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Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help finding a 72-year-old missing man whose vehicle was found in Dallas. Rafael Cervantes was last seen about 9 a.m. Monday leaving his home in the 4200 block of Marks Place in Fort Worth. Police said his vehicle was found near Interstate 35 and Commonwealth Drive in the Stemmons Corridor of Dallas. …

North Texas officials on Tuesday formally broke ground on a $223 million project to improve the Trinity River floodway in Dallas. The Army Corp of Engineers is overseeing work to raise certain sections of the levees along the river by 2 to 6 feet and reduce the slope on some portions along the 23-mile network of barriers that hold back …

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn served up a menu of options for tackling gun violence to fellow Republicans on Tuesday during their weekly luncheon. The Texan said his presentation left colleagues in a contemplative mood. “I sensed a lot of, you know, chin stroking,” he said. Cornyn is the lead Republican negotiator in ongoing bipartisan Senate talks about how to respond to the …

The way Norma McCorvey’s oldest daughter sees it, her late mother — best known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion rights ruling — spent her life striving to help women, but got caught in a battle between movements wanting to use her. “Because of the part she played in Roe, everybody wanted a piece of her, they didn’t …

Dallas Councilman Adam McGough wants more officers in schools, particularly in Richardson ISD, as part of stepped-up security efforts in response to the Uvalde mass shooting. McGough, the chair of the Public Safety Committee, sent a memorandum to City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Richardson interim superintendent Tabitha Branum on Monday, asking for “action and collaboration” on a slew of safety …

With the jet stream well north of Texas, the weather pattern will be hot and mainly dry for the next several days. A cluster of thunderstorms will move across Oklahoma today and may affect parts of North Texas around midday. They could bring brief gusty winds and cooler weather. Aside from that chance around midday, the afternoon hours looks sunny …

Despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases, North Texas appears to have staved off an accompanying increase in hospitalizations that has plagued the rest of the country. Dallas-Fort Worth typically lags a few weeks behind cities such as New York and Boston in COVID trends, but the area is now months behind other metro centers in hospitalization jumps. Hospitalizations nationwide …

The body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Worth Tuesday morning after the teen waded into the water the night before and never resurfaced, authorities say. Rescue crews from Fort Worth and Lake Worth responded around 8 p.m. Monday to a report of a possible drowning at Camp Joy Park in the 9600 block of Watercress Drive, on …

Did you see the story by my colleague, business columnist Mitchell Schnurman about rising electricity rates? Headline: “We’re in trouble: Electric rates in Texas have surged over 70% as summer kicks in.” It came to life in a letter to me from Laura K. She says, “I’m one of those unfortunate folks with an expiring electricity contract this summer. Would …

AUSTIN — A federal judge in the long-running Texas foster care lawsuit said Monday she may slap the state with such huge fines for failing to obey orders that it could invoke a criminal defendant’s right to a jury trial. “I’m looking at substantial fines for contempt – enough that I need you to know you’re entitled to a jury …