Keller City considers legal action over proposed Westlake data center

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/17 2:40A Lana Ferguson, Staff Writer | Th

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...

TEA releases state accountability scores; 15% of Texas schools scored below ‘C'

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/14 7:50A Wayne Carter

What to Know Look up Texas public school scores on the website txschools.gov . Scores are released annually by the Texas Education Agency. The TEA said 24% of districts increased their score, while 89% either stayed the same or increased their...

Keller leaders retain counsel, threaten action against Westlake over data center

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/13 2:05A Allie Spillyards

An hours-long meeting stretched into the night on Wednesday, with a packed house full of people wanting to make public comment. An effort by city leadership and residents formed quickly after Westlake recently announced an approved data center on...

Coppell ISD is back in session as district campaigns to increase enrollment

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/12 7:54A Sophia Beausoleil

Coppell Independent School District said a marketing campaign to increase student enrollment is working as they try to combat declining numbers. Tuesday morning more than 12,000 students went back to class and the district said they had more than...

‘Goober' could fire over berm toward school, gun range owner says in Northwest ISD lawsuit

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/7 8:06A Frank Heinz

After two bullets struck the exterior of a new Northwest ISD middle school campus, the district is taking a nearby gun range to court after its owner admitted a goober could shoot over a protective berm toward the school. NBC 5 obtained a copy of...

Public kicked out of meeting before vote on reduction in midterm polling locations

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/4 9:03A Alanna Quillen

Tarrant County Judge Tim O Hare kicked the public out of a commissioners court meeting Tuesday after the crowd erupted into jeers and began chanting shame as the commissioners discussed reducing the number of polling locations open during the...

Major golf expo returns to Frisco, showcasing the future of golf

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/30 12:23A Bianca Castro

The future of golf is on display this week in North Texas as the 2026 PGA Buying Summit returns to PGA Frisco for its fourth year. The four-day event brings together nearly 1,000 PGA of America Golf Professionals, golf retailers, buyers,...

Families displaced after overnight apartment fire in far North Dallas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/29 4:23A Alanna Quillen

Several people, including three children, were displaced after a fire damaged multiple apartments at a far north Dallas apartment complex Tuesday night. According to Dallas Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to the Prestonwood Trails Apartments...

Discarded human fetus found along Lake Lewisville shoreline

DFW Scanner 7/10 9:38A dfwscanner

On July 10, 2026, at approximately 8 a.m., the Lewisville Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from the 200 block of E. Lake Park Rd. after a resident reported finding what appeared to be a discarded, deceased human fetus. Upon arrival,...

One person killed in fiery Westlake crash

DFW Scanner 6/12 9:36A dfwscanner

Just after 3:00am, Westlake Fire/EMS and Keller Police responded to reports of a single vehicle traffic collision just after along eastbound SH114 between Trophy Lake and Davis Blvd. Upon arrival, officers located the single vehicle fully...