The top local news stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth area updated several times each weekday.

Plus UNT has a real shot at the college football playoffs. We meet their QB

Plus an illegal immigrant accused of cutting a Dallas man's head off will NOT face the death penalty, a man is facing criminal charges in connection with a deadly crash involving a T-R-E train, Governor Abbott and the Council of American-Islamic Relations are heading for a showdown in federal court over Abbott's recent declaration that the Islamic civil rights group is a foreign terrorist organization, and more!

Plus Gov. Abbott is accusing Dallas and Collin County Islamic groups of possible criminal violations as it pertains to Sharia Law, DART is spending 16-million dollars on new security camera systems, the Texas DMV is cracking down on vehicle registrations after reports that illegal immigrants were able to register cars in the state, and more!

Plus a major scam exposed in Parker County

Plus the state plans to appeal a federal court panel's ruling that finds the new Texas congressional map violates the Constitution, Fort Worth school trustees have agreed to fight the recent state take-over of the district, a driver is up on intoxication manslaughter charges following yesterday's death of a Collin County boy, and more!

Plus, those new congressional maps may need to be done again

Plus the Grapevine Colleyville school district meets for the first time since recommending two schools be closed, an intruder is dead after breaking into a Grand Prairie home, former Arlington Mayor Elzie Odom has died, and more!

So can the Cowboys keep their season alive in Las Vegas?

Plus the Cowboys are back in action tonight after their bye week and they are getting healthier for the second half of their season, the new DART Board chairman is already facing a revolt from four of the agency's 13 member cities, TxDot is improving sidewalks for bikers and pedestrians all over the state, and more!

How quickly will north Texans started feeling the relief?

Plus Texas Governor Greg Abbott begins his re-election campaign in Houston, California Governor Gavin Newsom pays a visit to Texas over the weekend, Taylor Sheridan and his production company are done with north Texas, and more!

DFW and Love Field are some of the airports affected

What we know about the suicide of Marshawn Kneeland

Plus...what do the elections mean for the nation before the mid terms

Plus a Democrat has come out on top in the special election for a Texas Senate seat in District 9. However, there will be a run off...Voters in Farmers Branch will decide next year whether their city should leave DART...The Dallas County Commissioners Court donates one-million dollars to the North Texas Food Bank...and MORE!

So who are the new Cowboys? And will they make a difference? And what are Texans voting on

Plus former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84, there's a donation drive underway at Dallas Love Field related to the government shutdown, today's election day could be a good indicator of what to expect in next year's Midterms both nationally and locally, and more!

Plus the Cowboys take on the Cardinals tonight for Monday Night Football, members of the Dallas City Council will hold a special meeting today to discuss the future of City Hall, a police officer was shot this weekend in East Texas and the gunman is still on the loose, and more!

Jerry Jones is defending himself and his tone deaf comments

Plus Senator John Cornyn sounded the alarm over the likely pause of SNAP benefit funding, DFW airport says a shortage of air traffic controllers have delayed incoming and outgoing flights again, a woman is under arrest on arson charges nearly two months after a house fire injured two Fort Worth Firefighters, and more!

Plus a survey shows a lot of Texans might go without health insurance if Congress doesn't reach a deal to extend subsidies, a judge reduces the amount that Greenpeace will have to pay to a Texas-based pipeline company, several people were arrested at a strip club in Arlington following an Organized Sex Trafficking Ring bust, and more!

So what's the beef between the Stars and the Mavs?

Plus some airports have been dealing with major delays because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, Senator John Cornyn has signed onto a bill being pushed by Missouri's Josh Hawley that would allow necessary funding to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits to three and a half million Texans, and more!

What's behind the suit between the Mavs and the Stars??

Plus a Dallas high school with a lot of history is now facing a leadership change, a Denton County community is rallying to help a displaced family, a man riding an electric bike was in a collision with a pickup truck on Green Oaks Blvd., and more!

Plus a 20 point beatdown for the Cowboys in Denver yesterday, Tarrant County is reporting a sharp increase in domestic "violence-related" homicides, the Fort Worth ISD could make some changes to the superintendent's contract this week, and more!

Plus the great American road trip and a north Texas congressman weighs in on the shutdown

Plus the Texas Education Agency confirms they are taking control of the Fort Worth School District, the feds confirm a huge round-up of illegal sports gambling and poker suspects with allegations of mob involvement and NBA connections, North Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is hinting about her political future, and more!

What happens now to the leadership at the Fort Worth ISD??

Plus not the start the Mavs wanted for their top draft pick Cooper Flagg, the Dallas City Council approves some financial help to re-develop the the tallest high-rise office building in the city, police have captured "the skeleton burglar", and more!

A flatbed was left dangling over and overpass. Plus Dallas City Hall...is a dump

Plus more coyote sightings in Dallas have been showing up on social media, a north Fort Worth neighborhood is relieved after a fast moving grass fire came within a few feet of a line of homes near I-35W, no decision yet on whether to move out of City Hall, and more!

Plus opening statements got under way in Kaufman County in a murder trial of a man who cut off his ankle monitor then took off right before his original trial was to begin, Richardson Police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted someone at a DART Train station over the weekend, this summer's partisan fight over redrawing congressional maps has Texans rethinking the process, and more!

A special needs man found dead at family's home. Plus the Cowboys kick Commander tail

Plus a triple murder suspect remains in the hospital after crashing his van into the Ennis Buc-ees injuring a customer, today is the first day of early voting across North Texas, 20 states suing the Trump Administration's EPA over a cancelled Biden-era solar program, and more!

Plus some crazy stories from the Midway at the State Fair

Plus...why the Dallas defense is going to be ok...or is it??

Plus a WalletHub report finds Texas less dependent on federal jobs, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson insists he's not quitting to run for another office despite rumors swirling around City Hall, Police Chief Daniel Comeaux is once again addressing rumors that his department is working hand-in-hand with ICE in tracking down illegal immigrants, and more!

No reason to fire the Cowboys defensive coordinator

Plus things are getting back to normal at Austin Bergstrom International after an FAA staff shortage caused a ground stop, Texas has begun it's fall pedestrian safety awareness program, officials in Austin announce new committees to investigate the flooding this summer in the Texas Hill Country, and more!

And just how bad is that Cowboys defense?