Electric scooters are expected to return to Dallas streets soon after a temporary ban over safety concerns, but not before changes to how they’re used during the pandemic. Most City Council members said during a meeting Wednesday that they want the scooter companies to adhere to their initial promises when the council approved the program in 2018. That means using technology to …

McKinney and Collin County continue to see more residents testing positive for the coronavirus and experiencing serious effects from COVID-19, according to data from state dashboard, Collin County’s dashboard and the city’s McKinney-specific dashboard. Officials also have attributed 36 deaths in McKinney to the coronavirus, though that number was frozen Sept. 3 when the DSHS stopped providing a city-specific number. Here’s are other ways …

Mesquite now has seen 63 residents die because of COVID-19 as the city, along with Dallas County and the rest of the state, continues to cope with the virus. This week also saw the city cross the 5,000 mark of total cases. Dallas County Chief Judge Clay Jenkins and other officials are cautioning against becoming careless as more businesses and …

Senior Pastor Robert Morris preached from the Gateway Church pulpit in Southlake on Sunday, eight days after attending the so-called “super-spreader” Rose Garden ceremony at the White House on Sept. 26. Morris was photographed at the ceremony not wearing a mask and seated directly behind Notre Dame President John Jenkins, who was also unmasked and later tested positive for the …

SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump on coronavirus, trade and foreign policy Wednesday night, while California Sen. Kamala Harris argued that the GOP administration is a historic failure and must be terminated. Pence and Harris’ debate was the year’s only encounter for the vice presidential hopefuls, and might be the last in-person encounter between …

Dallas County announced 337 more confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, including 333 that the county considers new and four that are older. Two new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of the confirmed cases reported Wednesday, Dallas …

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending his decision to bring on an outside lawyer to look into a complaint from real estate developer and campaign donor Nate Paul. In an unusual step Wednesday, Paxton’s office released documents to beat back accusations by his own top deputies that the outside attorney, Brandon Cammack, is acting without authority. The records show Cammack …

WASHINGTON — Untethered from the guys at the top of the ticket, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence would be pretty standard standard-bearers for the outer edges of their parties. She’s a liberal; Joe Biden isn’t. He’s a conservative; Donald Trump is unlike any conservative Republican, or president, ever. Both running mates are in it to win, though. …

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 …

WASHINGTON — Almost every question posed at the vice presidential debate on Wednesday between Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris featured the same delivery by moderator Susan Page. “You have two minutes to answer – uninterrupted,” Page would say, stressing from the outset that Americans “deserve a discussion that is civil.” That persistent appeal came after the …