Alice Kim from Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary in McKinney is one of 55 state and territory winners in the 16th annual Doodle for Google contest. She now hopes to advance to the finalist round. In January, Google invited students to submit doodles inspired by the prompt, “My wish for the next 25 years…” in celebration of Google’s 25th anniversary. …

A SWAT standoff in a North Richland Hills residential area that started Wednesday afternoon has ended “peacefully” after the man surrendered to authorities, police said. Jerrell Street was closed in both directions from Charles Street to Rufe Snow Drive, and authorities also blocked off Bonzer Street because of the incident earlier in the day. Shortly before noon, officers were dispatched …

AUSTIN — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court. A federal judge earlier this year declared the state firearm law unconstitutional. While the Department of Public Safety initially planned to fight the ruling, the state agency reversed course and on Tuesday withdrew its …

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that “against all odds” Ukraine still stands, as he paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off Russia’s invasion. Delivering an impassioned, “no compromises” address to Congress aimed at sustaining support for his country’s defense, Zelenskyy called the tens of …

EL PASO — With Title 42 in legal limbo and an arctic storm arriving, El Paso officials prepared for the worst, securing shelter for migrants in schools, hotels and the convention center. Migrants prayed, waiting to cross the border, confused about the future of Title 42, the pandemic health rule that was to expire Wednesday before the Supreme Court put the expiration on …

WASHINGTON — An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with false claims of widespread voter fraud. The resulting Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection of Trump’s followers threatened democracy with “horrific” brutality toward law enforcement …

The baby Jesus figure stolen from Sundance Square early Saturday has been returned, Fort Worth police announced Wednesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., the department tweeted that the person who stole the ornament had been identified and that the decoration had been returned to the owner. The department did not release the name of the suspect. The Sundance Square Instagram …

Expensive airfare and worries about road travel are prompting many North Texas residents to opt for a cheaper alternative: hopping on a bus for up to 24 hours to visit family in Mexico during the end-of-the-year holidays. “I’m disappointed because we were really excited about bringing our kid to Mexico. He has never been with his grandparents during Christmas,” said …

The arctic air is on the move and will arrive Thursday morning in DFW. Thursday temperatures will plummet into the 20s for much of the day. Winds will gust to near 50 mph with wind chills in the single digits by afternoon and below-zero wind chills by nightfall. Low temperatures by Friday morning will be in the single digits. You …

Moments before intoxicated Tiffany Williams crashed into the Delgado family — killing their beloved father and a young mother in her own car — the 29-year-old was traveling 99 mph on a four-lane Dallas street. At that kind of speed — covering the length of a football field in under three seconds — a car is almost impossible for other …

An influx of migrants being bused from El Paso is expected to hit Dallas next week, authorities say. Rocky Vaz, Dallas’ emergency management office director, said Tuesday that El Paso city and county officials have been coordinating with Dallas on how to help migrants crossing the southern border get to other parts of the country where they can be met by relatives …