In Fort Worth, a civil rights icon is finally returning home, an event 85 years in the making. Dr. Opal Lee, affectionately known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, saw her new home on Annie Street for the first time on Friday morning. “I only have one word – scrumptious,” she said with a laugh. “I am so happy. I just …

WASHINGTON — Neither Sen. John Cornyn nor Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday joined a bipartisan effort in the Senate to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Iran unless he first gets authorization from Congress. The opposition from the Texas senators didn’t stop the Senate from voting 55-45 to approve the war powers resolution, with eight Republicans voting in the …

WASHINGTON – Clarendon Rep. Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump for planning to shift $3.8 billion in military funding to pay for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Texan, who’s retiring at the end of this term, said in a news release that the “re-programming announced today is contrary to …

A hard freeze is likely Friday morning with low temperatures in the 20s. Be sure to cover those plants and protect your pipes and animals. After a cool end to the work week, a nice warm up is in store over the weekend as south winds return with highs in the 60s Saturday and 70s Sunday. Mild conditions will continue …

Don’t forget your winter jacket and gloves this morning! Temperatures have tumbled into the 20s with wind chill values in the teens. Just watch out for icy patches caused by sprinklers left on. Today will be sunny, with highs near 50 this afternoon. After a cool end to the work week, a nice warm up is in store over the …

As Dallas tackles climate change, the city could try to change how North Texans get to work, how they power their homes, and how much shade they have. A year after the City Council unanimously voted to create its first climate action plan, a draft is ready. The Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan is the product of community meetings …

Michael Bloomberg is pounding the Texas airwaves with provocative television ads and has unleashed a behemoth field operation that features 175 paid staffers working out of 19 offices. The billionaire is self-funding his effort and, so far, it’s netted results. He’s catapulted to near the top of the polls, placing third in a Texas survey by The Dallas Morning News and the University of …

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Beth Van Duyne, the former mayor of Irving, has secured the biggest endorsement any Republican congressional candidate can hope for. President Donald Trump, in a tweet Wednesday, said Van Duyne had his support in the March 3 primary for Texas’ 24th Congressional District. Van Duyne “did Great things as Mayor of Irving, Texas, with my Administration. She is a Strong …

An effort to publicly display the bronze statue of Adelfa Callejo, a civil rights champion believed to have been the first Latina to practice law in Dallas, overcame a major hurdle Wednesday. The Dallas City Council approved the donation in a unanimous vote with the intent to place it in Main Street Garden — a downtown park across from the University of North …

EL PASO — Shackled, handcuffed and sporting a blue blazer, gray tie and fresh haircut, a noticeably thinner Patrick Crusius was arraigned before a federal judge Wednesday. His legal team entered a plea of not guilty to charges that he killed 22 people and injured dozens at a Walmart here last August in the largest massacre of Hispanics in modern …