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A new juvenile services director was hired after reports of mistreatment and misconduct, but the community was ignored in the process.

The former Dallas police officer did not appear in court, nor did she hire legal representation.

The controversial Dallas HERO amendment took away a pair of major legal defenses from the city.

But a House committee can still subpoena Robert Roberson to testify.

The subpoena to appear in Austin is responsible for keeping Roberson out of the death chamber last week.

In yet another dramatic turn, Robert Roberson’s execution is up in the air.

In the 50 years since Roe v. Wade made history, North Texas has played a prominent role in other landmark cases.

This was the first time Guyger, who was convicted of the 2018 murder of Botham Jean, was eligible for parole.

Attorney General Ken Paxton changed his mind about when city contractors can ban guns. Judge rules he was right the first time.

A shocking report about UNT’s Health Science Center comes as the school deals with a ‘creeper’ photographer and shuttered DEI programs.

Inspectors found falsified reports and evidence of unlawful solitary confinement and unsanitary conditions.

Last week, the commissioners court approved a settlement in a lawsuit involving a man who died while on suicide watch in the Dallas County Jail.

Texas is a leader in arrests related to the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. New charges, pleas and sentences for Texans are announced regularly.

An autistic child was trying to calm himself when the alleged abuse occurred in North Richland Hills.

Bryan Riser spent over a month in jail and was fired from the Dallas Police Department because of a murder-for-hire plot in which he denies involvement.

The decision is a win for the Free Speech Coalition, which has been challenging age verification for porn sites across the country.

After proof of false testimony, admissions of perjury and new scientific evidence, Kerry Max Cook has been deemed an innocent man.

Esmeralda Upton unleashed a racist tirade against a group of Indian American women in Plano. Now, she’ll serve time in jail for the hate crime.

As a result of the massive budget shortfall, Dallas County could freeze countywide hiring and projects, and change overtime policies.

Texas Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton is standing by his guns as he battles with President Joe Biden over private gun sales and mandatory background checks.

The first person charged in the rash of juvenile fentanyl overdoses and deaths has been sentenced.

A North Texas man’s family is looking for justice in a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Kaufman County.