HURST — Beneath the Christmas lights still hanging in the church’s fellowship room, Jack Mills pointed a Glock handgun at his enemy’s chest and pulled the trigger. A loud crack rang out as a shell casing flew from the weapon, but the man facing the gunfire didn’t fall. Instead a red light on his high-tech vest began blinking, signaling …

AUSTIN — Beto O’Rourke wants to do everything he can to help Democrats win the Texas House this November — even if that means ​staying off the campaign trail and sending his volunteers to work for another candidate without him. Whether the former El Paso congressman and presidential candidate’s help is a liability is a question after ​the Houston-area Democratic …

A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with the armed robbery last month of a Rockwall Walgreens pharmacy, police say. Timothy A. Bobo faces an aggravated robbery charge in connection with the Jan. 27 robbery of the pharmacy in the 2900 block of Ridge Road, near Horizon Road. Police said he jumped over the counter with a gun and …

Dallas police are looking for two men they say assaulted employees in a homophobic attack at an Oak Lawn bar over the weekend. Officers were called to the Liquid Zoo Bar & Grill at Knight Street and Maple Avenue about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and spoke to several victims. Police records indicate at least four men filed complaints. According to police, …

HUNTSVILLE — Abel Revilla Ochoa, who in 2002 murdered five members of his own family in Dallas, was executed Thursday evening. After spending 16 years and 9 months on death row, the state carried out the sentence ordered by a jury on April 23, 2003. Before receiving a lethal injection of pentobarbital, Ochoa said his last words. Abel Ochoa(File / …

Police have arrested a male juvenile in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Thursday afternoon near Arlington High. Arlington Police announced the arrest on Twitter about 8:45 p.m. Thursday. The suspect was not identified because of his age. Will Johnson ✔@ArlingtonChief We have made an arrest in the tragic death of an @ArlingtonISD student this evening. The …

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at a Grand Prairie apartment complex early Thursday. Officers found Derrick Johnson with an apparent gunshot wound to the back after responding to a shooting call about 12:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of South Forum Drive, WFAA-TV (Channel 8) reported. Johnson was hospitalized and later died from his injuries. Police …

A 3-year-old boy was found safe inside a stolen car that had been abandoned Friday morning, Dallas police said. Police responded around 3 a.m. at a Chevron station at Interstate 35E and Camp Wisdom Road in the Red Bird area, where unknown suspects took off in a silver Lexus with the child inside while a parent was in the store. …

Our weather pattern looks quiet for the next couple of days. There will be another freeze Friday morning, followed by a warm up. High temperatures will be in the upper 50s Friday, and in the 60s over the weekend. Sunshine will be abundant Friday and Saturday, but clouds will increase Saturday night. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with a chance …

After another cold start to the morning, temperatures will quickly rebound this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s today, and in the 60s over the weekend. Sunshine will be abundant through Saturday, but clouds will increase Saturday night. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Additional rain chances are in the forecast for next week …