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The search continues Friday for a Texas inmate serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport bus after stabbing the driver.

A Texas prisoner serving a life sentence for murder escaped from a transport bus Thursday after stabbing the driver, setting off a search in a rural county between Dallas and Houston, authorities said.

Frisco Lone Star takes on Denton Ryan, Duncanville matches up with Rockwall, plus Denton Guyer and Aledo take on teams from other parts of the state, as North Texas teams aim for a trip to championship games.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps the third week of the high school football playoffs, including an overtime thriller between Highland Park and Frisco Lone Star, a dominant performance by Duncanville, and a come-from-behind win for Rockwall.

Mourners said their final goodbyes Monday to Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy who died last week on Cape Cod at the age of 22. The mass for Kennedy Hill was held at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville Monday morning, four days after she was found unresponsive at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll.

See the results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll on NBCDFW.com/Sports.

Allen, DeSoto, Aledo, Ryan among AP top-ranked DFW teams. See the entire list on NBCDFW.com.

Allen, DeSoto, Aledo and Denton Ryan top the AP’s list of the top football teams in the state. See the Top 10s for all classes on NBCDFW.com.

Lori Anderson grew up with a big, traditional, football-loving family in Austin, Texas, and moved her own family to midwest Michigan. There, she did what was once unthinkable: She did not let her 13-year-old son play football. “I feel it is my job as a parent to make those hard decisions and this was one of them,” she said. “I...

A Spirit Airlines pilot and his wife were found dead in their home by their four children this week in what officials believe may have been an accidental overdose.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, for the week of Nov. 3-5, 2016.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, for the week of Oct. 24, 2016.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, for the week of Oct. 20-22, 2016.

Schedule for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, Sept. 23-27.

The arrest of a uniformed Secret Service officer on charges of trying to solicit a teenage girl for sex and sending obscene images and texts online is the latest embarrassment for the agency charged with protecting the president and his family.

Results for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, Sept. 24-26.

Schedule for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, Sept. 19-23.

Here is The Associated Press high school poll for Sept. 1, 2014, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last week’s poll.