Arlington Police reported that a 62-year-old woman, Lucia Gonzalez Layman, was killed when a tree branch snapped and struck her on the head as she tried to clean up debris from a devastating storm in late May. Layman was among many North Texas residents whose homes were affected by the severe storm that hit the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Officers responded …

More than 5 million Texans, or one in six people in the state, live or work in areas prone to flooding, according to a draft of Texas’ first-ever flood plan. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) created this plan to reduce flood risk and address rising sea levels, as mandated by a 2019 state law passed in response to Hurricane …

More than half a million people remain without power five days after severe storms hit North Texas. Line crews from across the country have been working around the clock to restore electricity for most, but over 30,000 residents in Dallas County are still without power as temperatures rise. In Eastwood Hills, a city crew finally clearing debris was a long-awaited …

“Just yesterday, by instinct, I was coming home,” said Carlos Pineda, standing on his front porch. But now, his home of 11 years is a tangled mess of debris behind him. Only traces of the memories inside remain: a tricycle, a toy dinosaur, a puzzle piece. It’s a loss that’s hard for some of his kids to understand. “She started …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating a second rash of car break-ins at another upscale apartment complex. Two of the victims say officers told them 18 cars were broken into Thursday morning in the parking garage at The Millennium High Street apartments on Westheimer near Highland Village. Eyewitness News previously reported on 20 cars that were broken into in the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A dice game turned fatal overnight in northeast Harris County after a man was shot by unidentified suspects who approached and demanded money, according to the sheriff’s office. The shooting happened in the 13100 block of Forest Acres Drive. Deputies responded to the area and discovered the victim, 46-year-old Hector Ruiz, shot multiple times. He was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have released a police sketch of a suspect accused of attempting sexual assault in Houston about a month ago. Police said the victim was sexually assaulted at midnight on April 20 in the 13000 block of Westheimer Road. The suspect is described as a black male in his early to mid-20s, standing between 5 feet 8 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of luring a 12-year-old girl into a Walmart dressing room, was arrested on Thursday, according to court documents. Paul Palacios, 75, has been charged with enticing a child with the intent to commit a felony. Court documents show that Palacios was given a notice to not to return to the Walmart store at 4412 …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Several cities in southeast Harris County hosted a hurricane workshop on Saturday in recognition of the start of hurricane season, which begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30. Residents from La Porte, Pasadena, and surrounding cities attended the workshop at the Pasadena Convention Center and learned about preparation efforts to stay safe. Families learned to …