Adoption agency owner claims she did nothing wrong when making payments to pregnant inmates
According to one of the two inmates who were paid for their babies, they were never pregnant.
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According to one of the two inmates who were paid for their babies, they were never pregnant.
Jody Hall allegedly paid pregnant female inmates in the Tarrant County Jail to put their unborn babies up for adoption.
Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. The system is meant to help growing families, but it's riddled with waste and lacks oversight, a ProPublica and CBS News investigation found.
A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state's abortion ban.
New CDC data shows about 680 women in the U.S. died during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth in 2023, a decline from the previous year.
Dr. Austin Dennard was invited by North Texas Congressman Colin Allred, who's the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
"If places like this didn't exist, there are kids who could suffer without being at fault."
A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse.
The Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, a Dallas woman with severe pregnancy complications, to have an abortion to protect her health and future fertility.
More than a third of counties in the U.S. don't have a hospital or birth center that offers obstetric care or any obstetric health care providers, one report says.
Mistreatment was higher among Black, Hispanic and multiracial women, the survey found.
Three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie, who died in early May at the age of 32, was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death.
"Texas law caused me to be detained against my will for five days and treated like a criminal all during the most traumatic and heartbreaking experience I've had in my life."
The women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health.
Health professionals are encouraging people to think of their mothers, and all women who have children on this World Maternal Mental Health Day.
The singer performed at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, displaying her vocal chops and a baby bump.
Texas' abortion ban is one of the nation's strictest, allowing no exceptions in cases of rape or incest.
In one case, a central Texas hospital reportedly told a physician not to treat an ectopic pregnancy until it ruptured, the letter said.
Just outside the hustle and bustle of city life, there's a four acre plot of land in Krum with a purpose of growing hope and healing.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to end constitutional protections for abortion opened the gates for a wave of litigation from all sides.
The Food and Drug Administration is lifting a requirement that patients seeking medication abortion had to pick up the prescription in-person, instead allowing pills to be sent by mail.
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, and the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put it on hold.
The CDC is now strongly recommending women who are pregnant get the COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.
Baylor Scott & White says they're seeing more cases among pregnant women, and more pregnant women needing hospitalization.
Parkland Hospital said 173 women have given birth there after having tested positive for the virus and had to be separated from their babies. Five of the newborns later tested positive themselves.
Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in the return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon, into a wider regional conflict.
We'll see more widespread shower and thunderstorm coverage in the afternoon on Sunday, also with a severe threat.
Dallas County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said that in 2020, the county saw about 720,000 voters in three weeks. He was encouraged that more than 620,000 turned out in a shorter period this year.
Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in the return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon, into a wider regional conflict.
From the Chihuahuan Desert to the Pineywoods, what are voters across the Lone Star State thinking about as they cast their ballots?
We'll see more widespread shower and thunderstorm coverage in the afternoon on Sunday, also with a severe threat.
A Collin County man is facing an extremely rare traffic citation after an encounter that was caught on video.
The CBS Data Team learned there are about 5600 mail thefts reported every year in the North Texas region- that's more than 15 reported thefts a day.
For the past six months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has spoken with more than a dozen Medicare recipients who reported fraudulent activity on their accounts.
The officer was pursuing a stolen car in South Fort Worth when he collided with 57-year-old Andre Craig, who was killed in the crash.
Mothers Against Police Brutality accuses DPD of a "half century of unaccountable police brutality."
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
From the Chihuahuan Desert to the Pineywoods, what are voters across the Lone Star State thinking about as they cast their ballots?
Former President Donald Trump went after former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming during a campaign event with conservative personality Tucker Carlson.
This month's report reflects a lot of noise due to hurricanes, Boeing machinists strike.
A CBS News Texas crew traveled from Amarillo to Houston to try to find the Texas State of Mind.
At Fort Worth ISD's North Side High School, the sounds of an American sport on the field meet mariachi music in the stands.
With new foods, such as the "Drowning Taquitos" and the "Beso de Angel," Tony's Taco Shop owners say they don't take their success for granted.
Latinas in Tech DFW started back up last year after the pandemic. They have lots of opportunities for Latinas to network, connect, and learn new skills.
Anchor Ken Molestina shows us how he makes his Cuban coffee for the CBS News Texas newsroom.
Del Olmo, who has played golf his entire life, recalls how rare the sport was for people like him growing up in Mexico City.
As more seniors fall victim to financial scams, citizens and lawmakers search for stronger consumer protections.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
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.
There has been one death in a severe E. coli outbreak that affected dozens of people. That victim lived in Grand Junction, and his family there says they have not filed a lawsuit against McDonald's or anyone involved.
Recalled products were sent to distributors in 35 states and sold on Amazon, Dynarex said in notice posted by FDA.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illnesses.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
Seventeen thousand workers depend on those containers to arrive by train or truck transport inside southern Dallas County’s International Inland Port.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
Elliott Hill is a TCU graduate and currently serves on the school's board of trustees.
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.
Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in the return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
"Discipline, focus, self-esteem - all the things that my sport taught me," Cowboys Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware said.
The Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy Lady Eagles were expected to compete for a state championship in a few months.
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will compete in the Frisco-based tournament this February, organizers announced.
Scaring people for a living is a tough racket. "A bunch of teenagers that say 'Boo!' — that won't fly anymore," one haunted house veteran says.
Joe Exotic, made famous in the Netflix series "Tiger King" and currently serving time in federal prison, says he is engaged to a fellow inmate in Texas and hopes to get married.
As the 2024 election approaches, Aly & AJ reflect on surviving a mass shooting and why they're pushing for an assault weapons ban.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Check out photos of cars, trucks and SUV's on display this year at the Texas Auto Show at the State Fair of Texas.
We take a look back at Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia's time in Dallas.
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.
