AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton did not want to stop investigating a complaint lodged by real estate developer and campaign donor Nate Paul, even though the inquiry prompted an outcry from his own staff, the Republican said in his first interview since the scandal broke. Paxton told the Southeast Texas Record that he dropped the investigation because Travis County said Friday …

Some students from Guyer High School in Denton directed racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments toward students from an opposing school at a football game last Thursday, witnesses said. The alleged comments were made during a game against Mansfield’s Lake Ridge High School. “We were unable to corroborate instances of racial slurs used,” Denton school officials said in a statement, “however, …

A 30-year-old man faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old at a Lake Highlands apartment complex. Sam JoeWillie Addy was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Martin Stewart Jr. Dallas officers were called about 2:15 a.m. Oct. 6 to the Falls at Highpoint Apartments in the 9000 block of Markville Drive, where they found Stewart on …

A Dallas man fatally shot his girlfriend at a cemetery last week, then confessed to his co-workers, police say. Bobby Ray Harris, 67, faces a murder charge in the death of 65-year-old Linda Simmons. Patrol officers were called about 4:45 a.m. Oct. 6 to perform a welfare check at Crown Hill Memorial Park, along Webb Chapel Road in northwest Dallas. …

AUSTIN — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Texas cannot ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure that Republican-led statehouses across the U.S. have sought to outlaw in recent years. The law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2017 was never enforced and was previously blocked by a federal judge in Austin. Texas appealed that decision, but the 5th …

A West Texas couple have been charged with capital murder after police say they deprived an 8-year-old girl of food and water and made her jump on a trampoline on a sweltering summer day. Daniel and Ashley Schwarz, 44 and 34, of Odessa were arrested Monday, police said. Officers were called to the couple’s home in the 4300 block of …

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 …

rs Hot and breezy conditions are expected this afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Expect breezy south winds with occasional gusts as high as 30 mph and low humidity. Be sure to avoid any outdoor burning as the fire risk will be elevated, especially to the west of the DFW …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman. Noreen Lodhi, 34, was last seen on foot about 11:40 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Hi Line Drive, near Oak Lawn Avenue in the Design District. Lodhi is 5-9 and about 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said she may be a danger …

When a group of friends suggested to Candace Valenzuela in 2018 that she should run for the Democratic ticket for Texas’ 24th Congressional District, she almost choked on her Korean food. Valenzuela dismissed their suggestion almost right away. She was “very pregnant,” just three weeks from giving birth to her now-20-month-old son. She was worried about the high maternal mortality …