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 42-year-old man from Mesquite died early Sunday morning after police say an intoxicated driver crashed into his car in northwest Dallas. Officers were called just after 1 a.m. to the 11100 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, where a 19-year-old in a Cadillac Escalade hit a Ford F-250 and a Honda Civic from behind, sending the Civic into a median. The driver …

Hundreds of displaced apartment residents were still picking up the pieces Thursday after Sunday’s deadly crane collapse near downtown Dallas. The accident claimed the life of 29-year-old Kiersten Smith and injured five others. One young woman managed to run to safety. She’s staying with her mother who can relate all too well to sudden loss “It’s still kind of all …

A 20-year-old man who was shot multiple times by Fort Worth police officers on Sunday shot himself in the head first, a police investigation has found. Ballistics tests showed that a bullet from a 10 mm handgun entered and exited JaQuavion Slaton’s head, according to multiple law enforcement sources and a city official. The revelation, set to be announced Thursday …

Dallas police are still working to see if the man they arrested for the murder of Muhlaysia Booker can be connected to attacks on other transgender women. And Booker’s father said he thinks his daughter and two other murder victims — Leticia Grant and Chynal Lindsey — could be connected. Pierre Booker said he didn’t know why the women were …

Fort Worth police on Thursday released dramatic body camera footage that captured the scene when three officers opened fire on a wanted man Sunday — evidence that city leaders say shows the officers acted appropriately. The footage shows how it all started – with a foot chase after a traffic stop. JaQuavion Slaton, a 20-year-old man wanted on an outstanding …

Live video from Texas Sky Ranger will appear in the player above. From time to time the signal may go black — this is normal and the video should return soon. Thursday, Grand Prairie police officer A.J. Castaneda will be laid to rest. Castaneda’s funeral begins at 11 a.m. at the Potter’s House in Dallas. It will be streamed live …

DALLAS (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyles has been charged with three counts of murder in the deaths, including last month’s slaying of 23-year-old transgender woman Muhlaysia Booker , Dallas police Maj. Max Geron said. …

A woman was killed and five others were injured Sunday afternoon when a crane collapsed into an apartment building in downtown Dallas, leading to several collapses within the building and an adjacent parking garage, officials say. Kiersten Smith, 29, was killed Sunday, June 9, 2019, when a crane collapsed into her Dallas apartment building. Photo courtesy of Smith’s family. Photo …

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert Monday for a 2-year-old boy missing from the Houston area since Tuesday. Officials later canceled the Amber Alert, saying the boy had been found. Authorities were looking for Malakhi Bankhead, 2, who was last seen June 4 around 9:30 p.m. on Estella Court in League City, which is southeast of …

  Fort Worth police have shot, or shot at, four suspects in 10 days and that has community leaders calling for changes. The shootings were all the talk at a pair of community meetings Monday night where people called for transparency. At the second meeting at Texas Wesleyan University, folks called for a community oversight board over the police department. …