HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Many Texans are ready to get vaccinated and it may not be long for some on the frontlines. Pfizer could get an FDA Emergency Use Authorization as early as next month and hospital systems like Houston Methodist and Memorial Hermann could receive it days after the approval. There are 3,800 vaccine providers statewide. To become a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former judge who served on the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals says the wait on Lydell Grant’s case seems unusually long. Grant, who was freed from prison last November after DNA proved he was not Aaron Scheerhorn’s killer, was released from prison on a $100,000 bond. He was declared innocent from the murder of Scheerhorn …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department has started an investigation after a juvenile was shot and hit by a vehicle in northwest Houston. It happened late Tuesday night in the 6100 block of West Tidwell. According to a tweet published by HPD, the juvenile was shot and hit by a vehicle. The juvenile later died. Commanders and PIO …

After weeks of delay, the head of the General Services Administration informed President-elect Joe Biden on Monday that the official governmental transition process has been approved. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said in a letter that Biden, whom she referred to as “the apparent president-elect,” is now able to get access to millions of dollars in federal funds and other resources to …

WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden rolled out a national security team steeped in government experience on Monday, announcing his intent to nominate the first woman to oversee the country’s intelligence community and the first Latino to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Biden’s transition team said in a statement revealing the president-elect’s first cabinet selections that he would nominate Alejandro Mayorkas, …

Remember last week when Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of electric car company Tesla, zoomed past Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest person in the world? Well, this week he has become the second-richest person in the world! He toppled Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person on Monday after a further surge in Tesla’s share price. The 49-year-old …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday said the Indian government had escalated its anti-Pakistan campaign — marked by false narratives, concocted evidence and orchestration of false flag operations — after Islamabad made public a dossier containing “irrefutable proof” of Indian sponsorship of terrorism in the country. The statement was issued in response to media queries regarding the reported briefing to a group …

WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20. Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said …

Coronavirus cases in Irving jumped to 11,245 as of Nov. 20, making it the hardest-hit city in Dallas County behind Dallas itself. In total, 78 Irving residents have died from the virus. As of Monday, Dallas County was reporting 119,483 confirmed coronavirus cases and 11,244 probable cases. It has recorded 1,191 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 27 probable deaths. In addition, …

For the eleventh consecutive year, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is returning to Southlake to present its annual holiday concert at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church. The family-friendly program, “Sounds of the Season,” will take place Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. and feature the orchestra’s brass and percussion sections. The orchestra’s conducting fellows Alex Amsel and Stephanie Rhodes Russell will …