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Texas voters split on top races, oppose data centers and Flock-style cameras

A new Texas poll shows the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton effectively tied.

Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding, downed trees

The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped heavy rain, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north in the state. Schools and municipal offices were closed and residents were told to stay at home. Some area...

Prosper data center faces opposition after unanimous commission vote

The future of a proposed data center near Prosper is uncertain after the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council deny the project. The commission voted 7-0 late Tuesday night following more than 400 emails submitted ahead of the ...

Religion takes center stage as vote to overhaul TX social studies standards nears

Texas high schoolers could be taught a version of history that links Islam to violence and portrays Christianity as central to America’s founding. This week, the State Board of Education is expected to finish overhauling social studies learning standards for the millions of Texas...

Whistleblower warns new USPS mail-in ballot system could threaten midterm elections

An anonymous whistleblower warns an untested online system for mail-in ballots could cause severe election disruptions as a legal battle over the Trump executive order plays out in federal court....

Texas A&M fans narrowly top UT Austin fans as Texas’ most obnoxious, survey finds

Texas A&M has officially been voted the most obnoxious college football fan base in Texas, though a major split among younger voters suggests a new rival might be coming for the crown....

Bill Simmons under review by Massachusetts authorities after admitting to proxy sports betting

Bill Simmons, the popular sports podcaster who has championed sports betting, is under review by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission after he admitted on a recent episode to using his daughter’s boyfriend to place bets for him. The commission announced the review Tuesday, two day...

‘Sloppy, rushed': USPS whistleblower warns of system for Trump's mail voting order

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The e...

Texas Board of Education considers religious influence and framing in curriculum overhaul

Texas education leaders are debating controversial proposed high school social studies standards that emphasize America's biblical roots while framing early Islam around military conflict....

New list has Texans questioning voting eligibility

A "suspense list" has some Texas voters wondering if they're still eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb has more.

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington, claims that Amazon overcharged 1.2 million ad...

U.S. military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says

The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote. Gen. D...

Why 1.2 million Texans are on the voter ‘suspense’ list and how to fix it

About 1.2 million Texas voters have been placed on the state’s "suspense" list with early voting in the 2026 midterm elections less than two months away....

Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on 14,000-foot mountain hike

Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson, 45, died Friday after collapsing while hiking Colorado’s Quandary Peak, a 14,271-foot mountain in Summit County.

Building up steam: new Frisco mayor promises to keep up economic momentum

Fort Worth ISD hosts community listening session Monday night

The board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency to lead the Fort Worth ISD wants to hear from the community on Monday night. The interim board has called for a listening session to be held at the Junior League of Fort Worth at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31. The session will run...

Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday renewed his call for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela , just two days after the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil from the South American nation. “There need to be democratic, fr...

Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Mike Lindell's bid to recount GOP gubernatorial primary

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has long denied President Donald Trump ’s loss in the 2020 presidential election. Now, he’s refusing to accept his own election loss in the GOP primary for governor of Minnesota . The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Lindell’s bid Saturday to order a...

Gov. Abbott leaves nearly a million Texans without a vote in Congress

Nearly 800,000 people living in a district that stretches from northwest San Antonio to El Paso still have no vote in Congress because Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t set a special election to fill the seat left open by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. He resigned last spring under pressure from...

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of a...

New polling shows Texas Republicans leading in several key statewide races

New polling shows Republicans leading in several key statewide races with just a few weeks to go before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections....

Talarico leads Paxton as Texas voters rank affordability top concern, poll finds

A new Texas poll finds Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. The survey also found affordability and cost of living are voters’ top concerns....

Wylie votes to end Flock camera usage

The City of Wylie became the latest municipality in North Texas to end their contract with Flock cameras as a nationwide debate grows over privacy concerns. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more....

Wylie becomes latest North Texas city to end Flock camera use

As more and more people express privacy concerns over Flock cameras, another North Texas municipality has decided to do away with them.

Dallas caps property tax rate, bucking hikes in other Texas cities

While other Texas cities have increased taxes to balance their books, Dallas officials aren’t going to do that. The City Council voted 8-6 to cap the rate at 69.78 cents per $100 of taxable value. They agreed with City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s budget recommendation, indic...

Trial delayed again for Florida teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival cruise

The federal murder trial for Timothy Hudson, accused of killing his stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship, has been delayed for a second time to now take place on Nov. 2....

Sen. Darline Graham wins the Republican Senate primary runoff in South Carolina

Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina ’s Republican primary runoff, NBC News projects, a victory for President Donald Trump , who recruited, endorsed and campaigned for her following her brother Lindsey Graham’s death six weeks ago. With nearly all of t...

MO3 Murder Trial: Expert discusses jury selection

The jury selection process continues for the murder-for-hire trial for Kewon White, who is accused of killing Dallas rapper MO3 at the behest of rival rapper Yella Beezy. FOX 4's Steven Dial discusses the ongoing jury selection process with David Finn, a criminal defense attorney...

MO3 Murder: Expert talks jury selection, plea deals

David Finn is a longtime Dallas criminal defense attorney and former criminal court judge. He joined FOX 4 News to share some insight on the MO3 murder case, jury selection for defendant Kewon White, and how a possible plea deal might impact accused rapper Yella Beezy....

Father of USS Lincoln sailor is released from ICE detention

The immigrant father of a sailor who is on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln is back with his family on Tuesday after being detained by immigration authorities over the weekend. The family confirmed the release of Luis Manuel Aviles in a statement posted on social media b...

Jury selection begins for accused hitman in MO3 murder trial

A murder-for-hire plot involving a Dallas rap feud is at the center of a trial that began in Dallas on Monday. FOX 4's Steven Dial has more on today's jury selection for the MO3 murder trial....

North Texans confused by mail-in ballot applications arriving with mistake on form

There’s confusion over some mail-in ballot applications arriving across North Texas. To vote by mail in Texas, you must meet certain criteria and you must request a mail-in ballot application first. The form can be found on the Secretary of State’s website or through your local c...

Judge postpones U.S. trial for man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was sched...

Dallas prepares for Republican midterm convention as costs, security draw scrutiny

Thousands of Republicans are expected to come to Dallas next month for a first-of-its-kind midterm national convention aimed at energizing Republican candidates ahead of the elections, with President Donald Trump and other federal officials expected to attend. The event is schedu...

Supreme Court sides with Trump on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump ‘s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections . The decision leaves room for addition...

Jury selection begins in Dallas rapper's murder trial

Jury selection begins Monday in the murder-for-hire trial involving two Dallas rap artists who were allegedly feuding. Prosecutors say Yella Beezy paid another man, Kewon White, to kille MO3....

Jury selection begins for accused gunman in Dallas rapper MO3's killing

Jury selection begins Monday in the first trial for three men accused of plotting to kill Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is charged with murder and is accused ...

Father of sailor aboard USS Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family says

The immigrant father of a sailor on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln was anxiously awaiting his son’s return home when immigration authorities detained him over the weekend. Luis Manuel Aviles was taken into custody on late Saturday morning near a Publix supermarket in K...

Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race

A new Dan Sullivan has entered the conversation surrounding the Alaska Senate race, in which incumbent Dan S. Sullivan faces a candidate with the same name. The Republican former mayor of Anchorage, Dan A. Sullivan, endorsed GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan for re-election over retired t...

Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: ‘Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot'

President Donald Trump wants his supporters to think beyond his endorsed candidates and imagine that he is on the ballot when they vote in this year’s midterm elections . The president made his new pitch Friday night in South Carolina at a rally in support of Sen. Darline Graham ...

Former Texas Lottery Commission, director face new indictments in Travis County

The Travis County District Attorney's Office has announced new indictments against the former Texas Lottery Commission and its former executive director for abuse of official capacity....

McKinney voters, officials and Muslim residents speak on council recall effort

“Recall!” The call came from a crowd of hundreds packed into McKinney City Hall earlier this month, before the council unanimously approved a site plan for the McKinney Islamic Association’s sanctuary, gym and classroom building after hours of public opposition to the mosque and ...

USS Lincoln headed home after extended deployment and concerns over conditions on board

The USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way home after a historic deployment that included nearly 275 consecutive days at sea and reports of mental health challenges and shortages aboard while it was supporting the Iran war. A U.S. official told NBC News the Lincoln has been sailing ho...

Texas voting guide: Important dates for the November election

Election day isn't until Nov. 3, but there are many upcoming dates that voters should remember as they prepare to cast their ballots.

Oak Cliff apartment explosion victim honored

A Dallas County community activist killed in a May apartment explosion in Oak Cliff has been honored by the Dallas County Commissioner's Court. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more....

Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by toxic politics of data centers

More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths tech giants are building to fuel artificial intelligence products and cloud computing. The backlash against...

What to know about McKinney council recall effort following mosque site approval

After a chaotic City Council meeting earlier this month over the approval of a site plan for a mosque , a group of McKinney residents is seeking to recall over half the city’s council members. The group cited a “loss of public confidence” in the ability of the elected officials t...

Hood County shuts down county-controlled Flock cameras

Flock cameras in Hood County have been shut down after the county voted to stop using the controversial surveillance cameras. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more....

Keller City considers legal action over proposed Westlake data center

Keller City Council’s special-called meeting Wednesday night had very little on the agenda, but people still showed up in droves, overfilling the chambers. At the top of the list: discussing Westlake’s data center development . In a meeting that began at 7:30 p.m. and lasted past...

Paddleboarder dies on Colorado reservoir, second death in 9 days

A paddleboarder drowned in a Colorado reservoir Friday. marking the second paddleboarding death there in nine days.

Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states' voter roll fight to Supreme Court

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday there’s a “possibility” that the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in dozens of cases where judges have ruled against the federal government’s efforts to gain broad access to state voter rolls ahead of November’s ...

Democrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say

Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday. The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the traditiona...

Democrats approve their reshaped presidential primary calendar for 2028

Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday. The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the traditiona...

CBP says Big Bend work is limited as legal challenges grow

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott released a statement he said was “correcting the record” on projects happening in Big Bend National Park....

Trump downplays USS Abraham Lincoln's record time at sea: ‘Not nearly long enough'

President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran . In a brief exch...

Dallas budget talks spark City Hall debate

The proposition that Dallas will put on its November elections has turned into a debate over the future of Dallas City Hall, a conversation that has been ongoing for months. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more....

Longtime North Texas municipal judge passes away

A longtime North Texas attorney who served as Municipal Judge for multiple cities passed away this week.

$443M Dallas public safety bond proposition sparks debate over city hall future

Dallas residents will soon be asked to vote on a $443 million bond package for public safety infrastructure, a measure that is drawing sharp criticism from one of the Dallas City Council's top public safety advocates....

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment...

Hidden iPhone keyboard shortcuts to raise your texting and typing game

Texting friends, replying to a business email, tapping out some text for a social media post. We do a lot of writing on our smartphones, which are increasingly essential for our work and personal lives. But did you know about the many keyboard tips and tricks that can help raise ...