Sunday featured sunshine and windy weather in the wake of a cold front. It also turned significantly cooler, with high temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than Saturday, in the mid to upper 50s. The gusty winds will diminish after sunset. The work week will start off cool and dry on Monday, followed by another brief warming trend through mid-week. Thursday …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Health Department plans to schedule 9,000 vaccine appointments for Feb. 1-5, prioritizing the city’s most vulnerable populations. The health department receives weekly shipments of the vaccine in varying amounts, sometimes with little advance notice of the amount of vaccine it will receive per shipments, officials have said. As of Jan. 27, the city has inoculated …

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: Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 vaccines. (Video: Everton Bailey, Jr./DMN) Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a …

Some rural Texans are facing the threat of losing phone and internet service after the state recently slashed subsidies that help providers offer service in sparsely populated areas. More than a million Texas households are in rural areas where network phone service is more expensive to provide, with fewer customers and longer distances between them. Broadband internet service is not subsidized but …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An intoxicated juvenile driver crashed into a Houston police cruiser early Sunday, as officers were blocking parts of Southwest Freeway for a stalled vehicle, police said. It happened around 12:30 a.m. near Kirby Drive. An officer had closed off lanes of the freeway for the stalled vehicle when a black Camaro slammed into the cruiser, according …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of Houston’s top high school basketball players is ending out his senior year with a commitment to stay home and attended the University of Houston. Senior Ramon Walker said he looks forward to playing with the Cougars next year, and said the team will push him to become a better player. The 6-foot-5-inch leading scorer …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you head on over to Deshaun Watson’s Twitter or Instagram, you’ll see he’s changed his profile pictures from him in a Texans jersey to something else. Is QB1 done? In this episode of “No Layups” with David Nuno and Raheel Ramzanali, the guys break down what could be next following Deshaun’s latest message reflecting disinterest in the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A burglary suspect died in a major crash Sunday morning after he was being chased by a security officer in northwest Harris County, authorities said. The crash happened at the intersection of Greenhouse Road and Cypress North Houston Road. It began around 6:20 a.m. several miles away in the 300 block of Lantana Heights when …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating a shooting in southeast Houston that left one person dead. According to police, the shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Pineda Tire Shop in the 4400 block of the South Loop Freeway. Detective Eric Martinez said when law enforcement arrived on scene, they found a man unresponsive on the ground near his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a gorgeous Sunday with lots of sunshine and mild afternoon temperatures. Winds were also a bit breezy today but are expected to decrease this evening into the ovenight hours. What can we expect Monday? Sunny skies continue into Monday. We may see some high clouds at times but it shouldn’t dampen the sunshine much. …