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Four Tren de Aragua gang members arrested in massive law enforcement operation in San Antonio: PD
The Texas Department of Public Safety along with the FBI, Homeland Security, Border Patrol and other agencies arrested more than a dozen people some, police say, are connected to the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
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Texas execution in October renews calls for rarely granted clemency
A Texas man set to die this month is at the center of another push for clemency in the U.S., this time backed by several GOP lawmakers and bestselling author John Grisham, who say a father’s 2002 conviction for killing his infant daughter deserves a second look.
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Texas juvenile correctional officer arrested for bribing inmates with E-cigarettes
A former juvenile correctional officer was arrested Tuesday for bribing detainee’s at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center with electronic cigarettes for money.
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Supreme Court to review plans to store nuclear waste in West Texas
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.
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Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating new Texas social media law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing TikTok of sharing and selling minors’ personal information in violation of a new state law. The company denied the accusations hours later.
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Texas prisons' staffing crisis and outdated systems endanger guards and inmates: Report
A new report says the sprawling prison and criminal justice system in Texas is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk.
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WATCH: Navy father surprises daughter at homecoming game
Amerie Stidham had not seen her father in a year and a half.
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Convicted murderer released in the '90s agrees to life sentence on 2 new murder charges
A convicted murderer who was run out of several Texas cities when he was released early from prison in 1993 has pleaded guilty to two new murder charges in a deal that allows him to serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.
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Death toll rises to 125 from Hurricane Helene in Southeast US
Across the southeast, the death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to 125. A third of those deaths have been reported in North Carolina. The western part of the state is in crisis. Highways and bridges have washed away, cutting off entire communities. NBC 5 Candace Sweat has the urgent call for help to North Texans.
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Family searches for missing couple traveling through Mexico
A family is “desperately” searching for a missing couple while traveling through Mexico. Frank Guzman, a graduate student at UT Austin, and his wife, Caroline Kata, had planned a whirlwind trip. But the couple seemingly went radio silent in Mexico. Now, family members are pleading for help finding them.
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Texas Stock Exchange has $135 million pledged, CEO says
According to TXSE’s founder and CEO, Jim Lee, the next major step is getting approval from the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission, regulators in Washington, D.C.
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Pledges announced to create Texas stock exchange
Business leaders took one more step towards the creation of a Texas stock exchange headquartered in Dallas. They announced pledges of $135 million to start up the project. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has details.
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Federal judge bars Texas vote harvesting investigations
The ruling on Saturday immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, such as the investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton into the League of United Latin American Citizens.
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Texas lawmaker vows to ban medical research on unclaimed bodies after NBC News investigation
A Texas state legislator is vowing to ban the use of unclaimed bodies for research in response to an NBC News investigation that found a local medical program obtained and studied hundreds of human specimens without families’ permission.
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County judge accused of making fake, racist social media posts for sympathy during election
The Fort Bend County Judge, in suburban Houston, has been indicted over allegations he created fake and racist social media posts when he ran for re-election in 2022.
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‘The Texas Bucket List' takes you to the State Fair of Texas Sunday morning on NBC 5
The show dedicated to all there is to see, do and experience in the Lone Star State is taking you to the State Fair of Texas this weekend on NBC 5.
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10-year-old Texas student charged with ‘terrorist threat' over hoax school shooting threat, police said
The child allegedly made social media posts threatening a shooting at Hal Peterson Middle School on Tuesday.
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New Texas Business Court judges will hear civil suits from corporate world
It’s being called the biggest shakeup to Texas courts in more than a century. Gov. Greg Abbott swore in the justices for the newly formed Texas Business Court. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard takes a look at the new trial court system.
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The Iron Skillet meeting between rivals TCU and SMU is the first with both in power conferences
This Saturday in Dallas, an 80-year college football tradition continues with the battle for the Iron Skillet. The annual series between TCU and SMU has been consistently played through 1946 but may not continue past 2025 if the series isn’t extended.
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Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.