Tarrant County

A Tarrant County jury says a man who killed and dismembered three people in 2021, should get the death penalty. That verdict came down Wednesday afternoon for Jason Thornburg. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports from outside the courtroom.

The Tarrant County property owners can defer half of their annual property tax bill until next summer if they pay half their total bill by Dec. 2.

A Tarrant County jury sentenced Christopher Turner, 48, to death for executing a convenience store owner during a robbery in 2020.

The season of giving is upon us. You can help put meals on the table for families in need by donating at the Kroger checkout line. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports Kroger’s ‘End Hunger Here’ campaign directly helps area food banks by provicing healthy options.

The Tarrant Area Food Bank is marking one year since it started the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Agricultural Hub program.

During Tuesday’s meeting, county commissioners approved outside attorneys for eight defendants at $30,000 each.

Despite some concerns, Tarrant County is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend itself and employees in a lawsuit over a jail death. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports commissioners approved hiring lawyers for the county and other employees on top of attorneys already hired for previous defendants in the case.

A 68-year-old woman is recovering but relieved over the arrest of her alleged robber. The woman was held at knifepoint in her home early this morning. And tonight, police say it was a slip-up near the crime scene that helped lead them to the suspect. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans explains.

Democratic hopes were dashed in Tarrant County. The party had made some in-roads in the GOP-stronghold in the last few elections but ultimately, Republicans came out on top in 2024. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports one strategist says a closer look at the numbers, though, raises some concerns.

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

With razor-thin margins in the last presidential cycle, Tarrant County is a battleground county. Meredith Yeomans was at tonight’s watch party in Grapevine.

A Democrat and a Republican split two open seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday.

Republican Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn has faced intense backlash over high-profile deaths at his jail. His opponent, Democrat Patrick Moses, says it shows a failure in leadership.

The Republican Lieutenant Governor of Texas is responding to false claims about Tarrant County voting machines changing selections voters make which were shared by presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign on social media.

Voters turned out on the last day of early voting in Tarrant County. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports from one of the county’s busiest polling locations.

Dallas and Tarrant counties each say more than 600,000 ballots have been cast as early voting wraps up on Friday.

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 want to see you at the Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Monday, November 11.

Evan Ranallo is the sole survivor of a wrong-way crash that killed five people in Tarrant County. He and his fiance, Chelsea, were struck head-on by another car on Loop 820 in Fort Worth. Chelsea did not survive. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans spoke with Evan’s bandmates, who were with the couple before the crash.

Tarrant County College Culinary Arts Program Coordinator Chef Katrina Warner has had one major career goal for years: to win the American Culinary Federation Chef Educator of the Year award.

A Tarrant County College teacher is putting the school on the culinary map by showing judges she has all the right ingredients to win. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker introduces us to Chef Katrina Warner.