BY NOAH ALCALA BACH The last act of a tense and lengthy Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday was a continuation of tensions from the last one. More than 100 people signed up to speak during public comments, many addressing an exchange at the last meeting on April 15

Author: Tanya Eiserer, Jason Trahan DALLAS — In the summer of 2018, a frustrated mother sent WFAA’s investigative team an email.  She told us that her 27-year-old intellectually disabled son, Paul, had been stabbed more than 90 times by someone he lived with at an adult foster care home.  Their caretaker was nowhere

Cassie Weddel can’t express herself through words, but she can express herself through her surprisingly strong grip. She’s always reaching for her mom’s hand as they sit in the family living room in North Richland Hills. “Cassie loves to grab and hug,” her mom, Lea Ann Capel, laughed. “Sometimes to

by Rachel BehrndtMarch 18, 2024 6:00 pm Representatives from Tarrant County authored or sponsored 96 bills eventually signed by the governor in the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature.  Of the 11,807 bills filed by legislators statewide, 4,550 were passed into law. Rounding up, that means about two of

BY NOAH ALCALA BACHUPDATED JANUARY 19, 2024 4:12 PM Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn defended the conditions at the county jail during a heated public forum Thursday night. Waybourn and six other panelists fielded questions and criticism about inmate deaths and other concerns about the jail. The sheriff responded at