AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – A winning Texas Lotto ticket, worth an estimated $16.25 million, has been sold in Flower Mound. The ticker, for the January 1 drawing, was purchased at the RaceTrac store in the 180o block of Justin Road. The winner let the computer do the choosing. The Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (1-16-19-39-42-46). The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase and the winner will receive $12,660,841.60 before taxes. The prize has not yet been claimed. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to come forward to get the cash. “It was a very happy ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Southlake, Texas is the 20th best small city in America according to a new study. The Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas ranked 23rd on the list. WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 on what they said were “43 key indicators of livability” from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita. Southlake was ranked 15th in affordability while Keller and Flower Mound ranked 2nd and 4th respectively. Southlake ranked 14th in “Economic Health.” WalletHub based economic health on population, income and ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Money Magazine is out with its annual list of the 50 Best Places To Live In The United States for 2021 & 2022. Three Texas cities have made it into the top 50 this year. Locations in Texas Flower Mound (#4), Frisco (#19) and Round Rock (#25) were all featured in the ranking. The top city on the list was Chanhassen, Minnesota. Chanhassen is where musician Prince had his home and recording studio. According to Money, they ranked places based on combined affordability, economic growth and quality of life. “From superb suburbs to quaint small towns, our 35th annual l ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Money Magazine is out with its annual list of the 50 Best Places To Live In The United States for 2021 & 2022. Three Texas cities have made it into the top 50 this year. Locations in Texas Flower Mound (#4), Frisco (#19) and Round Rock (#25) were all featured in the ranking. The top city on the list was Chanhassen, Minnesota. Chanhassen is where musician Prince had his home and recording studio. According to Money, they ranked places based on combined affordability, economic growth and quality of life. “From superb suburbs to quaint small towns, our 35th annual l ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Money Magazine is out with its annual list of the 50 Best Places To Live In The United States for 2021 & 2022. Three Texas cities have made it into the top 50 this year. Locations in Texas Flower Mound (#4), Frisco (#19) and Round Rock (#25) were all featured in the ranking. The top city on the list was Chanhassen, Minnesota. Chanhassen is where musician Prince had his home and recording studio. According to Money, they ranked places based on combined affordability, economic growth and quality of life. “From superb suburbs to quaint small towns, our 35th annual l ..read more

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, announced Monday, July 5 she will not seek re-election in 2022. “It has been a great honor to represent our community in the Texas Senate. I promised to listen, work hard, and deliver results and have strived to fulfill that pledge. Our accomplishments have improved the lives of Texans, which makes me proud,” said Senator Nelson. “I love my constituents, my staff, and my colleagues in the Senate and owe them, as well as my family, a debt of gratitude. As this chapter closes, you can count on me to keep working to bui ..read more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A man has been arrested after police said he tried to walk into a Flower Mound fire station with a gun and also pointed it at responding officers Saturday morning. Police said they responded to the 3100 block of Skillern Road just before 8:40 a.m. after receiving reports of a man pointing a gun at people at Post Oak Park. Responding officers found the 42-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, as he was trying to enter Flower Mound Fire Station No. 7, police said. The man turned and pointed the gun toward the officers, leading to officers firing at him ..read more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Flower Mound Police Department has identified the three officers who were shot earlier this week while responding to a call about a man who was believed to be suicidal. The three officers were Sgt. Adam Quintana, 14 years of service; Sgt. John Styne-Burns, 13 years of service; and Gregory Hall, four years of service. The department said all three are currently recovering. Police said they responded to a home Wednesday evening regarding a 911 call from a woman who indicated her husband was suicidal. When the officers attempted to make contact, police said ..read more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting in Flower Mound that resulted in three officers injured, was already well-known to police. In 2017,  Bryan Hucabee’s wife called police asking her husband’s weapons be removed after a suicide attempt. Police agreed. “Kudos to her for having that insight and understanding of how serious it is when somebody is hopeless or suicidal, how seriously we need to take those concerns,” The Haven Wellness Center therapist Kelly Slaven said. Slaven said in this situation, she did everything right. In 2019, Hucabee, asked for those ..read more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A search is underway for a suspect who police said shot at a Verizon store in Flower Mound Friday morning. Police said they responded to the store at 5891 Long Prairie Road just before 10:45 a.m. in regards to a shooting. Arriving officers found a single round had been fired at an exterior wall of the store by an unknown suspect. There were no injuries reported at the scene. Police said the suspect fled the location southbound on Long Prairie Road in a blue Mercury sedan with tinted windows. He’s described as a man in his 30s with a heavy set and he was seen ..read more