Dua Lipa is primarily concerned with taking care of her fan base. The pop sensation, 28, revealed that parenthood isn’t on her mind right now in a cover story for Vogue France that was released on Thursday. After the Dance the Night singer talked about her tight relationships with her parents and living grandparents and added, “Family is so precious,” Vogue France enquired as to whether …

The organization has seen at least five cases of dog abandonment within the last two weeks. Two of the dogs died of heat stroke, the nonprofit said in a Wednesday email. Others are in critical condition or in the process of a long recovery ahead. “Just last night, a 3-month-old Yorkie was found in a sweltering kennel near our shelter …

AUSTIN — House managers plan to call Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the witness stand during his upcoming impeachment trial, according to confidential witness lists obtained . Paxton tops the list of potential witnesses to be called by the managers, a group of House lawmakers and outside lawyers who will put on the case against Paxton, according to the document. …

A South Texas school district temporarily closed this week due to the number of staff members who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a media report. Runge ISD, about 73 miles southeast of San Antonio, reportedly closed Monday about two weeks after school started. Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to a report by local television station KENS5-San …

The intense heat wave will stick around into this weekend. An excessive heat warning is in effect through Friday across much of North Texas. High temperatures will be in or above record territory again Friday and Saturday. Luckily, the heat dome will shift westward by early next week, allowing for a weak, summertime front to move into North Texas. This …

The Dallas County auditor resigned after months of ongoing struggles within his office to pay employees and vendors, leaving the budget office scrambling to determine how much is left in the county’s general fund. Darryl Thomas gave his resignation Wednesday, County Commissioner Andrew Sommerman said. District judges appoint the auditor. State District Judge Stephanie Huff, a presiding judge for the …

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president. He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the …

Update: Vanston Middle School announced on its Facebook page Thursday that power has been restored and class will resume Friday. Original story: A Mesquite ISD middle school is scheduled to be closed for a second day after a transformer near the building caught on fire and shut off power. Vanston Middle School will be closed Thursday, the school said in a Wednesday night Facebook post. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston drivers were forced to slow down on the inbound Katy Freeway on Thursday afternoon as crews tried to clear the roadway of two loose spools. A Houston TranStar camera picked up one of the spools out on the freeway just past the Houston Avenue bridge. The newsroom first learned of the obstruction just before 3:30 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Strong thunderstorms are blowing toward Houston on the same day the high temperature tied the all-time record of 109. Some of these thunderstorms could throw down severe wind gusts capable of downing tree limbs and knocking out the power in some Houston-area neighborhoods.. The storms are blowing in from the northeast. After the sun sets, the storms …