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The ridge of high pressure that has brought heat to North Texas this summer shows signs of weakening a bit this weekend into next week. This will allow daytime temperatures to be not quite as hot as recent days. Highs this weekend will be right around 100, while highs next week could be in the mid to upper 90s. Rain …

AUSTIN — A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which the conspiracy theorist falsely called a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to tighten U.S. gun laws. The amount is less than the $150 million …

A group of LGBT Republicans who have repeatedly been ostracized from Texas GOP state conventions say they have found a more welcoming atmosphere at CPAC this week. At the very least, they’ve found a place to set up a booth. The Log Cabin Republicans, a conservative LGBT rights group, has been denied the opportunity to do the same at the …

A man was found dead on a road in Fort Worth on Friday, police said. Police responded about 11 a.m. to a shooting call in the 3600 block of Reed Street, in southeast Fort Worth. Officers found a man lying in the road with “apparent injuries,” police said. His identity was not released, and the cause of his death has …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cautioned the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas to remain vigilant about election fraud, and touted his record on taking the Biden Administration to court. Paxton was a player in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Paxton’s long-shot lawsuit to nullify 10.4 million votes was roundly rejected …

WASHINGTON — Democrats are on the cusp of passing the most significant climate legislation in history, but the final product is a far cry from where they started. The latest version of the so-called “budget reconciliation” package features hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy, including incentives to boost renewable energy production and the adoption of electric vehicles. It includes …

A 35-year-old man will spend the rest to his life in prison after a jury convicted him in the 2017 slaying of his girlfriend in Fort Worth. Q’Juan Tiakei Holmes, 35, was found guilty of capital murder Friday in the death of 41-year-old Angela Gagne, a mother of five. He was automatically sentenced to life without the possibility of parole because …

Dallas police have identified a second suspect in a slaying that left a man and woman dead and two young children unattended at their home for several days. Authorities said Friday that Infant Johnson, 23, fatally shot Jimena Nunez Sandoval, 24, and David Stewart, 27, at their northeast Dallas apartment in late June. Police have already arrested another man on a capital …

WASHINGTON — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans. The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. “We are prepared to take our …

WASHINGTON — News of Houston native Brittney Griner’s conviction and sentencing on drug charges in Russia drew mixed reactions from Texas politicians Thursday. Democrats and some Republicans expressed deep disappointment and vowed to keep fighting for her release. But some in the GOP expressed continued concerns about Griner stemming from her stance on the national anthem in 2020. After the U.S. Olympic …