Smuggling arrest raises questions about Mexican crews moving trains into Texas
A US rail workers union says allowing Mexican crews to bring trains miles into South Texas is a threat to border security and American jobs.
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‘McKinney Intl': How a suburban airport, local courts bring cartel leaders to justice
The McKinney National Airport in Collin County has become a gateway for drug cartel bosses on a journey to face justice in the United States.
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Old system, duplicative work partly to blame for slow Dallas PD response times, chief says
The new chief of police in Dallas addressed questions from the City Council on Monday about the department’s slow response times and short staffing.
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New Dallas police chief says they're doing a ‘deep dive' on slow response times
Dallas Chief of Police Daniel Comeaux pledges to take action on slow police response times where people have been left waiting hours for help.
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Help on Hold: Dallas police take hours to respond after kids on a sidewalk were hit by a car
There are more questions about the Dallas Police Department’s slow response time after two 10-year-old boys waited hours for police officers after they were hit by a car while riding their bicycles on a sidewalk.
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Backlog of nearly 900 unprocessed rape kits cleared by Fort Worth police
Fort Worth police say they’ve cleared a backlog of hundreds of sexual assault evidence kits that sat on shelves while leaving victims waiting for answers.
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Help on Hold: Family with mental health crisis waits nearly 7 hours for Dallas police
A family says they waited nearly seven hours for Dallas police to respond after reporting a life-threatening mental health emergency.
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Dallas city leader wants answers after NBC 5 investigation into slow police response times
A Dallas City Councilmember is demanding action less than 24 hours after NBC 5 Investigates revealed some people who called for help waited hours for a police officer.
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Help on Hold: NBC 5 Investigates finds major delays in Dallas police response times
In some parts of Dallas, records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show police response times exceeded goals not by minutes, but by hours.
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New Dallas police chief fields questions about hiring and crime strategy
In very brief, five-minute interviews with local media outlets, Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux talked in general terms about how he aims to boost hiring and keep officers from leaving the department.
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New Dallas FBI boss is focused on violent crime
Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph Rothrock met with the media Tuesday, as he marks his first 100 days on the job. Under his leadership, he said the FBI office that covers a vast area of northern Texas will focus heavily on helping local police fight violent crime. “When we think about violent crime, we look at it in…
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Forecasters union expresses ‘grave concern' about NWS staffing this storm season
An already active and destructive storm season raises new questions about the impact of recent staffing cuts at the National Weather Service.
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Why it's getting harder to find an emissions testing shop in DFW
NBC 5 Investigates obtained data from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality showing more than 1,500 shops no longer offer emissions tests since Texas changed its inspection law, eliminating vehicle safety checks, but still requiring emissions tests in large urban counties.
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$18,000 to cross: Migrants tell Texas DPS cartels raising smuggling price
Illegal border crossings have declined as the Trump administration surges resources to the southern border. Migrants caught crossing the border tell Texas state troopers that Mexican cartels are responding by raising their fees for smuggling people across.
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Former ICE director says deporting 13 million ‘not going to happen'
Former ICE director Sarah Saldaña tells NBC 5 Investigates mass deportations are unlikely.
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How backlogged, overwhelmed immigration courts might slow deportation plans
As the Trump administration aims to deport more migrants, there are new questions about whether a wave of additional cases could crush overwhelmed immigration courts and slow the administration’s plans.
