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.
The latest from Aaron Barker
Paxton picks up CPAC’s endorsement in Texas Senate runoff on final day of convention
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has gotten the nod from the Conservative Political Action Conference in his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
Cruz promises passage of Save America Act, DHS funding during speech at CPAC
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, promising to fund border protection measures and pass the Save America Act.
20 pounds of cocaine found hidden in dash of vehicle during Texas traffic stop, troopers say
Several packages of cocaine were discovered inside a vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this week outside Amarillo, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Texas fugitive gets prison for $61M in Medicare fraud involving foot baths, genetic tests
A Texas man who fled after pleading guilty to a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.
Arlington family sentenced for using $1.7M in stolen tax refunds to buy luxury car, house in MS
Members of an Arlington family were sentenced to prison Thursday for a multimillion-dollar scheme to steal tax refunds.
Texas weather whiplash: 55-degree temperature swing expected this week
Parts of Texas will see a dramatic change in temperatures this week after baking in an early-spring heat wave this week.
Texas gas prices climb to nearly $1 higher than last year
Gas prices continue to climb in Texas as the war in Iran continues.
Texas Tech dominates Akron in NCAA Tournament first round matchup
Texas Tech advanced in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament with their win against Akron on Friday.
Texas news quiz: Test your knowledge of this week's headlines
Think you know what's happening in the Lone Star State? Test your knowledge with our new weekly Texas news quiz!
Chick-fil-A building $50M facility in Texas that will create 80 jobs
Chick-fil-A announced this week it will build a $50 million facility in Lubbock, creating about 80 jobs.