ALLEN – At least half of the eight victims who died in Saturday’s mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlet mall were of Asian descent, and while the suburb has an almost 20% Asian population, it isn’t clear if the attack was targeted. The Texas Department of Public Safety has yet to confirm or deny the motivation for the attack in …

Schools. Churches. Hospitals. Supermarkets. Concerts. Workplaces. Movie theaters. And malls. Kenia Paraza, an Arlington mother of three, mulls that list in her head, weighing the risk of a simple errand or fun outing. Is it safe? Is it worth it? With three children under the age of 4, the relentless drum of mass shootings haunts Paraza. She no longer lingers at …

In the days since the Allen mall shooting, law enforcement has released little information about the gunman, his weapons or his motives. Most of the details are coming from leaks, which critics say has created an information vacuum for confusion and misinformation to spread. On Monday, local lawmakers acknowledged the lack of public information in speeches from the House and Senate floor. …

North Texans grieved in the aftermath of gunfire that killed eight people and wounded seven others at an Allen mall — leaving the community to grapple with the second-deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year. An injured mother lost two children. An injured child lost both parents and a sibling. Among the other victims were a security guard a relative …

Authorities on Monday responded to multiple calls related to potential threats at Plano ISD campuses, according to police. The Plano Police Department was notified of multiple weapon-related threats at “several PISD campuses” on Monday. No guns were found at any of the campuses, police said in a news release. In one of the investigations, officers learned a Bowman Middle School student brought …

As gun violence continues to touch communities across Texas, parents are confronted with how to talk with their children about the tragic and often highly publicized events. Most experts agree that although it may feel unnecessary or daunting, parents should encourage such conversations — especially to avoid misinformation or rumors that kids may learn through social media or their friends. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After six days of jury selection in the A.J. Armstrong capital murder trial, 20 men and women have passed through in-depth one-on-one questioning and could sit on the jury that decides if Armstrong will go to prison for the rest of his life with the possibility of parole after 40 years. On Monday, three people were chosen …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new-look Houston Texans team already knows who it will face in the 2023 season. Just when each matchup takes place is being revealed Thursday in a league-wide schedule release. The Texans may find some fortune heading into the season, with new head coach Demeco Ryans, new signal-caller CJ Stroud, and new defensive cornerstone Will Anderson Jr. in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say a speeding wrekcer driver may have played a factor in a crash that killed a 67-year-old man on a bicycle on Sunday night. The victim, David Hundley, and his nephew Anthony Sinopoli were crossing when a tow truck heading east on Beechnut near Braewick crashed into Hundley at about 9 p.m. “I was with …

ROSENBERG, Texas (KTRK) — Lamar Consolidated ISD said that a threat claiming there would be shootings at two of its campuses on Monday was not credible. Still, parents arrived to pick up their students at Lamar Junior High and Lamar Consolidated High School. The social media threat circulating online said there would be a shooting at the campuses, but the district …