Keller’s running community rallied together on Saturday along the trail where 14-year-old Nina Alvarez often pursued her passion. The event, held in support of Nina and her family following a tragic incident, drew heartfelt participation from locals. On April 4, Nina was jogging through a crosswalk on Bear Creek Parkway when she was struck by a vehicle. Keller Police reported …

While North Texas as a whole has grown to 7.8 million people during the pandemic, Dallas County has lost almost a full percentage point of its population. The U.S Census Bureau says Dallas County’s population in July 2021 dropped to 2,556,050 – about 25,000 residents down from the previous year. North Texas’ three other most populous counties: Tarrant, Collin and …

WASHINGTON — Sherman Mayor David Plyler thinks back to the many conference calls and long work weekends involved in the “dogfight” to land a new $5 billion GlobiTech plant that will produce silicon wafers. Besides Sherman, the Taiwan-based parent company GlobalWafers Co. was considering locations in Ohio and South Korea for the facility expected to create 1,500 new jobs. The city north …

AUSTIN — The Democrat who wants to be “the most powerful lawmaker in Texas,” Mike Collier, is running as Mr. Grid Fixer. While the state Democratic convention that wrapped up in Dallas on Saturday symbolically crowned Beto O’Rourke as its gubernatorial hopeful, Collier, a Kingwood accountant and businessman challenging Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, assigned himself a special role: punching back at GOP state leaders in …

DEL RIO–Border arrests of migrants declined 14 percent in June over May, possibly reflecting the effectiveness of a U.S.-backed migration crackdown within Mexico. The decrease comes as Republican politicians, led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, ramp up rhetoric and spending at the border as rising numbers of migrants arrive. Human rights groups have said that migrants are subjected to growing abuses, …

Gilberto Hinojosa was reelected as chair of the Texas Democratic Party, beating out challengers who argued the party needed a change in leadership. At the Texas Democratic Convention in Dallas on Saturday, 58% of the delegates voted for Hinojosa on the final ballot. His closest challenger, Kim Olson, received 40% of the vote. Hinojosa, a lawyer and former county judge …

After a handful of days where high temperatures stayed in the 90s, North Texans will once again feel the heat. The Dallas-Fort Worth area will be under an excessive heat warning Sunday and Monday, the National Weather Services in Fort Worth said Saturday. Temperatures are expected to climb to 105 to 108 degrees in counties where the warning is issued. …

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his eldest children, died accidentally from blunt impact injuries to her torso, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Friday. Police had been looking into whether she fell down the stairs, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on …

A group of Democratic elected officials and abortion rights advocacy groups are calling on President Joe Biden to step in to allow telehealth medication abortions in Texas. A letter signed by over 50 U.S. representatives, Texas state senators and representatives and abortion advocacy groups explains five legal strategies they believe the Biden administration could take to override Texas state laws that ban almost …

Police are searching for a 12-year-old girl they say was abducted by someone in a pickup early Saturday in Corinth. An Amber Alert has been issued for Angie Carrasco, who was last seen about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Cherokee Trail. Officials believe she is in grave or immediate danger. Angie is described as Hispanic, 5-1 and …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States’ motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt — hence the $20 million reward for information leading to his capture — there was less certainty about the commitment of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who had made clear his lack of interest in pursuing drug lords. Yet …