Recent changes at NFL Network have included significant shifts in both on-air talent and programming. Reports suggest that the network has parted ways with Michael Irvin, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer, and has canceled “NFL Total Access,” one of its longest-running and most popular shows after more than two decades. These changes come …

AUSTIN — Three former North Texas Republican lawmakers endorsed Democrat Mike Collier in his race to unseat Republican incumbent Dan Patrick in the lieutenant governor’s race, Collier’s campaign announced Thursday. Former Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett, Corsicana state Rep. Byron Cook and Rep. Bennett Ratliff of Plano are the latest in a growing number of Republicans supporting Collier, a moderate Democrat. …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The decision comes as the pandemic has faded from the forefront of many people’s minds. Daily deaths and infections are dropping and people — many of them maskless — are returning to schools, work and grocery …

WASHINGTON – The State Bar of Texas has dismissed a complaint aimed at stripping Sen. Ted Cruz’s law license over his role in Donald Trump’s bid to overturn his 2020 defeat, without addressing the substance of allegations that he had aided an “anti-democratic” plot. Cruz said the dismissal amounted to a finding that the allegation was “baseless,” though the bar found …

About 20 people, including health care workers, gathered outside of John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth on Thursday with red and yellow signs to protest the existence of a McDonald’s restaurant on the hospital’s first floor. The posters — which called out the hospital administration with questions like, “Do McGreasy meals help patients heal?” — are part of an …

If you’ve ever driven near downtown Dallas at night, you’ve probably wondered why and how the colorful cityscape is lit up. It turns out, there are many reasons for — and a lot of people behind — the glowing city lights. Downtown buildings were illuminated in blue Wednesday night to mourn the loss of 25-year-old Dallas police Officer Jacob Arellano, who …

We’re ending the week with warmer temperatures returning to North Texas. Expect highs to increase into the mid-80s and lower-90s for Friday and Saturday. Highs will run over 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year. Also, a breezy southerly wind will increase moisture levels ahead of our next storm system. Our next cold front is expected to …

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina mayor announced that five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area Thursday. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m., and that the police department told her around 8 p.m. that the suspect had been “contained” …

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted after Russia’s invasion, while Mexico has agreed to accept some Venezuelans who are expelled from the United States, the two nations said Wednesday. In a related announcement, the Department of Homeland Security said it will make available nearly …

The Dallas City Council approved zoning changes to a northern Dallas area Wednesday which supporters hope will help preserve its legacy as a historical Black neighborhood. The changes include limiting maximum lot coverage to 40% for new single- and multi-story homes in the Elm Thicket-Northpark neighborhood, a more than 500-acre area founded as a Freedman’s Town that borders and sits east of …

Two people on Texas’ Top 10 most-wanted fugitive list were arrested in the last month with the help of authorities in Iowa and Louisiana. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said Braeion Joseph Henderson, 37, was arrested in New Orleans on Sept. 30. Henderson had evaded arrest since November 2020, when the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant …