WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn served up a menu of options for tackling gun violence to fellow Republicans on Tuesday during their weekly luncheon. The Texan said his presentation left colleagues in a contemplative mood. “I sensed a lot of, you know, chin stroking,” he said. Cornyn is the lead Republican negotiator in ongoing bipartisan Senate talks about how to respond to the …

The way Norma McCorvey’s oldest daughter sees it, her late mother — best known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion rights ruling — spent her life striving to help women, but got caught in a battle between movements wanting to use her. “Because of the part she played in Roe, everybody wanted a piece of her, they didn’t …

Dallas Councilman Adam McGough wants more officers in schools, particularly in Richardson ISD, as part of stepped-up security efforts in response to the Uvalde mass shooting. McGough, the chair of the Public Safety Committee, sent a memorandum to City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Richardson interim superintendent Tabitha Branum on Monday, asking for “action and collaboration” on a slew of safety …

With the jet stream well north of Texas, the weather pattern will be hot and mainly dry for the next several days. A cluster of thunderstorms will move across Oklahoma today and may affect parts of North Texas around midday. They could bring brief gusty winds and cooler weather. Aside from that chance around midday, the afternoon hours looks sunny …

Despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases, North Texas appears to have staved off an accompanying increase in hospitalizations that has plagued the rest of the country. Dallas-Fort Worth typically lags a few weeks behind cities such as New York and Boston in COVID trends, but the area is now months behind other metro centers in hospitalization jumps. Hospitalizations nationwide …

A man who Dallas police asked the public to help find this week was found safe, accoridng to authorities. .@DallasPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Mr. Billy MCCoy pictured below. On June 6, 2022, at about 10:00 am, Mr. McCoy was last seen in the 2900 block of Duncanville Road. pic.twitter.com/ujIbjTEnt6 — Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) June 6, 2022 Billy …

The body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Worth Tuesday morning after the teen waded into the water the night before and never resurfaced, authorities say. Rescue crews from Fort Worth and Lake Worth responded around 8 p.m. Monday to a report of a possible drowning at Camp Joy Park in the 9600 block of Watercress Drive, on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is seeking the public’s help identifying a woman wanted for an aggravated robbery at a convenience store in southwest Houston. The unidentified woman entered the convenience store on the 13100 block of Dunlap Street at around 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 8. Police reported the woman walked up to the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of defense lawyers and accused criminals are being told this afternoon a DNA analyst in their case may not be able to be trusted. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is notifying about 438 defendants that their criminal cases need to be re-examined due a DNA analyst who gave false and/or misleading testimony in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating just what happened at an apartment in southeast Houston where two people were found dead. Just before noon Tuesday, detectives were called to an apartment in the 5100 block of Silver Creek Drive near Highway 3. The preliminary information from the scene was that a man and a woman were found dead, in …