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Terrell police say the 82-year-old owner of a gas station was fatally shot Friday night near his store. A shooting was reported just before 11 p.m. at Mom & Pops in the 400 block of Virginia Street, police said. They identified the victim as Fahed “Pops” Fatayri. Officers already nearby heard the gunshots and were searching the area before the …

A 24-year-old man died after being shot in South Fort Worth on Tuesday evening. Officers responded about 7:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 4800 block of South Freeway, south of Seminary Drive, and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. The Tarrant County medical …

ALLEN — Hundreds gathered to demand stronger gun laws Saturday, one week after a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall and killed eight people before being fatally shot by a police officer. Many stood in the late-morning sun at Green Park to demand political action as children played in the background. Written in chalk on the sidewalk was a message: “No more …

One person is dead after a shooting that wounded multiple people in Pleasant Grove late Saturday, Dallas police said. Officers were investigating a shooting at the intersection of Bruton Road and North Masters Drive, police said just before 10 p.m. Multiple people were wounded and one was killed, police said. Authorities did not release the name of the person who …

AUSTIN — A lot of people don’t realize where their food comes from, Willie Nelson said Friday night on the front porch of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. “When they had breakfast this morning, did your food come from a farmer out here who raised his own? Is he feeding you? Are you getting it from some farm-to-market? Or …

Dallas police found a man stabbed to death in South Dallas on Friday night. Officers were called about 9:50 p.m. to the 1600 block of Stoneman Street, near Botham Jean Boulevard, where they found a man stabbed. The man, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead there. Police have not identified a suspect or provided any additional information …

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon will bolster defensive posture in the Gulf region because Iran has increased its attacks on commercial shipping in recent months, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday. In the past two years, Iran has “harassed, attacked or interfered with the navigational rights” of 15 internationally flagged commercial vessels, Kirby said. “Today, the Department of Defence will …

Two more men face federal charges on accusations of distributing fentanyl in connection with the deaths and hospitalizations of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD students. Robert Alexander Gaitan, 20, of Anna and Rafael Soliz Jr., 22, of Farmers Branch were charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas announced Friday. Gaitan also faces …

The rollout of a new Dallas County payroll system has resulted in money missing from some employees’ paychecks while others have received no funds at all. Top county administrator Darryl Martin said 201 employees were not paid on Friday. Sgt. Christopher Dyer, president of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Association, said these payroll errors will hurt. “They’re upset by that, because …

AUSTIN – A long running legislative push to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles and textures associated with race took a big step toward the finish line Friday after passing in the Texas Senate. The CROWN Act – Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair – now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill is part …