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For-profit jail execs grilled by lawmakers on training, deaths

After months of not answering questions, WFAA finally caught up with the head of LaSalle Corrections.

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Lawmakers want for-profit jail execs to testify about deaths

“These are people who have not been convicted of anything,” the committee chairman said, after hearing details of several deaths in the company’s jails. “We need to get a handle on this issue.”

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He couldn't afford a headstone for his mentally disabled nephew. Then this happened

Last month, we told viewers how Leroy Anderson, a man with mental disabilities with the intellect of a child, died under questionable circumstances while living in a Dallas group home.

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Dallas-area lawmakers propose legislation for new power to suspend bad caretakers

The bills were filed by State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, and Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas.

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Jailed to death: He repeatedly asked for a doctor. Guards pepper-sprayed, beat and cuffed him.

“There is sufficient evidence of patterns, practices and failure to train,” Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven wrote in a scathing ruling.

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Former Richardson mayor, developer husband, both convicted of bribery

Laura Maczka supported a huge apartment development, and later married the developer, in what jurors found was a bribery scheme.

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Singing in the rain? Actually, you may be stomping in the sewage

Last year's heavy rains caused millions of gallons of sewage to overflow into streets across North Texas. And the biggest overflow was kept from the public, until now.

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The anatomy of a sewage overflow: How all that nasty stuff ends up on your street

Records rains last year taxed sewage systems across North Texas. How? We have answers.

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119 million gallons of sewage overflow in DFW, by the numbers

A closer look at sewage overflows here and across Texas.

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'He's not related to us': So how did a group home owner become an intellectually disabled man's beneficiary?

Leroy Anderson Jr. had the mind of a child. With a life insurance policy on the line, his family and caretakers are trading accusations of exploitation.

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Exclusive: Heartbreaking videos show moments before fatal gas explosion

Linda "Michellita" Rogers, 12, was recording herself getting ready for a cheer competition when her house blew up. Her family wants her death to be a call to action for Atmos to fix its gas lines.

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