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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |Jack Fink
The Texas House has passed the largest public school funding increase in state history, sending the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for final approval. Just before 4 p.m., lawmakers in the lower chamber overwhelmingly approved House Bill 2, which allocates $8.5 billion in new funding for public education. Roughly half of that amount will go toward permanent pay raises for most teachers and non-administrative staff. The Senate unanimously approved the measure 31-0 on Friday night.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |Lacey Beasley
Fort Worth ISD's Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a sweeping plan to close 14 additional campuses over the next four years, bringing the total number of closures to 18. The decision comes as the district faces a $17 million budget shortfall and a steady decline in student enrollment. District leaders said the closures are necessary to ensure long-term financial stability and to more equitably allocate resources across campuses.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |S.E. Jenkins |Aarhus Universitet
Karmelo Anthony, the teen accused of fatally stabbing Frisco Memorial High School athlete Austin Metcalf during a track meet in early April, will be allowed to graduate and receive his high school diploma under a newly reached agreement. The Next Generation Action Network announced the agreement between Anthony's family, NGAN, and Frisco Independent School District in a news release Tuesday.
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4 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |J.D. Miles
Police report that a motorcycle crashed into a parking lot filled with people, including children, on Saturday in Dallas. The accident, which occurred at 5:50 p.m. in the 3200 block of South Lancaster, has reportedly resulted in fatalities and injuries, Dallas police sources told CBS News Texas. Emergency responders are on the scene, and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. CBS News Texas will provide additional details as they become available.
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4 weeks ago | 
kwtx.com | Doug Myers |Briseida Holguin
(KTVT) - Police have identified the 30-year-old North Texas man charged with murder for fatally shooting an Uber driver earlier this week while he was a passenger in the vehicle. Kane Ellington Roden, who was arrested on Wednesday, is accused of killing 60-year-old Tahirou Diallo while appearing to be highly intoxicated, according to the North Richland Hills Police Department.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |Andrea Lucia |Cindy Clemishire
Robert Morris, the founder of Southlake-based Gateway Church, one of the nation's largest congregations, is scheduled to appear before a judge Friday in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on charges of sexually abusing a child in the 1980s. Authorities say the victim, Cindy Clemishire, was 12 when the alleged abuse began. Morris and Clemishire are both expected to attend the hearing at the Osage County Courthouse.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |Doug has worked |Peter D'Oench
The fate of a man charged in a deadly shooting in North Miami more than a decade ago is now in the hands of a jury. Anthawn Ragan is accused of killing Luis Perez at a Motel 7 in Nov. 2013. Ragan, who pleaded not guilty to the crime, is facing the death penalty if convicted. The case went to the jury at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday after the judge issued her instructions. "Killing with premeditation is killing after consciously deciding to do so.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Doug Myers |S.E. Jenkins |Amelia Mugavero
"Grateful" after megachurch founder's indictment on child abuse charges, alleged victim says A leader at Southlake-based Gateway Church on Saturday provided the first update to its congregation since founding pastor Robert Morris was indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma. "I'm sure that stirred up a lot of emotion for you," said Nic Lesmeister, the North Texas megachurch's executive pastor of Global Outreach.
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2 months ago | 
ktvz.com | Doug Myers |Erin Jones
By Doug Myers, Erin JonesClick here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — The second suspect in the fatal shooting of Fort Worth rapper Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter at a car wash earlier this week is in custody, according to Tarrant County Jail records. Jakobie Russell, 21, is now in jail, a day after 24-year-old Adonis Robinson was arrested in Livingston, northeast of Houston. Forest Hill Police Chief David Hernandez issued an alert for Robinson and Russell on Wednesday.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Amelia Mugavero |Doug Myers
A Midlothian man lost his life when the RV his family was in rolled multiple times during Saturday morning's severe storm outside the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, his family said. TJ Bailey, 42, devoted over a decade to his work at the race track, where he was instrumental in preparing the roads for races before his death. "He was an amazing dad," said Courtney Shows, Bailey's ex-wife. "He could make anyone laugh, and he always had a smile on his face.
