Waxahachie

The race for the U.S. Senate is intensifying as Rep. Colin Allred aims to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for a third term.

Candidates are hitting the pavement as the races toward Election Day heats up. In the U.S. Senate race, Collin Allred is vying for Senator Ted Cruz’s seat. Cruz is on his bus tour looking to gain votes and campaign donations, NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil caught up with him in Waxahachie.

A youth pastor from Waxahachie who impregnated a teenage girl will spend the next five decades behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple children, officials say.

We learn about The Birds of Prey Show that incorporates The Royal Falconer and flying and non-flying raptors.

A good Samaritan who jumped into action at the scene of a drowning is calling for more safety measures at a North Texas lake. This weekend a 21-year-old man died while trying to rescue a struggling swimmer at Lake Waxahachie. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard spoke with the man who brought the victim to shore, and is still struggling with this...

A good Samaritan who jumped into action at the scene of a drowning at Lake Waxahachie is calling for more safety measures to protect swimmers.

A 21-year-old man is dead after he drowned while trying to save a teenage girl struggling in a North Texas lake, according to the Waxahachie Police Department.

Garry Holveck has spent the hours since his parents’ home along Ike Road in Waxahachie exploded at 2 a.m. Friday by their hospital bed.

A North Texas couple is hospitalized after their home in Waxahachie exploded due to propane gas. The cause is under investigation, and their son is grateful his parents survived. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.

Family members say an Ellis County couple is expected to survive after their home suddenly exploded in the middle of the night. NBC5’s Keenan Willard has the story.

Family members say an Ellis County couple is expected to survive after their home suddenly exploded in the middle of the night. NBC5’s Keenan Willard has been on the scene where witnesses are calling this a miracle.

In the hours after the blast the damage was everywhere, with boards, insulation and other debris scattered out in a broad swath of devastation around the scene.

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Dallas accuses a North Texas school district of unfairly applying disciplinary action based on race.

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday afternoon accuses a North Texas school district of applying disciplinary action unfairly based on race. Attorneys for two families claim Black and Latino students disproportionately receive harsher punishments. Maria Guerrero has the story.

Jack Lepiarz grew up performing circus skills with his dad and now he gets to perform on the same stage.

From juggling to the Knights of the Realm joust, we get a firsthand look at what it means to step back in time at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival.

Small town businesses are embracing the eclipse crowds, as weekend festivities heat up before Monday’s big event.

Business owners in Waxahachie, Texas just south of Dallas are preparing for crowds ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Overcast skies are forecast across Texas, which is already packed with eclipse chasers.

This April will mark eight years since the murder of Missy Bevers. The wife and mother of three was killed in a Midlothian church while she prepared to lead a workout class. Now, for the first time in years, Missy’s husband, Brandon Bevers, is offering his thoughts on the case.

A 12-year-old Waxahachie girl is safe after an AMBER Alert and all-out search for her over the past three days. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman joins us from the Dallas Bureau of Homeland Security Investigations.