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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hues to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until 2025. But it does provide …

Our next storm system arrives early Monday bringing showers and thunderstorms to North Texas. While a few storms could bring small hail and gusty winds to the region, the higher severe weather threat is along the Gulf Coast. A cold front will sweep across the area Monday night, bringing strong winds and a big drop in temperatures. A Wind Advisory …

A man was treated at the hospital Sunday morning after being shot in the leg by a Fort Worth police officer responding to a robbery call, according to the department. The man, only identified as a 37-year-old, was in stable condition and no other injuries were reported. Officers responded about 4 a.m. to a 24-hour vape shop in the 6400 …

Sunday will start cold with lows ranging from the upper-20s to mid-30s. Areas to the east of Dallas, could experience some patchy fog. Otherwise, with an abundance of sunshine, temperatures will climb into the upper-50s to lower-60s. Also, expect a breezy southeast wind. The next storm system will bring rain to all of North Texas on Monday, perhaps even a …

AUSTIN — A state appeals court has denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to avoid testifying in a lawsuit by four top officials who were fired from the attorney general’s office in 2020 after reporting him to the FBI. The late-Friday ruling from the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin was a setback for Paxton, who has fought efforts …

A woman was arrested Friday on a capital murder charge in connection with a deadly Christmas Eve apartment fire in Fort Worth that authorities say was intentionally set. Authorities arrested Kristen Lewis, 35, about 10:30 a.m., the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a news release. She is facing a charge of capital murder and arson of a habitation. The fire department …

An off-duty Dallas police officer was involved in a crash early Saturday that killed a pregnant woman and hospitalized three people, including a baby, authorities said. Dallas County sheriff’s deputies responded to the collision about 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 30 near South Second Avenue, the office said in a news release. When deputies arrived, they found a stalled Chevy Malibu …

A driver was arrested in the fatal shooting of another motorist following a crash Friday in Weatherford, police say. Nicholas Kent, 43, was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the shooting, police said. Kent was booked into the Parker County jail and his bail is set at $250,000, according to jail records. It is unclear if he has an …

Dallas Immigration Attorney Naim Sakhia’s Daughter, Shania Naim Sakhia, Ties the Knot with Zohair Memon at the Marriott Hotel in Plano Dallas, TX – Esteemed Dallas immigration attorney Naim Haroon Sakhia, tied the knot her beloved daughter Shaania Naim Sakhia with Zohair Memon at the luxurious Marriott Hotel in Plano. They recently celebrated her marriage with Zohair Memon in a …

A 26-year-old man was found fatally shot in Lake Highlands early Thursday morning, Dallas police say. Officers were dispatched about 5:15 a.m. for a welfare check in the 9800 block of Whitehurst Drive, near Fair Oaks Crossing, where they found Kishon Ellis-Washington had been shot. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded, and pronounced Ellis-Washington dead at the scene, police said. No additional information …