The Texas Department of Transportation wants public opinions on whether U.S. Highway 287 should become an interstate highway. A TxDOT press release said a group is studying the possibility and wants ... Read More

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Southeast ... of U.S. Highway 69 on Wednesday from 9 a.m. through 11 a.m. according to a Beaumont Police Department news release. Entergy crews will be installing power lines across ... Read More

Two people were killed and one injured early Tuesday when a private jet crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Schlemeyer Field. The fatal crash occurred just south of the county airport on ... Read More

Two major North Texas highways are backed up during rush hour after early-morning crashes on Wednesday. Eastbound lanes of I-30 are closed at 635 in East Dallas after a truck hauling gravel crashed ... Read More

MESQUITE, Texas - Eastbound lanes of Interstate 30 were blocked by a crash at Interstate 635 in Mesquite on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported around 3:45 a.m., according to the Texas ... Read More

Authorities say Tiner was watching TikTok videos on his cell phone seconds before the crash and was driving 68 mph in a 55 mph construction zone. Read More

Authorities have yet to confirm the two people who died Tuesday when the aircraft slammed close to a populated area in Odessa, Texas. A woman on the ground also suffered injuries. Read More

Bryan Peña responded to a crash involving serious injuries. His fast and diligent response saved a woman's life. Read More

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Keith Jankowski is the owner of USA K9 Resorts and Training in Odessa. He said his business was less than a block away from the plane crash and it could've been him. Read More

A small plane crashed in a West Texas neighborhood Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and setting off a large fire on the ground that injured a woman, authorities said. Witnesses said the ... Read More

Two dead and buildings aflame after small plane crashes into Texas town - The pilot attempted to avoid houses as the plane went down, the local sheriff said ... Read More

A Harlingen woman has been indicted for a drunk driving crash that left a woman dead. At 6:36 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2023, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper ... Read More

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Interstate 35 was slowed at 6:50 p.m. Thursday southbound going to Belton.  An accident was reported near the Harley-Davidson dealership. Read More

According to the Texas Department of Transportation the crash was reported around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21. The wreck is impacting the northbound lanes of IH-37 at Salado Creek, not far from ... Read More

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Tragic road accidents in Banswara, Bikaner, and Sikar districts result in 8 fatalities and several injuries. Stay updated with the latest news on road safety. Read More

RICHARDS, Texas (KBTX) - An oversized load has blocked traffic in Richards Tuesday evening. The Grimes County Sheriff's Office told KBTX drivers should expect this road closure for at least three ... Read More

Two people died after a small plane crashed into an alleyway in Odessa, TX causing multiple structures to catch fire, officials confirmed. Read More

On that day, Sasha Smith's mother Sherryta Smith picked her up from her boyfriend's home in Grand Prairie. Sasha Smith had been drinking and didn't want to drive. As they were passing through ... Read More

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