What's at stake in the runoff election for an open Texas Senate seat in Tarrant County

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/18 2:55A Jack Fink

Early voting begins later this week in the runoff election for the open State Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County. It's a race that pits Republican Leigh Wambsganss against Democrat Taylor Rehmet. Voting begins this Wednesday, Jan. 21, and...

UNT offering free tuition for some students with new program

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 1/14 5:29A Jared Rodriguez

The University of North Texas will cover the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees for eligible students through this new initiative, called the North Texas Promise. Beginning in the fall of 2026, the North Texas Promise will guarantee that...

Trial begins for former Uvalde school officer accused of failing to protect children in Robb...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/5 1:59A CBS Texas

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack, when authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman....

Search for middle school student ongoing after fatal shooting; schools on alert

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 12/14 11:52P Katy Blakey

A middle school student has been identified as a suspect in a deadly weekend shooting in Lavon. According to the Lavon Police Department, officers were called to a shooting in the 700 block of...

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD vote on two school closures at special meeting

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 12/11 3:49A Maria Guerrero

The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District voted Wednesday night on the future of two elementary schools. In a 5-2 vote, the board determined that Bransford Elementary School in Colleyville and Dove Elementary School in Grapevine will...

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD votes to close, consolidate 2 elementary schools

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 12/11 12:10A Lacey Beasley

After months of back-and-forth between Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and its community, the school board has officially voted to close two elementary schools next school year. The vote passed just before midnight to close Bransford and Dove...

Families voice concerns over possible school closures in GCISD

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 12/3 3:18A Alanna Quillen

Parents in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD packed a special school board meeting Tuesday night, in the first face-to-face with board members since Superintendent Brad Schnautz resigned last month . The district is facing budget challenges and...

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD superintendent resigns to run local state education office

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 11/21 6:15A Wayne Carter

The superintendent of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD resigned on Thursday afternoon and will lead one of the state s 20 Education Service Centers. NBC 5’s education reporter Wayne Carter learned from multiple sources that Superintendent Brad Schnautz...

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD to vote on closing 2 elementary campuses

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 11/18 2:49A Lacey Beasley

The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board is likely to vote to approve the closure and consolidation of two elementary schools for next school year. This comes after a meeting Monday night where a planning committee laid out potential plans to...