It's going to take a long time to complete, but relief is coming to one of the most congested commutes in North Texas. Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation will break ground on a project to eventually give residents in a growing part of Collin County easier access to Highway 75.

One Dallas council member said all three transit agencies in North Texas — DART, Trinity Metro and DCTA — should be "dismantled."

The man suspected in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband has ties to North Texas. NBC 5 learned that 57-year-old Vance Boelter attended Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Texas Restaurant Association said 47% of Texas restaurant operators currently have job openings that are difficult to fill.

Over the past 12 months, the prolific Farmers Branch–based company headed by Mehrdad Moayedi has snapped up more than 4,300 acres.

Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to hold a bill signing ceremony Monday afternoon in Denton for legislation approved recently by state lawmakers that aims

Fort Worth, which has become another egret hotspot, recommends trimming trees before nesting season begins. It says thin tree canopies of 70% cover or less are less attractive nesting sites. In the months leading up to nesting, deterrents like noisemakers, water spray, or bright lights at night can be used to scare the birds away.

A 49-year-old woman was stabbed twice by an unidentified man after she opened the door to him at her residence, Mansfield police said. Officers are looking for the man.

At Home, which has 260 stores across 40 states, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a release from the company.