The Richardson City Council will holding hearings on the proposed 2021-22 budget and tax rate during two upcoming meetings. A tax rate hearing will be part of the Aug. 16 city council meeting. A hearing on the budget will be held during the Aug. 23 meeting. Both meetings will begin with a work session at 6 p.m. The 2021-22 budget …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Community activist Quanell X is asking the public’s help in the search for a missing woman who was last seen nearly two weeks ago on the night of her birthday in southwest Houston. Shawtyeria Waites disappeared from the 8900 block of Chimney Rock Road near Braeswood on July 27. According to Quanell, Waites was with two …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Four people are recovering in the hospital after being involved in a major crash in north Harris County. The crash happened around 2 a.m. Monday on West Road off I-45. Video from the crash scene shows firefighters tearing through the wreckage of a flipped truck to reach the passengers stuck inside. Harris County deputies say …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police lieutenant came under fire overnight as he sat inside his patrol cruiser while investigating an unrelated incident in west Houston. It happened around midnight Sunday on Wilcrest near Briar Forest. Officers responded to a robbery call involving a 16-year-old who was shot in the area and were investigating the incident when someone fired …

Mosquitos found in a Richardson trap tested positive for the West Nile virus, the city stated in an announcement. It was the city’s first positive test result of 2021. No human cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in the city. Ground spraying of the area was conducted on Aug. 4-5. The first positive test result came later than normal …

The Grapevine Police Department is looking for emergency dispatchers, and is offering hiring incentives for those who answer the call. The department will give $1,200 to new hires, the agency announced Friday in a press release. Successful new hires will receive $600 upon offer, $300 after a successful completion of the initial probationary period and $300 after passing an evaluation …

RIYADH: Saudi citizens will need two COVID-19 vaccine doses before they can travel outside the kingdom starting today as it announced the past month, the ministry of interior clarified Monday. Those under the age of 12 will get a veracious health insurance to get medical treatment when necessary if they contract COVID outside, the ministry said. The insurance must extend …

Australia’s consumer regulator filed separate lawsuits against the country’s top three internet service providers for allegedly making incorrect claims about speeds that the companies say are partly the fault of the government-backed broadband provider. Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom are alleged to have made incorrect claims about the maximum speed of the internet connections they offer and also accepted payments …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber has launched a new online business intelligence tool to help Dubai traders identify the untapped potential for exporting commodities to 30 promising markets across the MENA region, Asia, Africa and Europe. There are 26 major commodities listed on the platform, worth an estimated US$10. billion of untapped opportunities that exporters can capitalise on. The analysis is based …