The 24-hour channel launched on January 1 , 1999 , and was founded by its original owner , the Belo Corporation . TXCN combined the news staffs of four television stations in Texas owned by Belo at the time – ABC affiliates WFAA in Dallas and KVUE in Austin ( acquired from Gannett shortly after this channel 's launch ) , and CBS affiliates KHOU in Houston and KENS in San Antonio – in addition to '' The Dallas Morning News '' ( which was co-owned with TXCN and the four television stations under common ownership until 2008 ) and the company 's Washington , D.C. news bureau . During the first few years on the air , most of the cable operators have aired TXCN on channel 38 as advertised by the channel itself . In addition to rolling news , weather , and sports coverage , TXCN had public affairs , sports-talk , and entertainment news programming . In its early years , the '' Fort Worth Star-Telegram '' has called TXCN " CNN Headline News with a Texas flavor . " When necessary , TXCN would also cover breaking news events outside of Texas , especially during the September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 , 2001 attacks
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