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SAN ANTONIO — In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. The driver along with three other men remained in custody as the investigation continued into the tragedy that …

Officers fatally shot an armed patient in an Irving hospital emergency room Wednesday evening after the man fired at them, police said. Irving police spokesman Robert Reeves said officers responded to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving, in the 1900 block of North McArthur Boulevard, about 8 p.m. after a nurse reported that a patient in the emergency …

The lanes of Interstate 35W near the Interstate 20 interchange in South Fort Worth were closed Wednesday evening after a person was reported to be walking against traffic. The Texas Department of Transportation said on Twitter that all lanes of I-35W at Altamesa Boulevard were closed and that drivers should seek an alternate route. Police said they were called about …

A man was critically wounded after police shot him Wednesday evening in West Fort Worth. Police were called to a home near Z Boaz Park about a domestic disturbance about 8:30 p.m. According to KTVT-TV (Channel 11), a man with a shotgun had attempted to take children from the home. The man returned after police arrived at that location and collided …

Glenn Heights’ Robert Hopkins got ahead of the summer travel rush with a trip to Scandanavia to celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with his wife and escape the Texas heat. He hopes he can avoid any travel fireworks on Independence Day when he flies back home to DFW International Airport on American Airlines, trying to navigate customs, busy terminals and packed flights during the …

A surge in car sales paired with frequent state software outages and staffing shortages have left the Dallas County Tax Office inundated with a backlog of thousands of requests for vehicle registration and title documents. “I don’t even have enough employees to serve all of the public,” Dallas County Tax Assessor John Ames said. “The tax office is struggling.” Ames …

Raja Raheel Akhtar Khanzada tied the knot with Dr. Areesha Qadir Khanzada By: staff Reporter Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada, CEO Editor-in-Chief of Jago Times Group of Publications, and president of the Jago Times Dr. Nasreen Khanzada son’s  Raja Raheel Akhtar Khanzada tied the knot with Dr. Areesha Qadir Khanzada. The event was held in a beautiful hall in Irving, and …

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn on Monday downplayed conservative criticism of the gun violence package he helped shepherd into law and defended the final product as evidence Congress can still come together behind bipartisan compromise to address pressing issues. Cornyn recounted being disappointed but hardly shocked at the raucous jeering that greeted his address to the Texas Republican convention earlier this month. Some of …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to blame President Joe Biden after 46 migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer outside San Antonio on Monday. “These deaths are on Biden,” the governor said on Twitter. “They are a result of his deadly open border policies. They show the deadly consequences of his refusal to enforce the law.” Abbott, who is running for …

Warm and sunny weather is in store across North Texas today. A few spotty thunderstorms are possible to the west of DFW this morning, and to the south later this afternoon. However, most locations closer to the metroplex will miss out on the rain. Meanwhile, temperatures will hold in the lower 90s for highs today. Hotter weather will make a …