Pres. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been traveling state to state to encourage citizens to vote in the November election, and now the former second lady is joining in. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, is set to visit El Paso, Dallas and Houston for a series of “Get Out the Vote” rallies in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As everyone is adjusting to the new normal in the world of a pandemic, we’re taking a look at if and how that has impacted Houston-area home prices compared to 2019. Many people who were hoping to buy a house in 2020 probably had their plans derailed due to COVID-19, but these numbers might make your …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas voters will head to the polls starting today for early voting. Here’s an overview of what you need to know about casting a ballot in this year’s election. Early voting runs from Oct. 13 – 30. This is the full schedule: Oct. 13-17: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. …

HOUSTON Texas (KTRK) — Harris County deputies are investigating a shooting that injured three people at a convenience store in northeast Houston. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting took place around 9 p.m. Monday in the 3000 block of Hopper Road.   Investigators believe the shooting may have occurred following an argument over a parking spot at a gas pump. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Film and TV portrayals of psychiatric hospitals have driven a narrative based in cold, clinical rooms and unwelcoming corridors. That picture couldn’t be more inaccurate when it comes to Houston’s first public mental health hospital in more than three decades. Breaking stigmas and setting a new bar for design, the UTHealth Behavioral Sciences Center is set …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The first day of early voting in Texas is already off to a fast start as lines could be seen wrapped around some polling locations. At Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, talked to voters who woke up at 4 a.m. to make sure they could cast their ballot. They even brought chairs and snacks. “I have a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A weak cool front will bring mild, pleasant weather the next couple of days. We should warm up into the mid 80s Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday should bring more sun and similar temperatures. The next fall front will be much stronger and should arrive Thursday night or Friday morning. It could bring a chance for a few …

Lines were already out the door at many polling places in Dallas County Tuesday morning — the first day of early voting in Texas. At the American Airlines Center, which is serving as a voting supercenter for this year’s election, more than 100 people had turned out to vote by 7:30 a.m., a reporter with KERA News said. Early voting …

Violent crime in Dallas is increasing and city council members want answers on how it can be turned around. In a more than three-hour Public Safety Committee meeting on Monday, city officials sounded the alarm on the increase of homicides and aggravated assaults related to family violence. To further complicate crime-fighting: The Dallas Police Department is struggling with lagging 911 …

Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in northwest Dallas. Officers were called just before 6 a.m. Friday to the 2400 block of Arbuckle Court, near Ables Lane, where they found 38-year-old Shamont Small lying in a grassy area. He had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the shooting …