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Authorities in Texas say law enforcement has fatally shot a fleeing motorist who drove into a JCPenney at a busy shopping mall Saturday. Five bystanders were injured. Sgt. Bryan Washko of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the five are at area hospitals. They range in age from 6 to 75 years old. Washko says chase the pursuit began...

Nearly a dozen of families learned that their relatives’ bodies had been used for medical research not from a medical examiner, hospital or police officer — but from NBC News and Noticias Telemundo.

Two Union Pacific workers were killed and three others were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer in Pecos, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Two Union Pacific employees were killed, and three others were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in West Texas Wednesday, authorities say.

It’s time to say “Goodbye” to 2024 and “Hello” to 2025. You can cozy up in the comfort and warmth of your home and watch Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2025 and ring in the New Year with a night of high-energy entertainment and a dazzling fireworks and drone show over the Dallas skyline!

‘Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2025’ bids farewell to 2024 and welcomes 2025 in style with music from The Jacksons plus a dazzling fireworks and drone show over the Dallas skyline at midnight!

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was following the orders of an immigration judge and the parents decided for the infants to go to Mexico with her.

The family of an inmate from Ellis County, charged with the murder of a corrections officer, is grieving the man’s loss and advocating for change. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has more.

The extraordinary legal saga over whether death row inmate Robert Roberson should be put to death is not over. The state has already asked for an execution date to be set, but now, NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports there’s another attempt to have Roberson testify before lawmakers at the Texas State Capitol.

An Ellis County detention officer was killed Monday in an attack by an inmate the sheriff describes as a “heinous, horrific, purposeful murder.”

Texas drivers and car dealers will be affected by two new laws that go into effect in the new year.

Tyler White was helping a friend whose car was stuck in the mud when he was struck and killed. The friend was also injured and taken to the hospital. Arlington Police are investigating the SUV driver who crashed into them to see if alcohol was a factor. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil spoke with White’s wife. 

Arlington police are investigating an SUV driver who crashed into a man helping a friend, whose car was stuck in the mud.

President Joe Biden pardoned 39 Americans, including three Texans, convicted of nonviolent crimes.

President Biden made history Thursday commuting the sentences of almost 1,500 people. It’s the most ever granted in a single day and NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports some Texans are on the list.

A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway and split in two Wednesday afternoon, scattering debris across the road and sending four people to hospitals, authorities said.

Three weeks after being accidentally shot, ‘The Voice’ winner and Texas native Sundance Head is back on tour. He opened up about his brush with death in an exclusive interview with NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans.

Texas native and winner of ‘The Voice’ Sundance Head survived a freak accident. In an NBC 5 exclusive he opens up about the ordeal that almost stolen his career and his life.

A stand-off is ongoing for the third most powerful position in the state of Texas after Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced he would not seek re-election. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports two competing factions of lawmakers aim for the job.

United States and Guatemalan authorities have announced the arrest of six people charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants.