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Tony Wilson sat at his work desk, overhead shelves filled with books, college memorabilia, a framed family photo and his honorable discharge certificate from the U.S. Marine Corps. The mementos take him back to 2007, when he began considering military service. He wanted a challenge, and after walking into a...

TEA intervention into locally controlled school districts has become increasingly common—despite mixed results. Despite months of community protests, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced last week that it would begin the process of taking over Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas’ ninth largest school...

After receiving several reports from residents about a stray dog joyfully wandering through Arlington, Texas, Animal Services decided to step in and help. The happy-go-lucky Pit Bull mix, later named Bitsy, had been trotting through neighborhoods, greeting anyone who crossed her path. Fortunately, one day she paused...

A Texas health leader estimates hospitals could be responsible for more than $1 billion in additional uncompensated care if federal lawmakers don’t extend a subsidy that makes health insurance on the federal marketplace more affordable. Hospitals across the state already provide billions of dollars in uncompensated...

FORT WORTH, Texas — An Amazon contractor in North Texas is planning to lay off more than 200 employees later this year. According to a filing with the state, Accelore Group, which in based in Richardson, is planning to cut 214 jobs at two of its Amazon Logistics facilities—one in Fort Worth and the other in Mesquite....

FORT WORTH, Texas — Taylor Sheridan, the writer and director behind such hit TV series as "Yellowstone" and "Landman," will reportedly leave Paramount for NBCUniversal at the end of 2028, according to Deadline. Sheridan's five-year deal with Paramount will reportedly end at the end of 2028, Deadline reports, with...

Fort Worth ISD mother Keisha Braziel said she was not surprised by the state takeover news. She said a child’s success in school depends on support at home, including for early literacy, but parents facing problems such as food insecurity and high housing costs do not always have the bandwidth to do anything more.

Joshuan Duranmartinez was arrested and charged with theft of property and evading arrest after leading Wichita Falls police on a chase with a stolen vehicle, which he had purchased earlier that day.

A Denton County jury on Friday sentenced Siang Leng Thang, 19, of Flower Mound, to life in prison for the 2023 shooting death of Lewisville High School student Skylar Ashton Marquel Linson. The deadly shooting took place on September 20, 2023, just after 4 p.m. in the parking lot of...

As Hurricane Melissa intensified Monday with sustained winds of 175 miles per hour, many in North Texas with loved ones in Jamaica braced for the worst. In Arlington, Errol Byles spent much of his day on the phone trying to stay in contact with his sisters and friends still living on the island.