Republican leaders are pushing to bar foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates; surrogacy attorneys warn the change could curb fertility options for Texans and spark legal fights.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled Thursday that ICE can't hold many migrants past 90 days without a bond hearing, a decision that could free thousands held in Texas and Louisiana.

Canada’s D‑Spot Dessert Café is opening its first U.S. cafe in Carrollton, bringing towering milkshakes, Belgian waffles and late-night hours to Hebron Parkway.

Fort Worth filed suit to declare the Central Motel on East Lancaster a nuisance, citing repeated criminal activity and a homicide investigation.

Chief Daniel Comeaux unveiled a Dallas Police Foundation and pledged stepped‑up patrols, co‑response teams and a downtown command center to reassure investors.

A 27-year-old man, Jeremy Walker, fell from a moving vehicle on Pinyon Tree Road and died days later. Dallas police have opened a homicide investigation.

A shooting in the GM Arlington plant parking lot left a 24-year-old hospitalized; police say the shooter called 911 and surrendered. Investigators have the suspect in custody and charges are pending.

New reporting and longtime mammal inventories show more than 100,000 free‑roaming exotic mammals in Texas — from nilgai to blackbuck — raising disease and regulatory questions. The split between free‑roaming animals and fenced game ranches complicates management.

Dallas County says DFW wastewater tests have picked up low-level signals of norovirus and measles; officials emphasize hydration and basic hygiene as surveillance continues.

A coordinated Homeland Security Task Force in Texas secured five federal sentences totaling 903 months and seized thousands of counterfeit fentanyl pills and nearly $92K.

A drive-by shootout on South Malcolm X Boulevard left two women injured and more than 60 shell casings littered across the block, police say.

Blue Mint Thai is opening a flagship in Arlington that will double as a training center for franchisees and anchor the brand’s Texas expansion.

North Texas SC opened Mansfield's new stadium with a 3-0 win and packed stands, photos from the city show. The night ended with a fireworks display.