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One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting about 2 a.m. in South Dallas, police said. Dallas police responded to the scene in the 3200 block of Jerome Street where they found two men and one woman shot. The three victims were taken to a local hospital, Dallas police said. One of the men, age 36, …

Authorities said a police SWAT team entered the apartment. The suspect was not found. Original story: A man barricaded himself in an Old East Dallas apartment Sunday after shooting another man during an argument, police said. The shooting happened around 4:15 p.m. at North Fitzhugh and Gaston avenues, Dallas police said. The suspect and the victim, neither of whom were …

Lines for commercial vehicles are expected to be long again this week after Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott’s directive last week to step up commercial vehicle safety inspections. On Friday, commercial truck lines were unusually slow, with wait times averaging three hours or more. On Wednesday, Abbott said his plan to increase the number of state inspections is in response to the Biden …

Donald Trump’s upcoming Texas two-step will give him the chance to tout his Lone Star endorsements for the May 24 GOP state primary runoffs. Trump’s visit, however, is more personal. Still the most influential voice in the Republican Party, the former president has an eye toward 2024, when he could make another run for the White House. And like his …

Winds gusted as high as 40 to 45 mph Sunday. A Wind Advisory will remain in effect until midnight. The strong south winds brought increasing humidity, and that at least helped to lower the fire threat somewhat. A dry line approached late in the afternoon, but a strong cap helped inhibit most storms from forming. Still, a few isolated showers …

A wind advisory was in effect until midnight Sunday for parts of North Texas, including in Dallas and Fort Worth, according to the National Weather Service. Severe weather is expected early this week, followed by a cold front on Wednesday, according to weather service forecasts. Six tornadoes across North Texas were confirmed by the weather service last week. Sustained winds of 20 …

A woman was shot to death Sunday morning in Pleasant Grove, Dallas police said. Police were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. to the 9800 block of Grove Oaks Boulevard, near Masters Drive and Elam Road, for a shooting call. They found Ja Meesia Ja Shun Anderson-Busby, 24, on the ground outside a home with several gunshot wounds, police said. Paramedics …

Community leader and South Dallas resident Diane Ragsdale knows how hard it is to travel around the area using public transit. She hears it from her neighbors daily. Residents struggle to find buses to get them where they need to go, which affects their ability to manage their health care, and find educational and job opportunities. “How do I travel …

A Texas woman faces a murder charge after authorities say she performed a “self-induced abortion.” Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested Thursday in Rio Grande City, near the Texas-Mexico border. The Starr County Sheriff’s Office told KVEO-TV that Herrera was taken into custody after authorities learned she “intentionally and knowingly caused the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.” Herrera was being …

AUSTIN — Eleven people were injured in a “major collision” Friday night in Austin involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck, authorities said. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that two of the victims sustained potential life-threatening injuries. Seven others sustained non-life-threatening injuries requiring medical evaluation. The other two didn’t require hospitalization. The collision occurred in …