Amid cheers, honking horns and clanging pans, demonstrators marched through downtown Dallas on Saturday to celebrate Joe Biden’s victorious bid for the White House as citizens around the country similarly rallied in both praise and protest of the election’s outcome. Organizers of the Dallas event said that while the result was cause for celebration, their work is not yet done. …

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 …

AUSTIN — Mary Lucy Phalen, Gov. Greg Abbott’s mother-in-law, who starred in some of his most effective TV commercials as he rose up Texas’ political ladder, died late Saturday in San Antonio. She was 86. Abbott, who joined his wife and daughter at Phelan’s bedside, imposed a moratorium on politics as he tended to the family crisis. The Republican governor …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston residents are reacting to former Vice President Joe Biden’s projected win of the presidency, but also noting the long journey ahead to change. President-elect Joe Biden is already planning to announce a 12-person COVID-19 task force on Monday, according to reports from CNN. Paul Brace, a political science professor at Rice University, said he anticipates Biden’s primary …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was found shot to death in the driver’s seat of a car Saturday morning behind a Westchase apartment complex. It happened in the 2900 block of Hayes Road near Meadowglen overnight. There was some kind of dispute behind an apartment complex when shots were fired, according to Houston police. It wasn’t clear if the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It took a matter of seconds for Americans to react to news that Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 Presidential Election, and Houstonians were no different. “Putting all politics aside, congratulations to @JoeBiden on his election,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo write. “Here’s to the first woman Vice-President in our 244 year history. Super happy …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — President Donald Trump has not given up the fight just yet. His team has legal challenges and promised more in several states. But will those legal challenges make a difference in the outcome of the election? It is not likely, according to South Texas College of Law Election law expert Josh Blackman. “At this point in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston City Council member this week opposed the way the city’s CARES Act funds are being used – a first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Greg Travis from District G on Houston’s west side said, “We’re not prioritizing, and we’re just trying to spend the money, and I don’t think that’s the right approach.” Travis …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a beautiful Saturday with sunny skies. Tonight we could see some patchy fog develop across parts of Southeast Texas. Fog should lift by mid Sunday morning leaving us with partly cloudy skies by the afternoon. We will also have a slight chance of rain Sunday afternoon but most of us will stay dry. Temperatures …

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — The Chairman of the Texas GOP shared his reaction to the 2020 Presidential Election, saying the number of republicans in Texas will now increase after news of President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory. Republican Allen West compared Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris to Barry Bonds, saying they will have to have a “permanent asterisk by their names.” …