Fort Worth City Council voted to raise the cap to $200,000 to pay outside counsel for Aaron Dean as the estate’s federal civil-rights suit continues to move through court deadlines and appeals.

A Chico woman died after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning near Crafton along the Wise/Jack County line, local reporting says.

A Fort Worth neighbor shot and killed a man who witnesses said was dragging a woman while brandishing a machete. Police say the case is under investigation.

A Saturday stabbing in the Walmart parking lot on Clifford Street hospitalized one person and led to an arrest. Fort Worth and White Settlement officers worked the scene.

A 20‑year‑old man is jailed in Texarkana after allegedly grooming and threatening a 10‑year‑old he met on TikTok; court documents say messages escalated to a guns video.

A 31-year-old Irving musician died after a vehicle struck him while he rode a scooter; police say the driver admitted drinking during a World Cup match. The suspect faces intoxication manslaughter charges.

Southbound I‑35 at Royal Lane was closed after a fatal pedestrian crash early Saturday, deputies diverted traffic while investigators processed the scene.

Ennis police say former Fairfield K9 officer Joseph Silas turned himself in and was booked on an animal‑cruelty felony; he was released after posting bond.

A city sanitation truck being towed detached and rolled into a Dallas home on Thunderbird Lane. The elderly occupants were uninjured and investigators are probing what went wrong.

Three women were arrested after a two-month-old suffered severe head trauma and was airlifted to a Dallas children's hospital. Authorities say the child remains in critical condition.

A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 80 years after prosecutors say he shot a man at a church meal, leaving the victim paralyzed.

A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 12 years after prosecutors say he groomed a child online and assaulted her multiple times in 2024. The DA credited Fort Worth police for helping bring the case to trial.

A White Settlement sergeant was recognized at the State of Texas awards after officers found IEDs and multiple guns in a parked van in 2024. Local leaders say quick action likely prevented a deadly attack.