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A Dallas County jury sentenced a man to life in prison without the chance of parole Thursday in a first-of-its-kind murder trial based on forensic genetic genealogy technology.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirms a mountain lion was spotted in Frisco, near Lake Lewisville.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 16-year-old girl out of West Tawakoni in Hunt County.

Congratulations are in order for traffic Officer Dick Hill of the Arlington Police Department. Hill, who the community affectionately calls, Motorcycle Mike.

The city said this notice is affecting about 17,000 customers, including residential areas, schools and businesses.

Dallas voters approved two measures – including one requiring the hiring of 900 police officers – as part of changes to the city’s charter.

Six school districts asked voters to let them raise tax rates in order to help balance their budgets.

With President-elect Donald Trump set to lead the country for the next four years financial experts are already watching for changes.

The Week 11 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press.

A Republican strategist says while he wouldn’t call Tarrant County purple, it’s no longer reliably red.

Texas death row inmate Randy Halprin, who was once part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners, is being granted a new trial by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Wylie police are searching for Melonie Ballenger, who was last seen Sunday at 11 p.m. near Country Club Road and Lakefield Drive, police say.

Dallas voters have decided to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, making the city one of the largest in the country to do so.