HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the age of social media comes an issue of what flows through it, and when it comes to politics you’re looking at avenues for the spreading of misinformation that can push election interference. “It’s incredibly difficult,” said professor of political science at Rice University, Paul Brace. “They used this in 2016 to try and suppress …

Donald Trump and Joe Biden spent the night throwing haymakers at each other during the most caustic and at time disgraceful debate in modern history. Did it change any minds? That’s hard to say with all the noise. Trump said that Biden wasn’t a smart person, while Biden called the president a liar. It went that way most of the …

WASHINGTON – At the end of the opening segment of the first presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump – a 15-minute period filled with insults, cross-talk and very little substance – moderator Chris Wallace tried to move on. But the candidates weren’t done clashing. “Would you shut up?” Biden said to Trump, calling the …

Dallas County reported 789 more confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, including 758 from September and 31 from previous months. One death was also reported. The latest victim was a Dallas man in his 80s who had underlying health problems and had been sick in an area hospital. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the …

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 …

CLEVELAND — Two topics were inescapable at the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden: death and taxes. And there was much to learn, if you could get past the near-constant bickering and Trump’s relentless interruptions. “It’s hard to get any word in with this clown,” Biden said midway through Tuesday’s 90-minute debate in Cleveland, …

Chaos ensued at the first presidential debate, as Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump faced off for the first time in Cleveland Tuesday. Over the 90-minute debate, Texans across the political spectrum reacted to the mutual bickering and relentless interruptions. Former Mayor of San Antonio Julián Castro Castro, who served as secretary of housing and urban development under …

Sunny and warmer conditions are expected Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90, but humidity levels will be low. A fast-moving cold front will slip through North Texas Thursday bringing a return of cooler air. No rain is expected with the front, but, expect a roller coaster ride in temperatures each day. Thursday high temperatures will range …

Fashion designer Alaa Ammuss, purveyor of a line of modest clothing for Muslim women, never imagined she would be asked to add school uniforms to her repertoire. But that’s exactly what happened when the 31-year-old entrepreneur was approached by her alma mater, Brighter Horizons Academy of Garland. One of the teachers at the school is a friend of hers and …

About 100 senior citizens attended Richardson’s first-ever Senior Drive-thru Health and Safety Fair at the Heights Recreation Center. The event on Sept. 24 allowed seniors to talk with to area providers in an environment that followed Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. It also allowed them to have a much-needed connection with others. “Many of these seniors are locked in …