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 judge has vacated the federal death sentence for an Arkansas man convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl in 1994, concluding the inmate can’t be put to death because he’s intellectually disabled. Attorneys for Bruce Carneil Webster had challenged his death sentence based on what they argued was previously unavailable evidence that showed medical professionals had determined before his …

Dallas police are recommending a murder charge against a Farmers Branch officer who fatally shot a man driving a stolen pickup last week. Juan “Johnny” Moreno Jr., 35, was killed June 12 after a Farmers Branch police officer opened fire when Moreno attempted to flee police in northwest Dallas. Because the shooting happened within the city of Dallas, officers with …

A Sacramento police officer is dead after being shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call Wednesday, police said. Officer Tara O’Sullivan, 26, was shot by a rifleman who blasted away at officers trying to rescue her, police said. 10-Year-Old Girl Becomes Youngest to Climb Yosemite’s El Capitan “This is not fair and it is not right,” said Sacramento mayor Darrell …

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot in the back by a gunman who mistook him for the real target, another man who was seated at the same table at an outdoor cafe, Dominican officials said Wednesday. The Dominican Republic’s attorney general and national police director told reporters that the attempted murder was ordered from the United States by …

Been there, done that? Well, Chip and Joanna Gaines are cooking up more reasons to get you back to Central Texas. The Gaineses have a plan to expand their Magnolia Market at the Silos development in downtown Waco soon — by year’s end. The couple plans a $10.4 million expansion that will take in additional blocks and add a Magnolia …

The FBI continues to investigate Tuesday what motivated a 22-year-old man to open fire on the Earle Cabell Federal Building in downtown Dallas Monday morning. A man identified as 22-year-old Brian Isaack Clyde opened fire outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday morning in downtown Dallas, June 17, 2019. Photo credit: NBC 5 News Brian Isaack Clyde was fatally shot …

When it comes to picking up a book, sisters Alaysah, Aaliyah and Anisa Allison are all in. Each one has been reading every chance they get all summer long. As much as they love it, the girls admit it’s hard to stay devoted to picking up a book. When students fail to read during summer months, it can greatly impact …

A gunman was killed in a shootout with officers Monday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Dallas. Brian Isaack Clyde, 22, opened fire on the courthouse building Monday morning. He exchanged gunfire with federal officers, FBI officials said RELATED: What we know about Brian Clyde Video of the shooting appears to show Clyde fire inside the building from outside. …

DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on an exchange of gunfire outside the federal courthouse in downtown Dallas (all times local): 5 p.m. A 22-year-old man who was killed after opening fire outside a federal courthouse in Dallas had just graduated from community college in Corpus Christi Brian Isaack Clyde was fatally shot Monday as he exchanged gunfire with federal officers. …

To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories across North Texas, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit 5 stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest with the most recent updates. In our 5+5 format, we published the first 5 on Saturday morning, while you can find the second five …