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Cowboys’ Brent Admits He Was Drinking Before Deadly Accident, TABC To Investigate

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has launched an investigation into a Dallas nightclub where Jerry Brown and his teammate, Cowboys nose tackle, Josh Brent, partied on Friday night. Brent admitted to police he had been drinking before the deadly crash that killed Brown early Saturday morning.

CBS 11–2012/12/10

Suspect Charged In Waxahachie Officer Death

A 24-year-old from Venus sits in an Ellis County jail, charged with killing a police officer while drunk Saturday night.

2012/07/30

A picture of the outside of the Rainbow Lounge. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Rainbow Lounge Raid Documentary Premieres In Fort Worth

Nearly three years after a police raid at a Fort Worth gay bar, a new documentary is bringing the incident back into the spotlight.

2012/03/15

TABC: Fort Worth Liquor Store Linked To Deadly Teen Crash

Elena Lopez is grieving over the loss of her daughter Jeanette. “Without God, I don’t think I could have made it these last few days,” Lopez said with tears in her eyes.

2012/02/29

Smoke cuts through the sky after a structural fire broke out at a mobile home in Granbury on March 6, 2011. Six people were killed.

Fort Worth Liquor Store Owner Charged After Fire Deaths

A North Texas liquor store owner has been charged with selling alcohol to a teenager who died later that night with five friends in a fire.

2011/10/04

Hood County Fire Dept. Confirms Identities Of Victims Of Fatal Blaze

On top of mourning the loss of a loved one, six families struggled for days with a lack of information pertaining to a fatal fire that likely took the life of their son or daughter.

2011/03/08

Lights flash on a police squad car. (credit: Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)

Fort Worth Police Chief Institutes Anti-Bias Policy

Fort Worth police have implemented a written policy prohibiting “biased-based policing.”

2011/02/05

Strip Club Near DFW Airport Now Open

An all-nude strip club has opened right outside Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, this despite protests from neighbors and city leaders.

CBSDFW.COM–2011/01/20

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Dallas Stays Wet While Court Fight Continues

Businesses in parts of Dallas that used to be ‘dry’ can still apply for permits to sell beer and wine.

2011/01/18

Cocktails being served. (credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for LAXART)

TABC: You Better Get Your Permit In Before Super Bowl

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is concerned about the lack of applications for temporary licenses to sell alcohol Super Bowl week.

2011/01/11

DFW Airport's Terminal D (photo credit DFW Airport)

Airport Steaming Over Strip Club Neighbor

One of the busiest airports in the world will soon be a neighbor to an upscale gentlemen’s club, but some prominent North Texans are trying to shut it down before it even opens.

2011/01/05

TABC Prepared To Handle Flood Of Dallas Alcohol Applications

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is preparing to sift through a flood of applications to sell alcohol after Proposition 1 passed in Dallas Tuesday night. The proposition eliminates the city’s dry zones, most of which are currently in the southern sector, and allows any business to apply to sell alcohol.

CBS 11–2010/11/03