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The heat dome will shift westward by Sunday, allowing for a summertime cold front to move into North Texas. A Heat Advisory will be in effect for southern North Texas until Sunday evening as heat index values could rise to 109-degrees. This front will bring a few isolated storms on Sunday and Monday along with a slight drop in temperatures. …

The intense heat wave will stick around into this weekend. An excessive heat warning is in effect through Friday across much of North Texas. High temperatures will be in or above record territory again Friday and Saturday. Luckily, the heat dome will shift westward by early next week, allowing for a weak, summertime front to move into North Texas. This …

Texas narrowly skirted a statewide power emergency after unexpected rain brought temporary relief from record heat. Thunderstorms that erupted across the Houston metropolitan area late Thursday took the edge off of temperatures that touched 109 F, tying a previous all-time high. The first rainfall in weeks slightly lowered the demand for power to run air conditioners in the fourth-largest U.S. …

Mica Petersen had gotten a clear PET scan from her doctor. After over a year of hospital visits and chemotherapy, life was finally returning to normal. Then her 13-year-old son Pike got sick. While his Mom was still recovering from lymphatic cancer, Pike was diagnosed in July with an aggressive form of leukemia. Sitting on the living room couch in …

The Dallas school board moved forward with a safety plan that does not include stationing armed security at every campus. The trustees claimed a good cause exemption from a new state law requiring armed personnel at all schools. Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde previously said that the district does not have enough funding or workforce to meet the mandate. Board members talked …

Amid triple-digit temperatures, a few dozen unhoused people sat in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas on Thursday morning, waiting for free showers. “There’s nowhere else to shower,” said Trinidad Hernandez. “I don’t want to dirty up people’s restaurant and gas station bathrooms.” The mobile showers were provided by local nonprofit Streetside Showers, which comes to the parking …

The intense heat wave will stick around into this weekend. An excessive heat warning is in effect through Saturday across much of North Texas. High temperatures will be in record territory again Saturday. The heat dome will shift westward by Sunday, allowing for a weak, summertime front to move into North Texas. This front will bring a shot at isolated …

The organization has seen at least five cases of dog abandonment within the last two weeks. Two of the dogs died of heat stroke, the nonprofit said in a Wednesday email. Others are in critical condition or in the process of a long recovery ahead. “Just last night, a 3-month-old Yorkie was found in a sweltering kennel near our shelter …

AUSTIN — House managers plan to call Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the witness stand during his upcoming impeachment trial, according to confidential witness lists obtained . Paxton tops the list of potential witnesses to be called by the managers, a group of House lawmakers and outside lawyers who will put on the case against Paxton, according to the document. …

A South Texas school district temporarily closed this week due to the number of staff members who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a media report. Runge ISD, about 73 miles southeast of San Antonio, reportedly closed Monday about two weeks after school started. Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to a report by local television station KENS5-San …