Tarrant County

Disturbing allegations of a federal employee forcing his pregnant girlfriend to have an abortion she didn’t want. Justin Banta faces an attempted capital murder charge in Tarrant County — where officials say he secretly put Plan C pills into his girlfriend’s drink at a coffee shop last year. Meredith Yeomans has details and a response from Banta’s attorney.

Disturbing allegations are coming to light about a federal employee forcing his pregnant girlfriend to have an abortion she didn’t want.

In a landmark case in Tarrant County, a jury convicted a man of murder for supplying illegal drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose.

Tarrant County sued over a newly drawn map of county commissioner precincts that the plaintiffs say discriminates against Black and Latino voters.

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt says he’s leaving the Texas House and will run for a spot on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.

Tarrant County Commissioners voted to redraw the map of the precincts voters belong to, an effort led by Republican leaders to increase their party’s influence. This has been a controversial process, as Democrats in Tarrant County say the new map cuts down on the voting power of minorities.

Protestors could not stop Tarrant County from making a new political map. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to redraw the lines. They approved a map that was posted online, but never discussed in recent public forums. The final vote is likely to favor Republican candidates.

After nearly five hours of public comment and debate between Judge Tim O’Hare and commissioners, a new redistricting map was approved Tuesday afternoon.

NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us about how the Tarrant County Commissioners are set to vote on a new political map on Tuesday. 

Tarrant County Commissioners are set to vote on a new political map on Tuesday. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

A drug-related murder trial is set to start Monday in Tarrant County. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

This week, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote on a controversial plan to redraw district boundaries. It may turn at 3-2 Republican majority to a 4-1 majority. On Lone Star Politics, Commissioner Manny Ramirez says their aim is to instill conservative policies in the years ahead and disputes critics claiming it’s a racial gerrymander.

A dump truck slammed into a house in North Tarrant after swerving to avoid a car that blew a tire. The longtime driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. His family says he did everything he could to prevent a worse outcome. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has more.

The driver of a dump truck is in critical condition after a crash sent his rig careening into a home in northwest Tarrant County on Friday morning.

One person was critically injured when a dump truck crashed into a home in northwest Tarrant County on Friday morning.

A murder charge filed against a former Arlington police officer for a 2021 shooting has been dismissed by the Tarrant County District Attorney.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and nine other Tarrant County mayors are asking for a delay in a county vote on redistricting the commissioners court ahead of the 2026 primary and midterm elections.

Wednesday night in Grapevine, the public can weigh in on the controversial mid-census redistricting of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. The Republican members of the court argue it’s been too long since they redrew the lines. Democrats fear they will draw one of their commissioners out of office.  

A Tarrant County couple says their truck was hit by gunfire during an unprovoked shooting while driving in Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has their story.

New U.S. Census data shows Princeton in Collin County is the fastest-growing city in America. NBC 5’s Vince Sims explores what’s driving the boom and how the community is managing rapid development.