Tackling Stereotypes At North Dallas High
The North Dallas High School football team draws inspiration from a special young lady. Desiree Allen has been an assistant coach on the team for the last three years.
The North Dallas High School football team draws inspiration from a special young lady. Desiree Allen has been an assistant coach on the team for the last three years.
Desiree Allen is in her third year as an assistant coach with the North Dallas High School football team, and she will not apologize for breaking barriers and tackling a place in a man's world.
Check out all the fun at the CBS 11 Pep Rally Friday morning.
It's high school football season! But, before the players hit the field, CBS 11 News is cheering them on to victory each Friday morning with a special pep rally. This week, Anne Elise Parks visited Mansfield High School.
Pittman plays volleyball for Denton Guyer and has a 3.86 GPA.
Check out the best plays from TXA 21's High School Game of the Week between Lancaster and Denton Ryan.
A private screening of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost" was held at the Texas Theatre on Wednesday night.
Research on 202 former football players found evidence of brain disease in nearly all of them, including athletes in the NFL, college football and even high school sports. It's the largest update regarding CTE.
Nomination for the inaugural DISD Hall of Fame class is running through the end of September.
The Rangers on Wednesday will host a special Forney High School Softball Team Night in memory of Emily Galiano, the teenager who was killed in May, just days before the team competed in the state championship.
Keller will play Deer Park in the Class 6A semi-final game on Friday afternoon.
A group of eighth-grade boys from Highland Park Middle School have spent the last two months planning for a day that they had no idea would create such lasting memories for them or their friends with special needs.
"If you can describe it in words, more power to you," Scheffler said. "Because I don't think I can."
Josh Jung hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat the Athletics 6-4 on Sunday.
Dallas opens its season on Sunday, Sept. 8, against the Cleveland Browns.
Dallas Cowboys fans had a rare chance Wednesday night to see the team practice before its season opener on Sept. 8.
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning.
Satou Sabally had 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Natasha Howard added 24 points.
Now that Lamb has a contract that could keep him with the Cowboys through 2028, he's ready for the peace of mind that Dak Prescott will be with him.
Jason and Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast deal gives Amazon's Wondery ad sales and distribution rights.
CeeDee Lamb, a two-time All-Pro receiver, was notably not present during this year's Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California.
Grief and disbelief still hung in the air as people cried, prayed and laughed through more tears.
The rain trend continues to favor points west and southwest, but most areas should see some healthy rain in the next 7 days.
Burks was "executed" Thursday night in what Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia described as a targeted attack.
"If you can describe it in words, more power to you," Scheffler said. "Because I don't think I can."
Josh Jung hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat the Athletics 6-4 on Sunday.
In an incident raising questions about school discipline and law enforcement practices, police handcuffed a 10-year-old girl with learning disorders following an incident at school.
The issue has been divisive in the small city near Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County.
Keeping students focused in class is a losing battle for Texas schools when there are cellphones around to distract them, says State Representative Ellen Troxclair.
The I-Team surveyed 50 school districts and found a growing number joining the phone-free movement.
Her neighborhood sits in the shadow of Arlington's stadiums, but one woman feels her backyard is no longer safe.
Under President Biden's June proclamation, migrants who cross the southern border between legal entry points are generally disqualified from asylum.
Recent polls show the change from President Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of their ticket has energized Democrats and is helping make the U.S. Senate race between Republican Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Colin Allred of Dallas more competitive.
The Labor Day holiday weekend starts the final sprint to the political finish line: Election Day, November 5. A closer look at the biggest prize in Texas this November: the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and his challenger Colin Allred.
Congressman Keith Self, R-McKinney, is confident Republican voters will show up in full force to the polls this November. His certainty lies with both Cruz and Trump winning Collin County and re-election.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, is a new National Co-Chair for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz's campaign.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Over the past several months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has reported on solar panel horror stories. This time, we set out to find a success story.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
Food dyes in popular snacks have been linked to adverse health outcomes in kids, says state legislature.
An advisory from the nation's top doctor draws attention to the importance of parents' mental health and well-being.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
Local police said a preliminary investigation shows the child's grandmother left the baby in the rear seat of the car.
The widow of a UPS driver who died last year is calling for safer conditions for workers as temperatures spike.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
"If you can describe it in words, more power to you," Scheffler said. "Because I don't think I can."
Josh Jung hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat the Athletics 6-4 on Sunday.
Dallas opens its season on Sunday, Sept. 8, against the Cleveland Browns.
Dallas Cowboys fans had a rare chance Wednesday night to see the team practice before its season opener on Sept. 8.
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning.
Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
Singer Mariah Carey said in a statement that both her mother and sister died on the same day this past weekend.
Former President Donald Trump played the band's song "My Hero" when he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a rally in Arizona on Friday.
The couple first confirmed the pregnancy back in May.
Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three shows in Vienna after an alleged planned terrorist attack against one of the shows was foiled.
Days after Dallas Police Officer Darron Burks was shot and killed while on patrol, the vast community of those who knew and loved him was still in shock.
A Cunningham Elementary teacher unexpectedly went into labor while on campus. She said she knew the hospital and doctors were out of the question but she was able to call her co-workers to help her.
Over the next 24-48 hours, the stationary boundary, a mid-level impulse from northern Mexico, and the Gulf low will all increase our chances for isolated to more widely scattered thunderstorms through the afternoon on Labor Day. A few could contain heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Lightning is also more likely during the midday thru evening timeframe.
One player, two coaches, and the bus driver were taken to University Center in Lubbock for minor injuries, according to a statement by the ACU athletics department.
Restland Funeral Home announced services will be held next weekend for Burks.
Stars, stripes and plenty of fun in the sun is how Fort Worth celebrates the Fourth of July.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.