Armed customer fatally shoots robber at Texas restaurant

An armed customer intervened in the attempted robbery of a fried chicken fast food restaurant. They shot the two robbers, killing one of them.

William Shatner officially headed to space Oct. 12 on Blue Origin rocket

William Shatner, known to many as Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek, will blast off into space on Oct. 12 aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

Former student arrested, principal hospitalized following active shooting at SW Houston school

Officials with YES Prep say a former student, Dexter Kelsey, came to the Southwest Secondary campus around 11:45 a.m. and opened fire. No students were injured, but an administrator was and a suspect is in custody.

Man who refused mask arrested for restaurant stabbing

Police in Texas have arrested a man who was accused of stabbing a restaurant manager with a pocketknife after being told he needed to wear a mask.

Girl allegedly stabbed to death by twin brother

A 17-year-old Texas girl was allegedly stabbed to death by her twin brother in their home.

Carrollton teen father accused of murdering newborn son

Carrollton police say a teen father is charged with murdering his newborn son because he was angry at the mother for keeping the baby and was worried about paying child support.

Man arrested for burning dismembered bodies in Fort Worth dumpster

Fort Worth police say the man wanted for murdering, dismembering and then burning the bodies of three people confessed to that crime as well as to two other murders.

CDC: Child infected by deadly brain-eating amoeba at Arlington splash pad

A brain-eating amoeba killed a child in Tarrant County, and investigators say it was likely contracted at one of Arlington's splash pads.

Girl, 5, thinks mom is alien from 'Men in Black' after seeing planet on passport

Nala-Joye, 5, was brought to tears believing her mom was actually an alien from “Men in Black” due to a planet pictured on her mother’s passport.

Prosper cheerleader damages spinal cord in tumbling accident

A 16-year-old Prosper cheerleader had a freak tumbling accident Monday night, which damaged her spinal cord.

Rowlett sports bar kicks out couple for wearing masks

A couple says they were inside the Hang Time Restaurant for less than 10 minutes. The couple claims they were told to leave because both of them were wearing masks. "F***k the pandemic. I don’t care about that s**t," the owner said. "I’m tired of it. I’m tired of the masks."

Fire at Georgetown pet boarding-facility kills all 75 animals inside

Despite the quick response time from GFD, all 75 dogs inside the Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown, Texas died from smoke inhalation.

Del Rio, Texas migrants: US tries to block border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States began flying some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp back to their poverty-stricken homeland.

US will fly 'massive' number of Haitian migrants to Haiti, official says

A US official says the Biden administration plans on “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border city on flights to Haiti starting Sunday.

US soldiers play with evacuee Afghan children in Texas

According to local media, the children are among almost 10,000 evacuees housed at the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Complex.