HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We can expect a steady rain on-and-off throughout the day. On Thursday some thunderstorms are possible before sunrise as our next cold front blows in. Total rainfall accumulations will average around 1-2″. No severe weather is expected at this time, but isolated street flooding is possible especially along the coastal regions that picked up 3-6″ of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say a grandmother was the getaway driver who ran over and killed an accomplice during a high speed police chase after a burglary Tuesday morning. Diawannah Corstera Thomas, 54, had her first court appearance Tuesday night. Thomas is also charged with aggravated assault against a public servant for allegedly hitting a police car with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities continue investigating the cause of a fatal 18-wheeler crash that caused a load of empty beer cans to spill on the road. According to Harris County deputies, the 18-wheeler was headed southbound on I-45 north near Richey Road when it suddenly left the roadway. The driver crashed into the guardrail, a grassy area and into …

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Early voting began Tuesday in the special election to replace Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in the Texas House. Residents in District 100, which covers parts of east, west and southern Dallas, can cast early ballots through Friday for community advocate Lorraine Birabil or businessman James Armstrong III. The special election is Jan. 28. Like most special elections, there’s been little …

AUSTIN — As Republicans and Democrats prepare for their March primaries, some third-party candidates are struggling to navigate new requirements to get on the November ballot. A law passed in 2019 lowered the threshold of votes a party must win in any statewide election to reappear on the next ballot. Previously, parties had to receive at least 5% of votes …

WASHINGTON — As the rules that will govern the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump were argued in front of them, senators who are acting as jurors in the trial face the “pain of imprisonment” if they speak, but both of Texas’ senators still found ways to express themselves Tuesday. Materials were piled high on the desks of Sens. Ted …

WASHINGTON – Squabbling over rules dominated the first full day of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, with Democrats accusing the GOP majority of engaging in a “cover-up” by resisting evidence and testimony. “The president has done absolutely nothing wrong,” said White House counsel Pat Cipollone in an opening argument over rules that will guide the trial. “They have …

Haltom City police are searching for a man who they say pistol-whipped and robbed a clerk at a Dollar General on Jan. 16. It happened at a store in the 4900 block of Western Center Boulevard. Police lobbed a few acerbic barbs toward the suspect in a Facebook post, describing him as having an “embarrassing attempt at a mustache.” The …

A 55-year-old man died of a gunshot wound after a confrontation Monday night with a man who came to his door asking for a job, Dallas police said. Raul Rodriguez-Presas was found around 7:50 p.m. in the 2300 block of Tyler Street in central Oak Cliff with a gunshot wound to his chest, police said. He died later at a …