WASHINGTON – With COVID-19 hitting more than 10% of the Texas Democrats who fled Austin to stymie a GOP elections bill, the runaways spent Monday strategizing ways to prod Congress for new voting rights protections without being able to lobby in person. A sixth member of the Texas House tested positive on Monday, according to state Rep. Rhetta Bowers of …

VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, and three other companions, including his brother, are set to make history Tuesday, rocketing off to the edge of space from a spot in a vast barren desert in far West Texas. If all goes to plan — and the weather during an already unpredictable monsoon season cooperates …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who prosecutors say is a “repeat con artist” is wanted by Houston police on several charges related to fraud, and according to court documents, he’s no stranger to the system. Davion Sandifer, 21, is facing five charges and is being accused as being the man behind an employment scam “He’s taking advantage of anything …

WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, is among the five Republicans that U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, tapped for the Democratic-led select committee to investigate what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. Nehls is a former sheriff credited with trying to help Capitol police barricade the entrance to the House chamber as rioters tried to …

The University of Texas System is restarting its search for a new president at the Arlington campus more than a year after the pandemic disrupted the process. Vistasp Karbhari, the school’s former president, stepped down in March of last year after the university system launched an investigation into recruiting and enrollment practices at UT-Arlington. The school appointed Teik Lim, UT-Arlington’s …

Six people were injured when a home exploded Monday afternoon, scattering debris across a Plano neighborhood and shaking homes up to a mile away. Three of those injured were children, authorities said. The explosion occurred about 4:40 p.m. at a single-story home in the 4400 block of Cleveland Drive, near West Park Boulevard and Coit Road. That home was reduced …

The family of a woman killed by an Arlington policeman two years ago is suing the city as well as the officer who fatally shot her. Troy Brooks, the father of Margarita “Maggie” Brooks, filed the federal wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday. It seeks damages in excess of $1 million. The office of Arlington’s city attorney did not immediately return a call …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An argument at the N&T Food Store on Yale Street near the North Loop on Monday ended with one customer shooting another customer to death. “It happened so fast, you know?” said Tonja George, who saw the argument that eventually turned violent. George added that the suspect and victim are both longtime customers. “The other guy …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division continues its investigation after a body was found in the trunk of a parked vehicle in southwest Houston Friday evening. The victim’s body was found in the 4600 block of Wild Indigo Street around 5:30 p.m. Friday. Police said they believe the victim is a woman, but they said because …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Showers and storms have popped up this afternoon along the sea breeze. These storms could bring locally heavy rain which could lead to some ponding on the roads. We’ll continue to see the sea breeze move north continuing our chance for scattered rain. Rain chances increase Monday afternoon into the evening as storms move in from …