSTIN — Retired teachers in Texas, most of whom have never received any increase in monthly checks, would receive a one-time cost of living adjustment — and possibly further bumps, later this decade — under legislation that advanced in the House on Friday. Teachers and other former public school employees who retired in the last 19 years have never received …

For 45 years, Dora Overton of Forest Hill has lived in the shadow of the great highway, Interstate 20, bustling day and night only yards from her front door. She and her family could hear the sounds of the road from inside the one-story brick house. The road was part of their life, like a strange member of the family. …

A cold front is in the process of moving through North Texas. This front will generate a few thunderstorms this evening from DFW and points south and east. A few severe storms are possible, but the threat will end by mid evening. Following the cold front, blustery and cool weather will be in store overnight. Some showers may redevelop overnight, …

Mesquite police released footage Friday from a standoff last week where an officer fatally shot a man who they say pointed a shotgun at officers. Jaime Reyes-Hurtado, 64, was killed early April 22. In a video statement Friday, police released his identity, along with a 911 call, footage of the standoff and footage of a man in the street with …

Another storm system will be moving into Texas on Friday with a good chance of thunderstorms. Some of the storms may be severe with the strongest storms capable of large hail, damaging winds, and even a tornado or two. Friday will start dry with increasing clouds by the afternoon. Storms will develop near or west of DFW by mid-afternoon and …

AUSTIN — A bill creating a path for removing district attorneys from office for not prosecuting certain types of crimes advanced in the Texas House on Thursday. The proposal, which seeks to rein in “rogue” district attorneys, was deemed a priority by both chambers of the GOP-controlled Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott. It would allow for a Texas resident to …