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Defamation claims against disgraced NTX pastor dismissed

Defamation claims made against former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris were dismissed by a Dallas court this week. FOX 4's Casey Stegall has more on why the claims by a woman he admitted he sexually abused when she was 12 were dismissed....

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW)Aug 21, 2026

safety

Body found at former TXU power plant

At the former TXU power plant, north of downtown Fort Worth, Tarrant County College, which owns the shuttered plant says it's working closely with Fort Worth Fire and police to investigate the discovery. Police have not said how long the body has been there, and have not released...

CBS Texas (KTVT) DFWAug 20, 2026

Local

Tarrant County jury delivers capital murder conviction in Arlington case

A Tarrant County jury found a man guilty of capital murder for killing his estranged wife after violating a protective order and returning to her Arlington home. Jurors deliberated for just 17 minutes before finding him guilty, automatically sentencing him to life in prison witho...

CBS Texas (KTVT) DFWAug 20, 2026

government

UNT slashes projected $45 million budget deficit by half after cost-cutting

The University of North Texas has trimmed its projected $45 million budget deficit to approximately $19 million, President Harrison Keller said at a Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Since February, the university has instituted cost-saving measures to address the projected shor...

NBC 5 DFW (KXAS) LocalAug 19, 2026

Local

A new initiative will expand access to grief and trauma care in Tarrant County

A real estate investment firm in Fort Worth is doing something good to change how mental health is understood, diagnosed, and treated in Tarrant County. Sisters Susan Miller and Jessica Miller Essl co-founded M2GVentures . A personal family heartbreak then motivated them to launc...

NBC 5 DFW (KXAS) LocalAug 19, 2026

government

Judge blocks vote on Westlake data center development

A Tarrant County judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Town of Westlake from voting on or taking action to approve the proposed data center development agreement. Trevor Sochocki has the story....

CBS Texas (KTVT) DFWAug 18, 2026

government

Westlake data center vote halted after court order

Westlake Town Council delayed a vote on a proposed data center near Keller after a Tarrant County judge issued a temporary restraining order following resident opposition....

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW)Aug 18, 2026

government

Lawsuit delays Westlake vote over data center

A TRO filed by Keller residents has delayed a planned vote by Westlake City Council over a proposed data center on the border between the two cities. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more....

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW)Aug 18, 2026

government

Judge prevents Westlake data center vote

A Tarrant County judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Town of Westlake from voting on or taking action to approve the proposed data center development agreement....

CBS Texas (KTVT) DFWAug 18, 2026