City Council Meeting - Canceled

Parker TX Main City Calendar 3/2 6:00P

Event date: March 3, 2026 Event Time: 07:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: Parker City Hall - Council Chambers 5700 E. Parker Road Parker, TX 75002

City Council Special Meeting

Parker TX Main City Calendar 2/23 6:00P

Event date: February 24, 2026 Event Time: 04:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: Parker City Hall 5700 E. Parker Road Parker, TX 75002

The state of the Texas GOP Senate primary with early voting in full swing

CBS DFW News 2/22 7:07A Steven Rosenbaum

With early voting underway in Texas, the three major candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate were in North Texas last week to encourage their supporters to head to the polls. Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is facing the fight of...

Figure skating coach arrested in Collin County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 2/18 10:02P Meredith Yeomans

A well-known figure skating coach in North Texas is facing criminal charges following his arrest in Collin County. Benjamin Shroats, 47, is charged with indecency with a child, sexual contact, and sexual misconduct. Allen police said the...

Gyna Bivens, former Fort Worth Councilmember, dies

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 2/10 3:06A Laura Harris

Gyna Bivens, former Fort Worth City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem, died Monday. She was 71. Bivens stepped down from the City Council in May 2025 after serving six terms. She retired as the longest-serving and most senior member of the current...

AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to stop CAIR from operating in Texas; CAIR calls it an "anti-Muslim...

CBS DFW News 2/5 8:00A Steven Rosenbaum

Texas filed a lawsuit in Collin County on Thursday that seeks to ban the group Council of American-Islamic Relations from operating in the state. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that CAIR is the...

Comerica Bank hosts prom dress drive for North Texas teens

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 1/30 4:50A Laura Harris

Comerica Bank is hosting its 11 th annual North Texas Prom Dress Drive starting on Monday, February 2, through Friday, February 27. They are asking the community to donate new or gently used, cleaned formal dresses and accessories. Donations can...

Thousands without power across Texas as winter storm sweeps through state

CBS DFW News 1/25 3:27A Briauna Brown

Thousands of Texans are without power Sunday after a winter storm bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain swept through Saturday. As of 9:30 a.m., over 25,000 Texas Oncor customers are without power, with the majority in East Texas, south of...

Five years later, the 2021 deep freeze that left millions in the dark still looms over North Texas

CBS DFW News 1/25 1:00A Sergio Candido

As North Texas endures another stretch of winter weather in 2026, the conditions are reviving memories of one of the most devastating cold events in state history: the February 2021 deep freeze that crippled the power grid and left millions...

Early voting suspended in Collin County due to winter weather

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 1/24 5:31A NBCDFW Staff

The Collin County Elections Department says they re closing all polling locations this weekend due to winter weather. Early voting is currently underway to fill unexpired terms on the Frisco and Plano city councils. In Plano, Shun Thomas is...

Celina ISD head football coach retires amid investigation into son's conduct

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 1/14 7:08A Hannah Jones

Celina ISD athletic director and head football coach Bill Elliott announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from his position. According to Celina ISD, Elliott informed district officials of his retirement after more than three decades of...

Aerial training planned in Allen

Parker Texas News Flash 1/12 10:11A

Parker residents should be aware of an increased law enforcement presence in the city of Allen during the evenings this week as the Texas Department of Public Safety conducts planned aerial training exercises in the area.