HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three teens are in custody and another is on the run after police say they led them on a chase and crashed a stolen vehicle in north Houston. Authorities say officers were in the area of Goodson Drive near Airline Drive Wednesday morning in regard to a carjacking reported on Tuesday. Officers saw a van that …

Gun control is among the most important issues to Democratic voters and in the waning days of the primary election, one candidate for Texas’ 24th Congressional District is accusing a top contender of telegraphing a mixed message. Data scientist John Biggan this week accused rival Kim Olson, a retired Air Force colonel, of “saying one thing to one group and another to …

Dallas County commissioners approved an emergency $359,000 on Tuesday to cover the cost of poll workers for the March 3 primary election after both political parties fell short on staffing. In Texas, the two major political parties are responsible for running their primaries. They typically contract with local election departments for voting equipment and other logistics. However, the parties historically …

A former McKinney construction firm owner and an Odessa mother were among 11 people granted clemency on Tuesday by President Donald Trump. Paul Pogue and Crystal Munoz were part of a larger group of clemency recipients, including controversial figures like former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who had his sentence commuted after serving eight years of a 14-year prison sentence for …

AUSTIN — Eleven Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn clashed Tuesday night over their experience, climate change and health care, but agreed marijuana should be legal. Hoping to end a 32-year drought in U.S. Senate races, the Democrats cast their life experiences and mostly progressive views as the ticket to exciting Texans this fall. …

A Richardson man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend last year. Jeffrey Lee Patterson(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Jeffrey Lee Patterson, 47, was found guilty of murder Monday in a Dallas County courtroom. A jury handed down his sentence later in the day, court records show. Authorities were called the morning of April 14, …

A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing of a young girl at a fast-food restaurant Tuesday afternoon. According to the El Paso Times, police said the incident was a random attack. The man reportedly walked into the the play area of a McDonald’s in the northeast part of the city and attacked a girl believed to …

For Pleasant Grove residents, Saturday nights are a nightmare. The reason? Illegal drag racing in their southeast Dallas neighborhood has proven deadly. On Sunday, a 45-year-old man died after one of two racing Camaros crashed into his car on South Masters Drive, police said. Kendrick Lyons, who was driving east, was struck while crossing the Cushing Drive intersection. The impact …

A Bedford officer shot a suspect who threatened to hurt him after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning, police said. About 2 a.m., the officer tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver fled. The driver hit a curb “after a very, very short pursuit,” the airbags deployed, and the vehicle was inoperable, Sgt. Ty Stillman said. The Fort Worth …

A strong cold front pushed through North Texas overnight. It’s bringing colder air along with a brisk north wind. In addition, rain showers, and even a few rumbles of thunder arrived around mid-day. But nothing more than a few sprinkles are expected tonight and most of Wednesday. A much greater chance of rain will return by Wednesday evening and continue …