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The Republican primary already has a high-powered contest for U.S. Senate. This week, it appears the Democratic side may have one too.

In state politics, the Republican party will have a big choice for their nominee for U.S. Senate next year: incumbent Senator John Cornyn or his challenger Attorney General Ken Paxton. Now, the volume appears to be turning up on the Democratic side as well.

Texas DPS said it “identified a credible threat toward state lawmakers planning to attend” the demonstration at the state Capitol Saturday evening.

Hannah Wells from Coahoma, Texas, has been named the 2024-25 Gatorade National Girls Softball Player of the Year.

After weeks of heavy rain across North Texas sightings of a toxic invasive worm are on the rise. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard report the hammerhead worm is popping up in counties throughout the metroplex and experts say it’s a real threat to plants, animals, and even people.

Governor Greg Abbott has deployed the Texas National Guard in the wake of anti-ICE protests. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans reports on what we know about the deployment.

The hammerhead worm is popping up in counties throughout the Metroplex and experts say it’s a real threat to plants, animals, and even people.

The move comes ahead of a planned protest in San Antonio and follows days of protest in L.A. and across the nation.

A massive cleanup effort is underway in Waxahachie where a Union Pacific train derailed late Monday night leaving more than a dozen train cars carrying ethanol on their side. No one was injured and no hazardous materials have been released. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero has the latest on the work to clear the derailment and the community’s reaction.

Cleanup efforts continue after a train derailed in Waxahachie on Monday night, but storms blowing into the area could present a problem for crews. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the latest.

A train derailment involving a Union Pacific train has caused multiple cars to overturn in Waxahachie, Texas.

A Prosper family’s home was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike as severe storms barreled through North Texas.

A Prosper family’s home was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike as severe storms barreled through North Texas. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero spoke with the only family member home at the time of the strike.

Southern Baptists meeting in Dallas will be asked to support banning pornography and reversing the U.S. Supreme Court’s approval of same-sex marriage.

As the U.S. Treasury Department moves to halt production of pennies, a Texas coin collector says you’ll want to hold on to those copper coins.

The U.S. is ramping up the fight against a parasite that experts say is a multibillion-dollar threat to the Texas cattle industry. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has the latest on the New World screwworm.

A young black bear sighting is causing a big stir in the North Texas town of Savoy. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans talked to people about the Fannin County town’s unusual visitor.

A black bear sighting is causing a big stir in the North Texas town of Savoy in Fannin County.

The New World screwworm has been advancing north through Mexico, causing the U.S. to temporarily close the border to cattle imports.

A black bear sighting is causing a big stir in the North Texas town of Savoy in Fannin County.