Aaron Barker
Aaron Barker is the Texas Regional Digital Content Director for FOX Local. He joined the Dallas-based team in 2025.
An award-winning journalist and meteorologist, Aaron came to FOX Local from FOX Weather, where he served as a senior digital content producer.
Aaron spent nearly a decade in Houston before moving to Dallas. While there, he covered historic events like Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda and the Great Texas Freeze.
A Mississippi State alumnus, Aaron spends his free time practicing photography, seeking out the best Texas barbecue and hanging out with his dachshund-beagle mix, Addison.
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Austin 6th Street shooting: 3 dead; image shows apparent gunman as terror ties probed
Three people, including the gunman, were killed, and 14 others were wounded in a mass shooting outside a bar in Austin's bustling Sixth Street entertainment district early Sunday morning that authorities said may have ties to terrorism.
Texas heat wave may have set record for nation’s hottest winter temp ever recorded
A heat wave that has had South Texas sizzling this week may have broken yet another record.
Texas hits 100 degrees for first time in 2026 – and it’s only February
While the Lone Star State is no stranger to heat, hitting the triple-digits in late February is certainly outside the norm.
Coast Guard swimmer who saved 165 during Texas floods honored at State of the Union
A member of the Coast Guard who was credited with saving more than 100 people from the deadly Texas floods in 2025 was honored at the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Texas trooper wounded in shooting that left fleeing person dead, officials say
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was wounded in a shooting and another person was killed during a traffic stop-turned-foot chase Monday morning.
Abbott steps up Texas security amid Mexico unrest after killing of cartel leader
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state Department of Public Safety to step up security efforts, especially along the southern border with Mexico.
Groundhog Day 2026: Here’s what the Texas animal prognosticators predicted
While people up north turned to a groundhog to predict the weather Monday, people in the much warmer climes of Texas looked to animals of a different stripe.
UIL Realignment 2026: Here are the biggest moves for Texas high school sports
Monday was Realignment Day for high school sports in Texas as the University Interscholastic League released its list of division compositions that will govern matchups for the next two years.
10-year-old girl critically injured in San Antonio road-rage shooting
A 10-year-old girl was critically injured in a road-rage shooting in San Antonio on Friday morning, according to police.
Austin winter storm: Freezing rain chances increasing as bitter cold arrives
Saturday started with thunder and heavy rain, but arctic air rushing in behind those storms is quickly turning liquid precipitation into the frozen variety.