Texas Democratic lawmakers sent a letter of congressional inquiry to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Monday, cautioning public colleges about the potential loss of federal funding if they adhere to Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s recent directive to disregard updated language in Title IX regulations. Title IX, a civil rights law established in 1972, prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally …

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – What happens when a billionaire presidential candidate unloads millions of his own dollars into TV advertisements and other voter contact — largely unmatched by the competition — in a diverse, southern state early on the primary calendar? Tom Steyer is about to find out in South Carolina, where he’s emerged as one of the top contenders leading …

After chilly to cold weather the past few days, a warming trend has begun and it will extend into early next week. High temperatures will be in the mid 60s Friday, and in the 70s Saturday through Monday. A cold front will move into North Texas late Monday with a chance of showers. A higher chance of showers and thunderstorms …

After a chilly start to Friday, more nice weather is on the way with plenty of sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. The weekend will be even warmer, but at a cost of gusty south winds with afternoon highs in the 70s. Monday will be another mild one, but with more clouds and continued breezy …

A Little Elm woman has been arrested two weeks after police say she killed her husband. Micyra Kisha Williams Micyra Kisha Williams(Denton County Sheriff’s Office) Micyra Kisha Williams, 27, was booked into the Denton County jail Wednesday on one count of murder. Her bail was set at $500,000. Police were called early Feb. 12 to a home in the 2800 …

A Carrollton woman faces a criminal charge after a young child in her care suffered severe burns. A’Ebonee Atesha-Maria Odom A’Ebonee Atesha-Maria Odom(Carrollton Police Department) Police arrested A’Ebonee Atesha-Maria Odom, 29, on Tuesday on one count of injury to a child, a first-degree felony. Odom was taking care of her boyfriend’s 3-year-old daughter the night of Dec. 16 at her …

McKINNEY — A courtroom full of family, friends and fellow officers who worked with slain Richardson police Officer David Sherrard burst into sobs late Thursday night when his killer, Brandon McCall, was sentenced to die. Jurors deliberated for more than eight hours Thursday before rendering a verdict. McCall, with defense attorney Ed “Bubba” King’s hand resting on his back, didn’t …

The last conversation Shaquana Persley had with her teenage daughter was through FaceTime the morning the 13-year-old was abducted and later killed. “She was just calling, FaceTiming everybody,” Persley told a jury Thursday afternoon. She “wanted to see everybody and play on the phone.” Persley never saw her daughter, Shavon Randle, alive again. Persley was the final witness Thursday before …

A man and woman are behind bars after police said they kidnapped a 61-year-old woman and led police on a chase Tuesday. Donnell Collins, 37, and Ashley Ellison, 31, each face charges of aggravated kidnapping and evading arrest. Ashley Ellison and Donnell Collins(Dallas County Sheriff’s Office) Collins, who is accused of shoplifting from a Family Dollar, also faces a robbery …

A Dallas man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man outside a Red Bird apartment complex last month — and police say his gun was used in a Plano slaying last year. Jimmy Markell Chisolm(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Jimmy Markell Chisolm, 28, faces one count of murder in the death of Dominique White, as well as …

Two people were shot near a west Fort Worth gas station Wednesday evening but both are expected to survive, police said. The incident took place about 6 p.m. near a Texaco in the 2700 block of Las Vegas Trail, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The unidentified individuals were transported to local hospitals, one by ambulance and the other by private …