Warm weather is returning to North Texas in time for the holiday weekend after a brief cool front moved through the area this week. Summerlike weather are expected as high temperatures creep into the mid- and upper 90s through Memorial Day, the National Weather Service said. The weekend will be windy, though, with breezes of 15 to 25 mph from …

HOUSTON — President Donald Trump told a packed NRA conference on Friday that the nation must respond to the Uvalde shooting by fortifying schools with metal detectors, full-time armed guards and perimeter fencing. “Our schools should not be the softest target, our schools should be the single hardest target in our country,” he said during an hour-long spech at the event in downtown Houston. …

UVALDE — Time seems to stand still in the main square of Uvalde, the epicenter of the pain and hopelessness this community was thrown into Tuesday after losing 19 children and two teachers. Three days after the shooting at Robb Elementary School, businesses display “Uvalde Strong” signs in their windows, and traffic along Main Street continues, but cars slow down as …

UVALDE — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday. The commander at the scene in Uvalde — …

The National Rifle Association hasn’t officially made an announcement, but it appears the Grand Ole Night of Freedom Concert has been canceled. Country singer Jacob Bryant was the lone performer remaining after Lee Greenwood, Texas native Larry Gatlin, Don McLean, Danielle Peck and T. Graham Brown pulled out. In a tweet, Bryant acknowledged that the event wasn’t happening. “The show has been …

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, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man who confessed to two murders after being arrested for rape has been sentenced to 65 years in prison, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Chris Dontrell Roddy, 31, was arrested in July 2020 after DNA linked him to the sexual assault of a woman jogging at MacGregor Park in February 2020. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thousands of Houstonians and notable city and state leaders took a stand Friday afternoon through peaceful protests to get the National Rifle Association convention canceled. They argue that having a conversation about gun laws at an annual convention is insensitive to the recent tragedy in Uvalde involving an elementary school shooting that left 19 children and …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — More than four years after a Spring couple was tied up and executed in their home, the first man to go to trial in the case has been found guilty of their murders. Khari Ty Kendrick was found guilty Friday afternoon with an automatic life sentence without parole, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our much needed holiday weekend is here, and the forecast is filled with sunshine and an air quality alert. Overnight the sky will remain mostly clear with temperatures dropping into the low 70s south of Houston. Dry air northeast of Houston will allow temperatures to drop closer to 60-degrees. Most in Houston can expect low temperatures …