AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party will announce Monday that it is doubling down on its vote-by-mail campaign with a goal of reaching 1.7 million potential mail voters by the end of the month — the most for an election cycle in the state party’s history. To reach that goal, party officials will launch an effort to send out more …

A 38-year-old man accused in a fatal shooting in Terrell has been arrested, police said. Terrell police and the Texas Rangers found Michael Roy Sanders Jr. on Saturday night in Dallas and took him into custody. Terrell police had been searching for him as a suspect in the Aug. 1 shooting of 37-year-old Chad Jobe. Police said Jobe was shot …

Most Texas voters are paying close attention to the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, a marquee event that will chart the course of Texas politics. But another intriguing matchup is one spot below on November’s general election ballot. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn is trying to win reelection against hard-charging Democrat MJ Hegar. Texas Democrats …

A 22-year-old man was jailed on a murder charge early Monday in connection with the Sunday fatal shooting of a man in Lake Highlands, Dallas police said. Officers were called about 7 p.m. Sunday to the 12600 block of Jupiter Road, south of Interstate 635, where Dallas Fire-Rescue officials were treating a 19-year-old man who had been shot multiple times. …

A person was found fatally wounded Sunday night in the middle of a street in South Dallas, police said. Officers were called about 11:45 p.m. to the 3400 block of Jeffries Street, where they found the victim in the roadway. The victim had been shot and was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police did not provide his name …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old man was charged with manslaughter after shooting a 19-year-old woman to death in the chest on Sunday morning in Houston’s south side, police said. The Houston Police Department was alerted about a shooting in progress in the 3300 block of Alice Street near Peerless. Officers said they arrived to find a man performing CPR …

HOUSTON, Texas — Add Shiner to the list of beloved Texas brands seeking some of the sweet White Claw cash. The Spoetzl Brewery announced this week that it will soon debut Shiner Straight Shooter, a “craft brewed” hard seltzer. Available by the end of August, Straight Shooter will offer four flavors at launch: Wild Cherry, Lemonade, Mango, and Grapefruit & …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in Harris County, including the city of Houston, is 85,757 as of Aug. 10. The number of confirmed deaths is 897, and the number of people who have recovered is 49,052.

LAHORE: In Punjab 117 new cases of novel coronavirus have surfaced in last 24 hours, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of the province said on Monday. According to the spokesperson of the health department, 41 new cases reported in Lahore, 03 cases in Rawalpindi, 9 cases in Gujranwala, Sialkot, 2, Gujrat 4, Hafizabad 3, Multan 14, Faisalabad, 13, Sargodha, 5, …

SHANGHAI: Chinese entrants to the race to put autonomous vehicles on the road are bringing “robotaxis” online in hopes that a hired-car format can be the key to unlocking wide acceptance of the futuristic technology. It is expected to be years before cars that operate completely without human intervention are unleashed owing to lingering technological, regulatory, and safety hurdles. But …