Dallas authorities are urging residents to stay off the roads unless necessary as the winter storm created dangerous conditions Sunday. People who need shelter were told to get to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center downtown if possible. About 70 trucks were deployed Saturday to lay down a mixture that includes sand and salt on major streets and intersections around Dallas, …

By late Sunday evening, snow had begun accumulating in North Texas as predictions for one of the worst winter storms on record continued to pile on. When the first flurries rolled into Dallas-Fort Worth about 4 a.m., the National Weather Service called it “the ‘appetizer’ round with the ‘entree’ coming later this afternoon and tonight.” That main course was being …

Rolling power outages could sweep across the state through Tuesday if demand outpaces supply as expected because of the bitter cold. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, emphasized Texans should reduce energy consumption as temperatures dropped. The grid could reach unprecedented winter demands, said Dan Woodfin, ERCOT’s senior director of system operations. Demand is one …

Dallas police are conducting an investigation after the bodies of two men were found in South Dallas. Officers responded to a call about a dead person in the 4900 block of Racell Street shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found the bodies of two men who had died of homicidal violence, police said. Police said the men …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who fatally shot another man in east Oak Cliff on Monday. Police said a man pointed a gun at the victim, identified by police as 47-year-old Terrance McCray, at a nearby 7-Eleven and then chased him south down the road. Dallas police were called about 12:30 p.m. to 2316 …

Dallas police are investigating the death of a woman 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 woman, identified …

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 …

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state of Texas and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm. The president’s action authorizes the FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures. The declaration covers all 254 …

Many major Houston-area stores, businesses and government agencies have changed operating hours or have shutdown altogether due to the historic winter conditions forecast for the region. Memorial City Mall will be closed for Monday, Feb. 15. METRO has begun suspending all operations of transit services due to winter storm. METRO HOV/HOT lanes and the METRO RideStore will be closed. All …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston-area roads have turned hazardous due to winter precipitation across the region. While authorities have already advised people to stay off the roads, if you absolutely have to travel, use extreme caution and slow down.   Trouble spots reported around the region: You can find a list and map of conditions across Texas at DriveTexas.org. METRO has …