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AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to stop CAIR from operating in Texas; CAIR calls it an "anti-Muslim...

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 2/5 8:00A Steven Rosenbaum

Texas filed a lawsuit in Collin County on Thursday that seeks to ban the group Council of American-Islamic Relations from operating in the state. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that CAIR is the...

Thousands without power across Texas as winter storm sweeps through state

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/25 3:27A Briauna Brown

Thousands of Texans are without power Sunday after a winter storm bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain swept through Saturday. As of 9:30 a.m., over 25,000 Texas Oncor customers are without power, with the majority in East Texas, south of...

Five years later, the 2021 deep freeze that left millions in the dark still looms over North Texas

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/25 1:00A Sergio Candido

As North Texas endures another stretch of winter weather in 2026, the conditions are reviving memories of one of the most devastating cold events in state history: the February 2021 deep freeze that crippled the power grid and left millions...

What is "puffing"? Why North Texas drivers can be fined up to $500 for warming up their cars

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/24 12:25A Sergio Candido

Drivers across North Texas could face fines of up to $500 for a common winter habit known locally as "puffing," law enforcement officials and county authorities warn as temperatures drop this season. What is "puffing"? Puffing refers to the act...

Meet all four Republican candidates running for Texas Attorney General

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 12/28 12:40A Jack Fink

As 2026 draws nearer, one race to keep a close eye on for the upcoming March 3rd primary is the race for Texas Attorney General. For the first time in more than a decade, there is an opening in the statewide office. Ken Paxton is running for U.S....

Ken Paxton, Angela Paxton divorce records unsealed after Collin County judge's ruling

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 12/19 8:26A S.E. Jenkins

A Collin County judge ordered Friday that records in the divorce of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, be unsealed. The order came after attorneys for the Paxtons came to an agreement with a coalition of...

Years after a deadly masked shooting in Frisco went cold, a McKinney man gets life in prison

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 12/18 3:02A Julia Falcon

A McKinney man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2017 Frisco murder that went unsolved for years before detectives reopened the cold case and uncovered new evidence, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. Kerrico Carr,...

Woman charged with capital murder in 3-year-old son's death in child abuse case

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 12/9 7:18A Steven Rosenbaum

The mother of a 3-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder after her son died at a Dallas hospital. McKinney PD confirmed that Chelsea Berg, 30, was arrested on Monday. Her boyfriend,...

Families of 17 additional victims to file new lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse at Celina ISD,...

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 12/3 3:36A Steven Rosenbaum

Attorneys in one of the ongoing civil lawsuits against Celina ISD and a former teacher and coach Caleb Elliott are holding a news conference in McKinney Wednesday morning to announce they are filing another suit on behalf of 17 victims. The...