Teacher Bri Thomas was in the middle of a history lesson about Thomas Jefferson’s writings and the way a president’s words shape public discourse when her phone started vibrating with news alerts. The world history and African-American studies teacher at Bryan Adams High School — along with her students — was shocked to learn of the pro-Trump mob assembling outside …

WASHINGTON — With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality on Thursday amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat. Trump led off a video from the White House by condemning the violence carried out in his name a day earlier at the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — City and community leaders are reacting to the Nation’s response after a protest turned violent in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. According to authorities, a least 14 people were arrested after the chaos unfolded and the FBI is asking for the community’s help to identify those who were inciting violence. “Watching it with my daughter as it unfolded was …

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: A look at the Dallas Christian College basketball program Dallas Christian College basketball coach Dwight Coleman and players talk about the program after… What is the virus? Scientists have identified …

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She says, “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had lots to say on Thursday. On top of the overwhelming talk of the nation, the U.S. Capitol riot, the city’s leader addressed the arrival of the more contagious COVID-19 variant first identified overseas. In the immediate wake of Wednesday’s protest-turned-riot by President Donald Trump’s supporters, Turner said the chaos was incited by …

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman and her daughter last seen in Far East Dallas. A look at the Dallas Christian College basketball program Dallas Christian College basketball coach Dwight Coleman and players talk about the program after… Marleisha Randolph, 28, and her 5-year-old daughter, Car’miya Randolph, were seen getting into a silver GMC truck …

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas faced calls for his resignation Wednesday as Texas Democrats said his leading role in efforts to block the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory empowered the pro-Donald Trump rioters who breached the Capitol and disrupted the certification process. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addressed calls for his resignation after the state’s Democratic Party said his leading role …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the world watched the chaos unfold at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., students across the country witnessed history. Students at HISD’s Carnegie Vanguard High School said they saw the riots, but the COVID-19 pandemic made the viewing unusual. “It was kind of detached,” said student Talia Hirsch. “Usually, when big events happen, I’m …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Texans finally got their GM. The club officially announced on Thursday that Nick Caserio, the New England Patriots’ director of player personnel, is the Texans’ new general manager. While terms of the deal with the Texans were not disclosed by the team, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Caserio will be among the three highest-paid GMs …