ISLAMABAD: Despite internal rift over nomination of Senator Mirza Mohammad Afridi for the office of Senate deputy chairman, the ruling alliance on Friday managed to defeat the candidates of the opposition Pakistan Demo­cratic Movement (PDM) in the elections for the posts of chairman and deputy chairman and claimed that the proceedings of any of the two houses of parliament could …

PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday rubbished rumours that PML-N senators did not vote for opposition’s candidate in yesterday’s election for the slots of Senate chairperson and deputy chairperson. When asked that there were reports of PML-N senators having abstained from voting for Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) nominees for the top Senate slots, Bilawal said: “Everyone showed loyalty.” “I know, we all …

Police have arrested a man following a fatal shooting in Hurst. Kevin James Hamilton, 48, was taken into custody the evening of Dec. 2 in connection with the death of 31-year-old James Martinez of Irving. He faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence. His attorneys said in a written statement Oct. 9 that the shooting was a case of …

Outside of occasional light showers, much of tonight and Saturday will be dry. Temperatures will remain above normal with highs in the 70s. Winds will be southerly at 10 to 20 mph with some higher gusts. A dry line will push into North Texas late Saturday or early Sunday bringing showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be severe …

Camp Rhonda, a homeless encampment of about 30 tents, was moving Friday for the second time in five days. Dallas police showed up at Pioneer Plaza in the morning and told residents that the park needed to be clear by 1 p.m. It was unclear where the group would go. Organizers couldn’t be reached for comment. Volunteers helped people load …

Deborah Birx, who served as the White House COVID response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, is joining the Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute as senior fellow, the organization announced Friday. At the Institute, Birx will contribute to policy initiatives to better prepare the country for another pandemic. This is one of her most recent moves after she was criticized …

AUSTIN – Friday marked the bill filing deadline in the 87th Texas Legislature, and with it came several pieces of last-minute election reform legislation from Republicans that Democrats contend are nothing more than a package of voting restrictions aimed at voter suppression. Among the dozens of election and voting-related pieces of legislation is Senate Bill 7 – as filed by …

AUSTIN — Nearly a month after freezing weather knocked power generators offline and plunged millions of Texans into darkness, lawmakers are starting to get a full picture of the massive damage the outages wrought on the state’s energy market. Lawmakers reached an important bill-filing deadline Friday, 60 days into the legislative session, with their attention split between measures to prevent …

Dallas County reported 39 more COVID-19 deaths and 401 new cases Friday, as the state moved past 5 million first doses of vaccine administered. The latest victims were mostly in their 50s and older, but a man in his 30s was among the dead. Twenty-seven were men and 12 were women. Three of the 39, including a man in his …

Dallas County’s COVID-19 vaccine Fair Park site won the approval of acting Army Secretary John Whitley on Friday, as the federal mission to inoculate thousands of people a day at the site enters its second phase. The site, jointly operated by the U.S. military, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Dallas County health department, is expected next week to begin offering booster shots …