Rapper BigXthaPlug arrested in Dallas after new album release party, records show

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/22 6:22A J.D. Miles

Dallas-based rapper BigXthaPlug was arrested early Friday, according to Dallas County Jail records. The 27-year-old, born Xavier Landum, was booked on charges of marijuana possession and unlawful possession of a firearm. BigXthaPlug held an album...

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Heavy rain falls in parts of North Texas Wednesday morning ahead of another heat advisory

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/20 7:30A Steven Rosenbaum

Amid the hottest stretch of weather of the 2025 so far, morning commutes in parts of North Texas were slowed by heavy rain. The rain started to the northwest of the Metroplex and moved south and east, from Wise County into Denton, Tarrant and...

Lancaster ISD high school football player dies after medical emergency at practice, district says

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/20 6:52A Matthew Davisson

A high school football player at Lancaster ISD suffered a medical emergency on Monday and later died at the hospital, the school district confirmed Wednesday morning. In a release, the district said that Preston Malone was a sophomore at...

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Texas redistricting battle to start new phase with Democrats expected return to Capitol

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/17 3:23A Jack Fink

For the second week, Republicans and Democrats have continued their showdown over new congressional maps in Texas, which will result in five new GOP-majority districts at the expense of Democrats. But the fight is about to enter a new phase on...

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Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/15 5:05A CBS Texas Staff

The Texas House reconvened Friday morning in its sixth attempt to make a quorum, after Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. After failing to reach a quorum Tuesday...

Embattled bar ‘Rodeo Dallas' heads back to court in ongoing fight to reopen

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/15 2:12A Maria Guerrero and Alanna Quille

A Deep Ellum bar at the center of a public safety battle will stay closed at least for now. A Dallas County judge said she’ll decide on Friday whether to keep the doors of Rodeo Dallas shut for good....

Dallas police seize nearly 400 pounds of marijuana from storage facility and arrest a man

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/14 8:09A Julia Falcon

A man is in jail after Dallas police seized almost 400 pounds of marijuana from a storage facility earlier this month. The Dallas Police Department said a tip was sent in about a shipment of marijuana being ready for transport to Dallas....

Suspect shot by Carrollton officer after threatening to harm himself and others, police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/13 8:53A Briauna Brown

A man is in critical condition after being shot by a Carrollton police officer after reportedly threatening to harm himself and other officers following a traffic stop Tuesday night, officials said. According to the Carrollton Police Department,...