WASHINGTON — Conventional wisdom since George P. Bush’s defeat Tuesday night holds that a dynasty that produced two presidents and a senator has now ended. In truth, the Bush dynasty was already dying by the time Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stomped its embers, fending off his challenge in the Republican primary runoff by a decisive 68-32 margin. Bush’s dad, …

UVALDE — In this small city of inconsolable souls, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller called children to the altar as he recited the names of each victim in an elementary school shooting. The living were stand-ins for the lives loved and lost. There were 19 names of children, most only 10 years old, and two of teachers. This week, the archbishop’s focus …

With just three weeks to spare before the statute of limitations runs out for prosecuting crimes related to the 2020 protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, three police officers were indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on felonies, accused of assaulting protesters. But Dallas Senior Cpl. Ryan Mabry, former Dallas police Senior Cpl. Melvin Williams and Garland police Officer Joe Privitt …

The only store in Dallas that sells puppies is challenging the city’s decision to ban the sale of cats and dogs at pet stores. Petland Dallas owner Jay Suk has said the new ordinance, which was passed earlier this month, will force him out of business. On Tuesday, the North Dallas franchise’s company, D&J Pets, filed a lawsuit in a Dallas …

The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers has become the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde. The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even …

A boy was fatally shot in Fort Worth on Saturday morning, police say. Officers responded to a shooting call about 11:35 a.m. in the 6050 block of Stoneybrook Drive, near Boca Raton Boulevard and Oakland Hills Drive. Police said officers found the juvenile victim with a gunshot wound in his upper torso. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced …

This Memorial Day weekend, sunny weather continues. The unofficial start to summer will certainly feel like it, with highs in the mid-90s. Also, the south wind has increased once again. And that gusty south wind has brought Gulf moisture back to North Texas, leading to higher humidity. Dry weather will continue into early next week before a chance of thunderstorms …

School children are evacuated by law enforcement officers through classroom windows in a photo by Pete Luna, General manager, Uvalde Leader-News, at the scene of shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.(Pete Luna / Uvalde Leader-News) Law enforcement officers are seen outside classroom windows in a photo by Pete Luna, General manager, Uvalde Leader-News, …

A federally licensed firearms dealer from Aledo will spend four years in federal prison after admitting to illegally selling firearms across Dallas-Fort Worth to unlicensed dealers for resale. Jonathan Dennis Ludlow, 48, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in December to two federal charges: one count of conspiracy to deal in firearms without a license and making false statements on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are asking for the public’s help locating an 81-year-old-man who was last seen in southeast Houston on Friday night. Allan Arcemont was last seen at his home located at the 500 block of Edgebrook Friday at about 9 p.m. Authorities do not know what he was last seen wearing. Arcemont is described to have …