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 …

A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing of a young girl at a fast-food restaurant Tuesday afternoon. According to the El Paso Times, police said the incident was a random attack. The man reportedly walked into the the play area of a McDonald’s in the northeast part of the city and attacked a girl believed to …

For Pleasant Grove residents, Saturday nights are a nightmare. The reason? Illegal drag racing in their southeast Dallas neighborhood has proven deadly. On Sunday, a 45-year-old man died after one of two racing Camaros crashed into his car on South Masters Drive, police said. Kendrick Lyons, who was driving east, was struck while crossing the Cushing Drive intersection. The impact …

A Bedford officer shot a suspect who threatened to hurt him after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning, police said. About 2 a.m., the officer tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver fled. The driver hit a curb “after a very, very short pursuit,” the airbags deployed, and the vehicle was inoperable, Sgt. Ty Stillman said. The Fort Worth …

A strong cold front pushed through North Texas overnight. It’s bringing colder air along with a brisk north wind. In addition, rain showers, and even a few rumbles of thunder arrived around mid-day. But nothing more than a few sprinkles are expected tonight and most of Wednesday. A much greater chance of rain will return by Wednesday evening and continue …

After a cloudy and mainly dry start to the day, another round of rain will return by late afternoon or early evening, with the heaviest rain expected tonight. This system won’t produce nearly as much rain as we saw last week – a half inch or so in DFW, but you’ll still need the umbrella. Heavier rain is likely farther …

In 2018, a little-known former NFL player named Colin Allred beat longtime incumbent Pete Sessions to flip Dallas County’s Congressional District 32 from red to blue. Now, before Allred cements his incumbency in an area where demographics increasingly favor Democrats, Dallas businesswoman Genevieve Collins and retired Navy Seal Floyd McLendon Jr. are leading a primary field of Republicans seeking to …

A neurologist. A real estate agent. A retiree. A lawyer. Democrats are lining up for the chance to take on two Republican state representatives in Collin County, a traditionally conservative stronghold emerging as a battleground in 2020. The seats — held by Plano Republican Reps. Jeff Leach and Matt Shaheen — are top targets for Democrats seeking to seize control …

ice car A suspect was arrested Friday in connection with the fatal shooting Dec. 29 of Ivan Zarraga, 20, in Pleasant Grove, Dallas police said. Ruben Mendoza, 18, was booked into the Dallas County jail on a capital murder charge. His bail was set at $1.5 million. Ruben Mendoza, 18, faces a capital murder charge in connection with the fatal …

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro has endorsed Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez in the Democratic Senate race to challenge incumbent Republican John Cornyn. “Texans deserve better than Sen. John Cornyn, who has spent years fighting against the rights of workers, women, immigrants, and so many others – all while claiming to represent the interests of Texans in DC,” Castro said in a news …

A woman escaped with minor injuries after she was attacked early Monday while jogging in a Frisco neighborhood. The 54-year-old victim said someone dressed in black assaulted her about 6:20 a.m. as she ran by him in the 1500 block of Kingfisher Lane in the area of the Trails Parkway and Crockett Drive. She said that he grabbed her and …