Texas desperately needs more and denser housing to keep up with the demand. But zoning restrictions get in the way, a Texas Tribune analysis found.

Proposed amendments to the city charter would require the city to hire more police, tie the city manager’s pay to community reviews and let citizens sue the city more easily.

A new breed of activists wants Texas to tame costs by building more housing. But longstanding opposition to such policies remains strong.

The Dallas Cowboys are elevating running back Dalvin Cook from the practice squad.

Adiah Roberson, 17, was booked into the Bexar County jail Thursday after being captured in Dallas earlier this week. San Antonio police say she went on the run after shooting and killing Daniel Shrewsbury back in July.

Colin Allred also continues to out raise Ted Cruz bringing in over $11.8 million in the first 16 days of October. Cruz raised $9.9 million in the same period.

State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020.

Klay Thompson has set a Dallas record for 3-pointers in a debut with six as the Mavericks beat San Antonio in his first game after 13 seasons with Golden State.

Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion.

Al Frugoni stops by to promote his upcoming Texas Open Fire Meat Up in Hondo, Texas, and we wrap up our time at the State Fair of Texas rating all the new bites on the Flavor Gauge.

Texas has sued a Dallas doctor over accusations of providing gender-affirming care for transgender youths, bringing to court one of the first times a state has sought to enforce bans driven by Republicans in recent years.

The Dallas Stars have signed No. 1 goaltender Jake Oettinger to an eight-year extension worth $66 million.

San Antonio Spurs player and reigning NBA rookie of the year Victor Wembanyama is suing a Texas man for using his name and likeness for commercial gain without permission, according to a lawsuit.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met Tuesday night in the only debate of their Texas Senate race that could help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula he sustained against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Longhorns took back the Golden Hat Trophy from the Sooners with their 34-3 win on Saturday.

No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma will square off in their annual game in Dallas.

The State Fair of Texas, which is open until Oct. 20, has a new batch of Big Tex Choice Awards Winners and Finalists. Join David Elder as he takes us on a food tour to try out all the new bites.

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic injured a calf during preseason practice and will be re-evaluated in a week.

Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded has sold at auction for $137,500.

The State Fair of Texas is back with a new firearms ban.

The airline filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court against the city and San Antonio International Airport Director of Airports Jesus Saenz.

Attorney General Ken Paxton had turned to the high court to overturn the ban after other lower courts declined to intercede.

Danny Lee took control of a back-and-forth match against U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau by holing a hard-breaking birdie putt on the 16th hole to lead his Iron Heads team past DeChambeau’s defending champion Crushers in the LIV Golf Team Championship.

The Oct. 15 debate will mark the first time the nominees will face each other onstage before the November election.

Texas AG Ken Paxton says the fair's gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons.

A San Antonio youth soccer player remains hospitalized in Dallas nearly a week after contracting a rare, life-threatening infection.

Police in Dallas say four people are dead after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on an interstate and collided with two other vehicles.

Paxton sued Dallas and state fair officials last month, arguing the fair’s private organizer had violated state law by banning firearms on the fairgrounds.

A Dallas police officer who was fatally shot was remembered as a hero.

Film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded has emerged.

Allred will be interviewed by The Bulwark’s Tim Miller about his race against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The conversation starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.

A hedge fund that's been urging Southwest Airlines to dump its CEO and chairman says it has acquired enough of the company's stock to call a special meeting of shareholders.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Bexar and Harris counties commissioners about their proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to those he calls “unverified recipients.”

Caitlin Clark had 28 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Fever overcame a record-tying nine 3-pointers from Arike Ogunbowale in a 100-93 victory over the Dallas Wings.

The Dallas police chief says a man accused of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer and wounding two others was targeting police.

With the State Fair opening in less than a month, the Attorney General is asking a Dallas County judge to overturn the ban on guns.

Connie Claxton said it was love at first bite.

Boston will get its championship rings on Oct. 22, and the rival New York Knicks will be there for the celebration.

Two reported kidnapping attempts in North Texas may not have been what they seemed.

A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.

Hedge fund Elliott Management is escalating its fight against the management of Southwest Airlines.

The St. Louis Blues are looking to salary cap-strapped Edmonton to upgrade their roster.

The 2023-2024 season for Texas State University running back Ismail Mahdi was remarkable, to say the least.

Gordon Hayward, who nearly gave Butler a national title over Duke with a half-court shot that just missed on the final play of the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday.

When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page.

Three other cities have passed similar measures but the Texas AG and others question whether they can be enforced because of conflicts with state law.

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Mazi Smith wants to have a breakout season after struggling in his rookie campaign.

Thousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.

Former NFL running back and two-time Super Bowl Champion LeSean McCoy has constantly criticized the Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott.

Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.

After a long drive along Pacific Coast Highway, the Dallas Cowboys found themselves in Oxnard, California on the eve of their official training camp report day.

Southwest Airlines is under increased scrutiny by federal safety officials.

The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.

Four Dallas firefighters are recovering from injuries after their engine crashed off an expressway bridge and landed on a railway below.

A Dallas fire captain said the fire caused First Baptist Dallas' secondary chapel to "largely" collapse.

Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Bulldogs players who have been arrested or cited for driving violations have been disciplined with suspensions and fines through the collective that provides name, image and likeness payments to the school’s athletes.

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league’s first football season as 16-team league in North Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz will be among the Texas Republicans who will address the Republican National Convention beginning Monday in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee announced Saturday.

A man who is a suspect in a murder in the Dallas area was found and arrested in Medina County Thursday night, according to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office.

Allred, who is running for U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz, is one of only a few House Democrats from Texas who has yet to say whether they support the president’s reelection bid.

Klay Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Dallas Mavericks after leaving his longtime NBA home in Golden State.

The lost water costs the cities millions and heightens the state’s water supply challenges.

Court records show a Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has been rearrested after her bond was increased to $1 million.

Four of the past five Stanley Cup champions are based in a place with no state income tax, and the flood of talent to those locales continued in NHL free agency.

Two people were killed in a fast food restaurant in suburban Dallas in a shooting that police say was targeted.

The outlook for NHL free agency.

Ten-year NFL veteran Eric Kendricks is a new addition to the Cowboy’s defense but certainly holds more knowledge of Mike Zimmer’s defense than anyone else in the unit.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population.

Kristaps Porzingis returned to play for the Celtics as they attempted to close out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

For the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers, the comeback efforts are just beginning and still have very long ways to go.

The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season.

Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points and Jewell Loyd added 19 as the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 92-84.

Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball video he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions.

Other cities have passed similar measures, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued to block them from going into effect.

A group of financial firms and investors is planning to launch a Texas-based private market stock exchange and offer traders an alternative to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

An employee at a North Texas Wingstop was arrested for allegedly killing his manager during a dispute.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy opened up his team’s mandatory minicamp by sharing his evaluation of quarterback Dak Prescott in the Cowboys’ offseason program. It’s safe to say McCarthy is impressed with Prescott’s output thus far.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two quick power-play goals, Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 in the Western Conference Final to take a 3-2 series lead.

More than 60 veterans of World War II are being flown from Dallas to France to take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

A Dallas man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week for his alleged involvement in transporting migrants through San Antonio and throughout the state.

After severe storms rolled through the Dallas area this week, a CPS Energy crew is heading to the area to assist residents without power.

Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January.

Ellen DeGeneres’ farewell tour stop in San Antonio has been canceled.

Residents across Texas are recovering again from storms that ripped off roofs in Dallas and flooded roads in Houston.

Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the WNBA had a huge first week in terms of attendance, ratings and digital media.

In their speeches, the former president and the Texas governor described the protection of Second Amendment rights as contingent on Trump’s presidential reelection.

Luka Doncic scored 31 points in a triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top-seeded team.

A newspaper report says Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas a little over a month after he was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges.

The San Antonio-based independent pipeline and terminal operator and the Dallas-based fuels distributor have officially closed a $7.3 billion merger, NuStar announced today in a news release.

Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer had so many emotions to process after a Game 7 victory over his former team.

Noah Hanifin broke a scoreless tie at 9:54 of the third period, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights kept alive their season by beating the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night to force Game 7.

Fans lined up outside the arena more than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut for the Indiana Fever in a preseason game against the Dallas Wings.

Kim Noltemy will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in July, helping guide the search for music director Gustavo Dudamel's successor.

Finding freedom from domestic violence seems impossible when many shelters are at capacity. That's why the organization The Family Place created an online portal to help shelters find available beds elsewhere.

Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111.

Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the suddenly defensive-minded Dallas Mavericks took a chippy 101-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.

The problems for Dallas are two-fold.