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This Texas City Has The Longest Running Fourth of July Celebration in Texas
One of the longest running Independence Day celebrations in America can be found right here in Texas. In fact, the celebration has been going on for so many years that it's known as the longest running Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi. It's also led to Round Top, Texas being known as the Fourth of July Capitol of Texas.
Texas Pastor Makes Emotional Plea For Return Of Son Who's Been Missing For Four Years
A Texas pastor is still looking for answers after his son went missing in 2020. He's made an emotional plea hoping the case might finally be solved. In 2020, Jason Landry, a Texas State University freshman, went missing. Authorities located his wrecked car, but they didn't find Jason anywhere. What makes things even more mysterious is the car was in the opposite direction of where he was supposed to be heading.
Ellis County Commissioners' Court to Consider Hopgood Addition Replat Near Maypearl-Hopgood Addition Replat Near Maypearl
Ellis County residents are on the brink of witnessing the change, as the Commissioners' Court is set to take on a replat application in the Hopgood Addition. Ellis County, Texas indicates that the area in question, currently known as C.H. Silliman's Subdivision Lot 12, proposes to redraw its boundaries, encompassing approximately three acres of land located around 2,000 feet west of where Old Buena Vista Road and Mesa Road intersect, in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Maypearl.
Regional AMBER Alert canceled for two Collin County children
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has canceled a regional Amber Alert for two Collin County children who have been found. Police say both children were found safely and are now back with their mother. The Princeton Police Department is actively investigating the case.
Tips from FOX 4 viewers lead to Dallas murder suspect's arrest
RICHARDSON, Texas - Police say tips from FOX 4 viewers helped law enforcement catch a dangerous fugitive. Antwan Franklin was arrested in Richardson just hours after Shaun Rabb's Trackdown segment aired. A FOX 4 viewer saw the segment and contacted the Marshals and Richardson Police. Franklin was one of three...
Fort Worth police seize 700 pounds of fireworks, department confirms
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police say they seized 700 pounds of fireworks after they found a truck and flatbed trailer on a side street carrying multiple boxes Wednesday. Initially, police said in a statement that they spoke with the owner of the truck and trailer, who said...
Oak Cliff Cultural Center to Launch Music and Comedy Summer Series Post-July 4th
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is rolling out a series of summer events and programs, and while residents will have to take a brief pause for Fourth of July activities, the center will resume its mission to enliven the community with music, comedy, and art soon after the holiday. According...
Gunning for Gold: Northlake Shooting Sports fosters Olympic dreams
With the Paris Summer Olympics right around the corner, athletes all over the world are gearing up for what may well be their only shot at glory. Tracks, fields, courts, pools, gymnasiums and ranges all over the planet are allowing the crème de la crème of every sport the opportunity to hone their crafts to compete with the best that the world has to offer.
'I want a family' | Wednesday's Child 14-year-old Zariaya living in foster care dreams of getting adopted
DALLAS — As a child in foster care, it's common to want to focus on the future instead of the past. Zariaya is a 14-year-old girl who is hoping to make her future bright. When Zariaya came to the Dallas Zoo, she was looking for a sign of hope.
Photos: Mixed views from Denton’s drone show as locals viewed it differently
Last year, what would’ve been Denton’s debut drone show was washed out by a sudden rainstorm that hit the area, forcing organizers to cancel the event. This time — with no showers in sight — the show presented by the Denton Noon Kiwanis Club went on, but a number of spectators weren’t able to see all of the drones flown by Sky Elements Drones on Wednesday evening from their viewpoint at Quakertown Park.
Grand Prairie native to make history at Olympics
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Grand Prairie native Jasmine Moore will compete in her second Olympics this summer. The Mansfield Lake Ridge High School grad is the first U.S. woman ever to qualify in both the triple jump and long jump at the Olympics. "It definitely does give me some confidence,"...
Robert Morris’ Son and 3 Other Elders Take Temporary Leave of Absence
Four Gateway Church elders, including Robert Morris’s son, have temporarily stepped down from their positions with the Dallas megachurch. Gateway Church founder Robert Morris resigned from the church’s top position on June 18, following Cindy Clemishire’s bombshell allegations she was sexually abused by Morris in 1982 when she was 12 years old.
Parts of Lewisville and Ray Roberts lakes closed over the July Fourth weekend
Some areas of Ray Roberts Lake and Lewisville Lake and the surrounding trails remain closed over the Fourth of July weekend. Recent flooding and storms have caused unsafe water levels or damage to public parks, boat ramps and trails. Lewisville Lake.
Texas Lottery Commission Allows Rigged Win
When a small group of Texas lottery retailers heard about a customer's ambitious plan to secure a guaranteed lottery win, they were in for an unprecedented ride. This daring move, which played out last spring, saw one individual ready to spend millions to buy nearly every possible numeric combination for the Lotto Texas draw. The result? An extraordinary jackpot of $95 million was on the line. To learn more about this incredible story, check out the original article on the Houston Chronicle.
Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and straining the state’s water supply, according to self-reported water loss audits.
South Texas surfers ride out waves caused by tropical storms and hurricanes
With their eyes on Hurricane Beryl’s trajectory through the Gulf of Mexico this Fourth of July weekend, South Texans are monitoring the storm and wondering what the direct impact will be on the southwest Gulf of Mexico. Beryl made landfall on July 1 in Grenada, strengthening at times to...
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