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The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a new rule requiring virtual currency mining facilities located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region to register with them.

Virtual currency mining facilities within the ERCOT power grid region have to register with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). KXAN’s Sarah Al-Shaikh explains the facilities must provide information to the PUCT annually about the facility’s location, ownership, and demand for electricity.

It’s been 41 years since a Mesquite father gave up his prized possession to pay for diapers. Now years later, his son is looking to make it right. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.

It’s been 41 years since a Mesquite father gave up his prized possession to pay for diapers. Now years later, his son is looking to make it right.

A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.

Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that they stopped a Texas man from carrying out a possible terrorist attack in Houston.

One man is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct after an altercation in Mabank.

Harris or Trump? Curious how Texans are voting for president this year? The latest election results showing how Texans are voting is below.

Already nine million Texans have cast a ballot during Early Voting. Some expect Election Day to break the Texas record for voter turnout, but it’s not the end of the process. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports we’ll only see unofficial results on Nov. 5.

The State of Texas is instructing federal officials to stay out of its election process. That came down in a note late Friday from the Secretary of State in response to the Department of Justice’s announcement that it planned to send poll monitors to eight Texas counties, including Dallas County on Tuesday. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards explains the history behind...

Late Friday, Secretary of State Jane Nelson issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, saying its staff is not allowed in Texas polling places.

A possible suspect wearing a Halloween Michael Myers mask was seen in the area of a Harris County, Texas, home where a man was found shot to death, authorities said Friday.

Starting Nov. 1, Texas hospitals are ordered to ask patients for their citizenship status. Immigration advocates are sounding the alarm as hospital systems work to understand and prepare for enforcing the new requirement.

The new law will require hospitals to ask patients about their citizenship status. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us the details.

In Palestine, Texas, people go on about their daily lives of school, work, and play. However, Matthew Bowman tells NBC 5 he feels stuck, unable to move past what happened 20 years ago.

The family at the center of the “shaken baby” case is speaking out for the first time. The execution of Robert Roberson is on hold as advocates push for his acquittal in the 2002 death of two-year-old Nikki Curtis. Nikki’s older brother shares their family’s struggles over the past twenty years. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports from Palestine.

The National Park Service didn’t name the hiker. A vehicle left parked for days led to a search that discovered the body.

A Palestine state rep and the family of slain two-year-old Nikki Curtis wrote a letter to lawmakers and filed a brief with the Supreme Court.

A jury found Robert Roberson guilty of killing his two-year old daughter years ago in East Texas. In the past few weeks, lawmakers have been locked in a legal battle to stop his execution. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan takes a look at what comes next.

Just three months ago NBC 5 Investigates uncovered just how understaffed DPS driver license centers are. That was causing long waits even just to get an appointment. NBC 5’s Vince Sims takes a closer look at a plan by DPS to move to virtual appointments.