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[Facebook photo] JACKSBORO (WBAP/KLIF News ) - Manslaughter charges have been filed in connection with the death of a 17-year-old North Texas girl who was severely burned at a party on December 16. Jacksboro police said 23-year-old Sebastian Lindsey threw gasoline into the fire that Madison Le

A North Texas man is facing manslaughter charges for throwing gasoline on a barrel fire, causing flames to spread to a teenager who was standing nearby.

Filing for seats open in the March primary election ended earlier this month in Jack County, setting up three contested races. National, state and local seats are up for election during the primaries.

Following an Olney Police Department and Texas Rangers investigation, and a Young County Grand Jury indictment, Jasmine Alexis Kay Smith, 27, was arrested Wednesday for criminally negligent homicide of an 8-month-old infant. Smith was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 22 in Jack County on a charge of criminally negligent homicide, according to a joint statement released late Wednesday from the Texas Department of Public Safety and Olney Police Department.

The polls are now open across Texas. Here's how you can find what is on your ballot, where to vote and more.

A North Texas congressman who earlier declined to run for House Speaker is seeking the leadership role after all, according to the chair of the House Republican Conference. Republican Rep.

Johnny Ray Lilley, 88, of Detroit, Texas, passed away on Oct. 3, 2023 surrounded by his family.

After a lengthy budget debate, Jack County approved its 2023-24 budget Monday, Sept. 25.

This article was originally published at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Soon after his acquittal in an impeachment trial last…

The Texas attorney general said he’s “back to work” after his recent acquittal, but his office has repeatedly declined to fulfill one of its key duties: representing state agencies who are being sued.