Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

AUSTIN — An assistant attorney general working under Texas AG Ken Paxton has lost his job after a left-wing media watchdog revealed he’d sent tweets supporting conspiracy theories and touting bigoted views. Nick Moutos, an assistant attorney general, tweeted late Thursday that he was no longer working for the agency due to the views he espoused on social media. “My …

Police are investigating after a female jumped from a second-story residential window in Rockwall and told a neighbor she was being held against her will. Officers responded about 11:20 a.m. to the 1300 block of Shores Boulevard, where the victim reported that she had also been assaulted. Information gathered during the investigation led police to bring in the department’s SWAT …