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SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes in Texas, but it was still a success

December 9, 2020 6:03 PM CNN

BOCA CHICA, Texas — A giant experimental rocket built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully soared eight miles above the company’s…

Salvation Army hampered by shortage of volunteers to sort, deliver donations to needy Texas families

December 9, 2020 4:24 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — The Salvation Army of North Texas says with less than three weeks until Christmas, they are in urgent need of…

Trump joins Texas suit asking Supreme Court to invalidate votes in battleground states

December 9, 2020 3:36 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to block millions of votes from four battleground states that…

Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election

December 9, 2020 12:10 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a close ally of President Donald Trump, sent an email from a personal email account to…

WATCH: Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testifies at U.S. House hearing

December 9, 2020 11:10 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The five members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testified Wednesday in front of a U.S. House subcommittee. The…

Elon Musk says he has moved to Texas

December 9, 2020 12:44 AM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla’s CEO says he has relocated to the Lone Star State. Elon Musk revealed his move from California to Texas during The…

Ravens run past Cowboys, plagued by missed field goals, 34-17

December 8, 2020 9:28 PM Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Lamar Jackson ran for 94 yards and a touchdown as the focal point of a relentless rushing attack that amassed 294 yards, and…

Cowboys All-Pro Zack Martin goes to IR, out for Tuesday night’s game and at least 2 others

December 8, 2020 4:11 PM Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed offensive lineman Zack Martin on injured reserve with a calf injury, sidelining the four-time…

Army disciplines 14 at Fort Hood for leadership failures that led to violence, including Guillen’s death

December 8, 2020 10:02 AM Associated Press

FORT HOOD, Texas — Army leaders are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas, and ordering policy changes to…

Texas sends thousands of doctors, nurses to hospitals across state swelling with virus patients

December 8, 2020 3:22 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Hospitals across the region and state have put out the call this week: they need nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists…

Texas AG Paxton asks U.S. Supreme Court to block Biden victory in 4 states

December 8, 2020 10:47 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing four battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and…

Initial shipments of virus vaccine will fall short for 27 states, including Texas

December 7, 2020 5:43 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — State health departments and governors’ offices across the country are finally being told by the U.S. Centers for…

Man killed in freak accident inside Texas car wash

December 7, 2020 3:21 PM CNN

IRVING, Texas (KTVT) — A man died after getting caught inside a car wash in Irving. The 39-year-old victim worked at the Wash Masters Car Wash…

Senior U.S. Army officers facing disciplinary action over Fort Hood leadership failings

December 7, 2020 2:24 PM CNN

FORT HOOD, Texas — Multiple senior Army officers and enlisted personnel are expected to face disciplinary action that could result in…

Key lime pie from Florida, BBQ from Texas: How one company struck gold helping restaurants reach customers nationwide

December 7, 2020 10:48 AM CNN

In the spring, when many restaurants closed their doors for in-person dining for the first time, online orders at Big Shake’s Nashville Hot…

Man experiencing mental issues dies in custody after, Houston police say, he ‘tripped and fell’

December 6, 2020 6:02 AM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A man “having a mental episode” died in Houston police custody early Sunday after, authorities say, he fell into a…

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Texas high school opens grocery store for struggling families where good deeds are accepted as payment

December 6, 2020 5:31 AM CNN

SANGER, Texas — A school in a small town in Texas has ignited hope across the community by opening a student-led grocery store to support…

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Caught on video: Texas high school football player jailed for assault after body slam of referee

December 4, 2020 12:47 AM Nate Ryan, Jim Parker

UPDATE: 18-year-old Edinburg High School senior linebacker Emmanuel Duron was arrested Friday on an assault charge for the body slam of a referee…

Reality overwhelms hope for Cowboys, last in woeful NFC East

December 3, 2020 8:23 PM Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season of so much uncertainty, the Dallas Cowboys can count on one thing: being alone in last place in the NFL’s worst…

Southwest warns 6,800 employees of impending layoffs, a first for the airline

December 3, 2020 3:24 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas — Southwest Airlines warned 6,800 employees Thursday they may be furloughed in the spring, the airline told CNN. If the layoffs…

Austin mayor apologizes after he told residents to stay at home while vacationing in Mexico

December 3, 2020 8:28 AM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — Mayor Steve Adler of Austin said in a video posted on YouTube that he regrets traveling to Mexico in early November as he was…

Texas may receive enough virus vaccine doses for 700,000 people in mid-December

December 2, 2020 2:47 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas could receive coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize up to 700,000 Texans in December, assuming U.S. health officials approve…

Texas Parks and Wildlife confirms first documented mountain lion sighting in Dallas County

December 2, 2020 5:43 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Dallas County had an extremely rare visitor last week. But it’s the kind of visitor that could cause some chills. It…

Young Texas family faces financial ruin trying to protect their baby from Covid-19

December 2, 2020 1:20 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas — Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying…

The company that literally started Silicon Valley is moving to Texas

December 2, 2020 9:45 AM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Hewlett-Packard traces its origins to 1938, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard rented a garage in Palo Alto, California. Now,…

Instagram influencer Alexis Sharkey was found dead near a Houston interstate, police say

December 1, 2020 7:37 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Alexis Robinault, a 26-year-old Instagram influencer with over 30,000 followers, was found dead off a Houston interstate last…

Authorities probe deaths of 2 service members at Texas military base

December 1, 2020 7:12 PM Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The deaths of two U.S. service members whose bodies were found last week in separate incidents at a military base in San…

Texas sees record 15,000 new virus cases, hospitalization high for 5th day in row

December 1, 2020 6:40 PM CNN, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported Tuesday a record 15,182 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1,184,250, according to the…

After 256 days working nonstop, Texas doctor pleads with public to help halt Covid-19

December 1, 2020 5:09 AM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas doctor captured in a photo cradling a distraught Covid-19 patient on Thanksgiving has spoken of the sad isolation of…

Dallas man arrested for 4 slayings, including an El Paso teen, had a violent past

November 30, 2020 11:59 PM KVIA ABC-7

DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas man accused of killing a 19-year-old El Pasoan allegedly had a history of domestic violence, according to the Dallas…