A Balch Springs woman is behind bars after police say she killed her mother’s boyfriend earlier this year. Faye Dee O’Brien, 23, faces a murder charge in the shooting death of Ricardo Salas Garcia. She was booked into the Dallas County jail Tuesday, and her bail is set at $500,000. According to an arrest-warrant affidavit, police were called about 4:45 …

Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz split their votes on attorney general pick Merrick Garland, as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance the nomination. The vote was 15-7, with Cornyn and three other Republicans voting in favor of sending Garland’s name to the full Senate. Cruz was one of the seven Republicans opposed. Of 11 Biden nominees …

A 35-year-old man is in custody in connection with a fatal October shooting that Dallas police say took place after he and the victim were at a strip club together. Andrew Cardell Foreman faces a murder charge in the slaying of Shamont Small. His attorney could not immediately be reached for comment. Police were called the morning of Oct. 9 …

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 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man police believe is responsible for the murder of a former member of a popular 90s R&B group has been charged. Police said they received an anonymous tip that led them to Andre Ford. Ford has been charged in the murder of Cedrick Cotton, 46, who was stabbed to death outside of a food mart in southwest …

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 vaccine distribution breakdown. City of Houston Updated: March 1, 2021 The Houston Health Department today expanded its COVID-19 vaccine waitlist to all age groups eligible for vaccination under the Texas …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The University of Houston says it will administer vaccine doses to students and staff. According to an update issued on Monday, UH received 1,000 Moderna vaccine doses from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The UH Student Health Center in partnership with Walgreens will distribute these doses to eligible Phase 1A and 1B students, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Just days before getting ready to celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year, a single mother in Houston was told she had three months to live after learning her cancer had spread. Ling Li was diagnosed with gastric cancer in May of 2019, but in a recent visit to the oncologist, she was told the cancer had spread …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the heart of Denver Harbor, located two miles east of downtown Houston, Vecino Health Clinic staff eagerly vaccinated 20 people Monday morning against the COVID-19 virus. “About 80% of our patients fall below 200% of the federal poverty level,” said Daniel Montez, who founded the clinic 20 years ago. Even a few dozen doses makes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating a shooting they call a tragic case of domestic violence that took place inside a doctor’s office at a medical facility in the 12100 block of Richmond Avenue. The call came into Houston police at about 3 p.m. Monday. Police told ABC13 that a man walked in and reportedly shot his wife, …