Former student arrested, principal hospitalized following active shooting at SW Houston school

Officials with YES Prep say a former student, Dexter Kelsey, came to the Southwest Secondary campus around 11:45 a.m. and opened fire. No students were injured, but an administrator was and a suspect is in custody.

Federal judge holds hearing about new Texas abortion law

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman will be making the decision on the lawsuit which was brought forward by the Biden administration to block Senate Bill 8 or the "Heartbeat Bill".

Houston man's body found in Wyoming where Gabby Petito's remains were uncovered

It's been nearly two weeks since 22-year-old Gabby Petito's body was found, yet officials say her widespread coverage may have assisted in finding a man from Houston, who went missing in mid-August.

Dallas apartment explosion injures 8, 3 firefighters in critical condition

Dallas Fire-Rescue says four firefighters and four civilians were taken to the hospital after a gas explosion at an Oak Cliff apartment complex.

Carrollton teen father accused of murdering newborn son

Carrollton police say a teen father is charged with murdering his newborn son because he was angry at the mother for keeping the baby and was worried about paying child support.

Man arrested for burning dismembered bodies in Fort Worth dumpster

Fort Worth police say the man wanted for murdering, dismembering and then burning the bodies of three people confessed to that crime as well as to two other murders.

CDC: Child infected by deadly brain-eating amoeba at Arlington splash pad

A brain-eating amoeba killed a child in Tarrant County, and investigators say it was likely contracted at one of Arlington's splash pads.

Girl, 5, thinks mom is alien from 'Men in Black' after seeing planet on passport

Nala-Joye, 5, was brought to tears believing her mom was actually an alien from “Men in Black” due to a planet pictured on her mother’s passport.

Utah football player killed in house party shooting

Utah cornerback Aaron Lowe died in a shooting at a house party, less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan was killed in an accidental shooting.

Irving 2-year-old murdered after feces incident, suspect arrested

An Irving man is facing capital murder charges after police said he killed the 2-year-old boy he was supposed to be caring for.

Prosper cheerleader damages spinal cord in tumbling accident

A 16-year-old Prosper cheerleader had a freak tumbling accident Monday night, which damaged her spinal cord.

Mayorkas: Border Patrol horseback photos 'horrified' him

DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up migrants trying to cross the border “horrified” him.

Texas woman dies in hit-and-run crash in Chandler

Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said 47-year-old Shanna Outie of Houston was pronounced dead on Sept. 17 and was the only person inside her vehicle.

Fire at Georgetown pet boarding-facility kills all 75 animals inside

Despite the quick response time from GFD, all 75 dogs inside the Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown, Texas died from smoke inhalation.

Del Rio, Texas migrants: US tries to block border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States began flying some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp back to their poverty-stricken homeland.