A controversial immigration policy left over from the Trump presidency has resulted in immigrants being quickly removed from the U.S. more than 450,000 times since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, and the White House is warning migrants that they should not travel to the U.S. And the number of migrant families caught at the southern border …

Dallas County on Wednesday reported 1,231 new coronavirus cases and 37 more deaths from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the foursome of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant County added 81 deaths Wednesday, bringing their collective toll to above 6,000 — or 6,056. The latest Dallas County victims included 25 men and 13 women in their 20s to their 90s. They included 15 people …

A Fort Worth police officer was fired Wednesday after violating the department’s general orders, the third such termination to happen this week. Officer Scott Smith was fired after he was arrested for being suspected in a theft that happened in Crowley on Dec. 14, the department said. Smith was arrested Dec. 18 on a class B misdemeanor charge. Details of …

Dallas police are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in South Dallas late Tuesday morning, police said. Officers responded about 11 a.m. Tuesday to a call regarding a dead body in the 2900 block of Cleveland Street, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Ervay Street. Police said Dallas Fire-Rescue determined that the person, whose …

A 21-year-old man is facing a murder charge in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man, Dallas police said. Markelen Jerrel Chance was arrested early Wednesday in the slaying of Tremond Spencer Tuesday night, police said. Officers responded to a shooting call about 9:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Preferred Place in the Red Bird area and found Spencer …

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: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

A Fort Worth police officer was terminated because of “racially insensitive and inappropriate” posts on the officer’s social media, the police department announced Tuesday. Officer Chadwick Hughes was fired for violating the department’s general orders related to social media use, the department said. Another officer found the posts on Jan. 30, police said, leading to an immediate internal-affairs investigation of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a wild night on Houston roads as authorities were involved in at least four chases across the city. In what may have been the most dangerous chase, deputies say a driver robbed a northwest Harris County gas station around 2:30 a.m. and led them on a chase on Highway 290. It began at a …

As more rounds of COVID-19 vaccine doses make their way to the Houston area, local county leaders and health officials are working to implement the best plans possible for distribution. Here’s a county-by-county vaccine distribution breakdown. Montgomery County Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 The county health department says you can sign up for the vaccine waitlist by calling 936-523-3916. The county …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Arctic air is moving down the Plains, and we are now predicting the coldest February temperatures in 70 years to reach Houston next week. The leading edge of cold air has already moved through Houston and will push into the Gulf by sunrise. Temperatures will be stuck in the 40s with widespread showers and thunderstorms off-and-on …