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A North Texas teen who died earlier this month during a track meet in Haltom City is described as a compassionate athlete who was an inspiration to those around him. Angel Hernandez, 16, was a member of the Chisholm Trail High School’s track team, according to a statement on the campus’ athletics website. Chisolm Trail is a school in the Eagle …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least a couple of hundred people came out Wednesday night to honor Arlene Alvarez’s life. There were hugs, words of support, audible sobs, and tears on the tiniest faces. “She would be amazed,” Arlene’s father, Armando Alvarez said. The crowd shouted, “We love you, Arlene,” as they released balloons into the air. They also chanted …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed outside a restaurant near the Galleria after taking a road trip to Houston with fellow members of a well-known New Orleans social club. “He was out there getting some much needed rest and relaxation,” New Orleans Police Department Chief Shaun Ferguson said. Everett Briscoe, 41, spent his career …

BUDAPEST: The largest broadcasters in Hungary criticised a new law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s as a threat to freedom of expression, and one said it could impact showings of some Harry Potter films and classic TV shows. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist government pushed the law through parliament on Tuesday despite criticism from rights groups …

Family and friends of Shelbi Stephens gathered in a DeSoto Park Sunday to remember the 23-year-old, killed by a wrong way driver early Saturday morning. The crash happened on the Dallas North Tollway near the Maple Avenue overpass at about 2:20 a.m., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Troopers said the preliminary investigation showed a Cadillac CTS was traveling …