Watch LIVE: How long will take to bring down the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas?’
DALLAS, Texas (WFAA) — Another day, another bit of progress made on taking down the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas.’ But as day three of the demolition…
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New migrant detention center opening in northeast El Paso after last year’s overcrowding complaints
EL PASO, Texas — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol…
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Statewide Amber Alert issued for abducted 8-month-old Texas girl
MESQUITE, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for an 8-month-old Texas girl whom police said was abducted. The girl, Nyla…
Continue Reading Watch LIVE: ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ endures blows from wrecking ball
DALLAS, Texas — The “Leaning Tower of Dallas,” a social media sensation born when a part of a building survived implosion, endured hundreds of…
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Texas farmers look to learn how to grow hemp
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Hemp Growers put together a class for farmers to learn how to grow and use hemp. The association is made up of farmers,…
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Ex-NFL players Robinson, Bray granted bond by El Paso federal judge on pot charges
EL PASO, Texas — Two former NFL players were walking free on bond Friday after federal agents said they caught them with over 150 pounds of…
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Updated image released of unidentified girl found in barrel — she may be from Texas
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Officials have released an updated digital facial reconstruction for an unidentified girl whose decomposed body was found…
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Feds plan major crackdown on meth trafficking hubs — El Paso is one of those cities
EL PASO, Texas — Federal authorities are targeting methamphetamine “transportation hubs” around the country in an effort to block the…
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New details emerge about Cleveland Browns player’s arrest with 157 pounds of pot in rental car at Sierra Blanca
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested and jailed in El Paso after U.S. Border Patrol agents found 157…
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Most Texas voters would admit refugees from other countries, new poll shows
AUSTIN, Texas — A narrow majority of Texas voters said the state should accept refugees from other countries who have gone through a security…
Continue Reading He’s a seasoned lawyer on Trump’s impeachment defense team. But Ken Starr had a troubled tenure as president of Baylor University
Ten years before Ken Starr joined President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, he was named president of Baylor University in Waco,…
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Gun control group Everytown to spend $8 million on Texas races
DALLAS< Texas — Everytown for Gun Safety announced Wednesday that it is pouring $8 million into Texas to elect “gun sense”…
Continue Reading Man convicted, paroled in officer’s 1997 death found
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who served time for his involvement in the 1997 killing of a New Hampshire police officer and disappeared after being…
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Selena tribute concert set to honor the Queen of Tejano in anniversary celebration
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KOAT) — Attention Selena fans, a tribute concert is officially in the works celebrating the late Tejano icon. Selena…
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Texas man accused of drunkenly hitting pedestrian, driving with ‘mangled corpse’ in car to beer garden
AUSTIN, Texas — A driver has been arrested after police said he fatally struck a pedestrian in Austin, kept driving for about half a mile with the…
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Rare pink grasshopper spotted in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Grasshoppers of the green and brown varieties are extremely common in Texas. But did you know grasshoppers can also be pink? On…
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150-foot flames shoot from ruptured gas line in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Fire and rescue officials converged on the scene of a ruptured gas line in Texas that shot 150-foot flames into the air…
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Dallas building still standing after attempt to implode it to make way for new development failed
DALLAS, Texas — Texans have dubbed a high-rise office building the “Leaning Tower of Dallas” after it failed to come down during an…
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‘We don’t know if we’re going to make it home’: Texas 1st responders honor fallen Fort Hancock fire chief
FORT HANCOCK, Texas — Dozens of west Texas first responders honored a fallen brother Saturday – the chief of the Fort Hancock Fire Department in…
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Your Voice, Your Vote: Texas House District 76 candidates debate
EL PASO, Texas — Two candidates are vying for the Texas House District 76 seat: Former city representative Claudia Ordaz-Perez and Elisa Tamayo.…
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Bernie Sanders surges in Texas, while Trump is ‘under-performing’ in new poll
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has doubled his support among Democratic voters in Texas and now leads the race for that party’s…
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A dozen students injured in cell phone battery explosion at a Texas junior high school
KATY, Texas — Some junior high students in Texas were hurt after a cell phone battery exploded on Friday. A Katy Independent School District…
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Sheriff says Texas man admitted hanging puppy ‘out of boredom’
MONTE ALTO, Texas — A Texas man accused of hanging a small puppy by the neck from a tree and posting a video on Facebook told deputies that he…
Continue Reading A high school student redrew a map of the US to feature Ohio 2, Long Texas and no Wyoming. Her goal? To drive us all mad
Some people just want to watch the world burn. But only a mad few decide to light the blaze themselves. Enter Anna Calcaterra, the 16-year-old…
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Texas teen catches 7 foot, 5 inch 190-pound alligator gar
NEEDVILLE, Texas — An 18-year-old from Needville has quite the fish tale! Jack Pytel shared photos of his big catch – a 190-pound, 7’5″ alligator…
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El Paso man killed in head-on car crash with asleep driver near Barstow
BARSTOW, Texas — An El Paso man has been killed in a car crash near Barstow. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 37-year-old Horacio…
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15th U.S. coronavirus case is at an Air Force base in Texas
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. officials on Thursday announced the country’s 15th confirmed case of the new coronavirus — an evacuee from China…
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Fort Hancock’s fire chief killed in firetruck rollover crash
FORT HANCOCK, Texas — The fire chief in the Hudspeth County community of Fort Hancock was killed Wednesday night in a rollover crash involving a…
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Texas stripper breaks jaw after shocking 15-foot pole fall caught on video
DALLAS, Texas – A stripper in Texas says she’s OK after falling off a 15-foot pole at XTC Cabaret Dallas over the weekend, reports ABC affiliate…
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A Texas high school student is growing out his hair for his sick sister. When administrators asked him to cut it, he withdrew from school
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — When 16-year-old Newt Johnson found out his little sister was sick, he was ready to do anything for her. That included…
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