HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is in the early stage of an investigation Friday evening, involving two deaths inside a home not too far from the northwest bend of the Sam Houston Tollway. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, about the deaths in the 9600 block of Red Maple Drive, which is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Every evening, Maria Morales said she asks her children about their day. This year, she said she noticed her daughter growing increasingly stressed by changes at Pugh Elementary School, which is a part of the Houston Independent School District’s New Education System (NES). “I’m worried. Instead of helping them, we’re going backwards. My child, both of them, …

A two-year Dallas area effort to help 2,700 homeless people into apartments by the end of September may fall just short of its goal but should still be deemed a success, a top local housing advocate said Thursday. Peter Brodsky, board chair of homeless service provider nonprofit Housing Forward, said during the annual State of Downtown event that the Dallas …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Friday. Feinstein, the …

AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton can move forward. The ruling comes just days after four former top deputies Paxton fired in 2020 asked the court to reinstate their lawsuit. It was on hold while under a tentative settlement that fell apart after the Legislature refused to fund the deal that …

In a 35-15 vote, Texas A&M’s student body president was removed from office by his peers Wednesday night after members of the student senate claimed he was abusing his powers in office, according to the student newspaper, The Battalion. Hudson Kraus, who is from Dallas and is senior at the university, was accused of changing a job description for a cabinet position …

WASHINGTON — Federal workers across the country are preparing to be furloughed or work without pay if the government shuts down this weekend, but members of the House and Senate are entitled to continue collecting their salaries regardless of what happens. That’s because their paychecks are considered permanent appropriations. By law, members of Congress are not allowed to alter their pay for a …

An armed man who drew a heavy police presence at an Arlington car lot Thursday evening was shot by officers, police said. About 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man firing shots at Vandergriff Honda in the 1100 block of the Interstate 20 frontage road, between South Cooper Street and Matlock Road. Police said in a news …

Texas Christian University has been crowned one of the nation’s top party schools by the Wall Street Journal. The Fort Worth college earned the No. 2 spot, just behind the small, rural Indiana University of Pennsylvania northeast of Pittsburgh. Tarleton State University in Stephenville came in at No. 5, with Prairie View A&M University grabbing the No. 15 spot. Working with …