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 …

Police are seeking the driver who sped toward officers working an overnight crime scene in Dallas’ Wynnewood North area, prompting one of the officers to fire his weapon. The incident took place about 12:49 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of Vernon Avenue, where two uniformed officers with a marked squad car were securing the scene after a previous incident. An image …

Authorities have captured a fugitive sought in a crime spree of robberies and burglaries spanning multiple cities. Eric Johnson, 33, was taken into custody about 1 p.m. Friday at a hotel in the 8000 block of LBJ Freeway in Dallas. “The days of this fugitive wreaking havoc in the metroplex area are over,” said U.S. Marshal Richard Taylor, whose North Texas …

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations arrested more than 280 people at an Allen business Wednesday, ICE officials say. HSI officials told NBC 5 that a search warrant was executed at the business as part of an ongoing criminal worksite investigation. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, ICE officials said the employees were unlawfully working …

A day after federal agents detained 284 undocumented workers at a North Texas tech company, the families of those workers began searching for answers about what to do next. “I had too many years here, I had my life,” said Erica Salvador. Salvador said she was among the workers taken into custody at CVE Technology Group in Allen on Wednesday. She was …

One person was killed and two others were injured in a fiery wrong-way crash on Interstate 45 Friday morning. Northbound lanes were closed but have since been reopened. The major accident involved three vehicles: two people in a Lexus driving in the correct direction and one person in a Chevrolet driving the wrong way, Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said. The …

NEWPORT, Ky. — A 23-year-old man who police said claimed he was an Aurora boy missing since 2011 has been charged with lying to a federal agent, authorities announced Friday. Police in Kentucky said Brian Rini lied about being Timmothy Pitzen when he was found wandering the streets two days ago. Rini’s brother, Jonathon Rini, said that Brian has mental …

A felony criminal mischief charge filed against a woman allegedly assaulted by a man in a Deep Ellum parking lot March 21 has been dismissed by the Dallas County District Attorney, county officials confirm. A criminal mischief warrant for L’Daijohnique Lee was issued by the Dallas Police Department on Tuesday over damage reportedly done to Austin Shuffield’s truck following an alleged assault …

According to the Social Security Administration, scammers are calling consumers across the country and urging them to act fast, because their Social Security number is being used and abused by a fraudster. We’ve heard from several people who received similar calls and thought they were speaking with a real agent. Phylissia Clark with the Better Business Bureau said it’s one …

In 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen‘s mother picked him up at school in Aurora, Illinois, took him to the zoo and a water park, and was then found dead of an apparent suicide at a motel. Authorities say she left a note saying her son was fine but that no one would ever find him. On Wednesday, a 14-year-old boy came forward …

Building a positive relationship between police and young people in the community: That’s one of the many missions of Incarnation House in Dallas. At Incarnation House, it’s about helping kids succeed and bridge the gaps no matter what challenges present in their daily lives. “I came one day, and I fell in love with it,” said Shakira Anderson, a junior at …