HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A game of dominoes got intense, which resulted in a man shooting and killing another in northeast Houston, according to police. It happened in the courtyard of the Hightower Apartments near Humble Westfield Road around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Several men were playing when police said “things got heated.” The shooter ran away, but police said everyone …

In Texas, Oct. 5 is the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election. Here’s how to make sure you’re registered. Qualifications: To be eligible to vote in Texas you must: Be 18 years of age by Election Day. Register in the county where you reside. Be a U.S. citizen. Not be finally …

AUSTIN –– Efforts to expand Texas health and sex education standards to include the teaching of birth control measures beyond abstinence in middle and high schools won initial approval Friday from the State Board of Education. But the push to expand teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation were shot down as the SBOE concluded a week of marathon meetings …

Authorities identified a 23-year-old man who police say drove from California to Flower Mound and killed a teenager and then returned home and took his own life as officials attempted to arrest him. The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau identified the man as Alexander Frank Baro, Flower Mound police said Friday. Police have said Baro lured 18-year-old Matthew Thane outside his …

Warmer weather returns this weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s Saturday and Sunday. The clouds will gradually give way to increasing sunshine this weekend, aiding in the warm up. Even though temperatures will approach 90 on Sunday, no extreme heat is expected. In fact, temperatures next week will be slightly below normal. Latest Forecast TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: …

A Richardson gun store owner shot a would-be robber Thursday afternoon, police say, and three others fled after the crime. Police said the incident took place about 3 p.m. at Mike’s Gun Room in the 1000 block of East Belt Line Road. Several men wearing masks walked into the store and acted like customers, Mike Brown told KDFW-TV (Channel 4). Police …

Dallas police are investigating after a man was found dead Friday along an east Oak Cliff road. Officers responded to a call about an unresponsive man on the sidewalk about 3:40 a.m. in the 400 block of the northbound South R.L. Thornton Freeway, near East Seventh Street and Eads Avenue. The man was identified as 30-year-old Tyler Wengert. No other …

AUSTIN — Shelley Luther has no past experience in elected office, but in her bid for state Senate, the beauty-salon owner claims a political victory she says no one else can: taking on Gov. Greg Abbott and winning. Luther made national news in early May when she was jailed for contempt of court after defying an order to close her Dallas salon …

Dallas County reported 259 additional coronavirus cases Friday, as well as one new death from COVID-19. Of the cases, 109 came from the state’s electronic reporting system, including 64 that were backlogged: 23 from July and 41 from August. The other 150 cases were reported directly to the county health department. The latest victim was a 78-year-old Sunnyvale woman, who …

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 …