The National Weather Service is urging North Texans to brace for extreme heat this weekend. A heat advisory was issued for 46 counties in the North Texas area, including Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockall and Tarrant counties. The advisory goes into effect at noon Saturday and expires at 7 p.m. Sunday. Heat index values are expected to be 105 degrees or …

About 40 years ago, a 21-year-old woman moved to Dallas and started volunteering. She hasn’t stopped. And those who know her say Dallas is better for her work transforming the city with a strong commitment to diversity and equity. Now, she’s received one of Dallas’ oldest civic honors, the 93rd Linz Award, which recognizes community involvement with significant impact on …

HOUSTON — Eden Torres has photographed thousands of people, from politicians to celebrities. She’s the founder of Pride Portraits, the largest LGBTQIA+ visibility campaign to date. While she’s used to being behind the lens, Eden is stepping in front of the camera to share her own journey to finding her true self. As a proud trans Latina woman, she’s hoping to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Free, new clothing is being offered by a local non-profit, Houston Threads, to students enrolled in Gallery’s Work Texas Trade School and preschool. On Thursday, Mattress Mack opened the “Mini Threads” closet in collaboration with Houston Threads at the Gallery Furniture on the North Freeway. “All of our clothing that our youth can select from, they …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Prepare for potentially dangerous heat levels this weekend. A Heat Advisory is issued when the heat index is expected to hit 108 or hotter, and that dangerous combination of heat and humidity will be felt across most of Southeast Texas on Saturday. You’ll still want to stay well-hydrated and take plenty of breaks if you will …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who police believe got into an argument with the driver of a vehicle on Houston’s northside was shot to death on Friday afternoon. Houston police responded to the 5100 block of Yale Street, near Tidwell Road and west of I-45 North Freeway, at 3:35 p.m. In preliminary information gathered by police, the victim was …

HOUSTON, TEXAS (KTRK) — Southeast Texas is already heating up more than 10 days before the official start of summer. “I feel like the sun is just really hovering over you and just really kissing you,” laughed Houstonian Roba ElShiekh. Most of the area is under a heat advisory on May 11, as heat indices are expected to reach 108 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dr. Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice University’s Baker Institute, says the concept behind inflation can be easily simplified. “If (a child) realizes what you can buy with your $10 allowance this week, it is no longer the same as what you could buy last month,” said Beebe. Money doesn’t go as far as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The vanished baby of a murdered couple in Houston in the 1980s was identified and found alive this week. The families of Harold Dean and Tina Clouse were told last year that their loved ones were found beaten and strangled to death in a wooded area of Houston. But who did it? And where was their …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are in search of three suspects who were caught on video robbing a liquor store in northwest Houston. They thought they took a very expensive bottle, little do they know they got away with a decoy. On Monday at about 2 p.m., three men entered a liquor store located at the 2800 block of …