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 …

WASHINGTON D.C. (KTRK) — As the calm continues in our nation’s Capitol, one local lawmaker is telling us what he saw as rioters stormed inside the building on Wednesday afternoon. Republican Congressman Michael McCaul said he barricaded himself and his staff inside his office and even picked up a baseball bat in case he had to defend them against what …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Public Health has confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. This the first known case in Harris County and the State of Texas. The patient has been identified as a man between ages 30 and 40 in southwest Harris County. Authorities say he has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A winter storm moving through Texas will send snowflakes flying through a large part of the state Sunday, but it’s too soon to say definitively if they will reach as far south as Houston. Before this winter storm impacts us, we’ll enjoy a couple more cold days with sunshine. Temperatures Friday morning will start around 40 …