Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man. Gary Byers, 75, was last seen about 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 4600 block of Ardenwood Drive, near West Risinger Road and South Hulen Street in South Fort Worth. Byers is described as a white man who is 5-3 and about 135 pounds, with white hair …

A man who was fatally shot by police brandished what turned out to be a replica handgun while committing multiple robberies before his confrontation with officers, Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said Tuesday. Police shot the man on the service road of Interstate 635 near Coit Road on Monday after he pointed what officers thought was a gun at them. …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing elderly woman who may need assistance. Ollie Post Newton, 74, is described as a Black woman who is 5-3 and 145 pounds, with gray or black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a tan or gray trench coat and black slippers. Anyone with information about …

The disappearance of two teenage girls that led to an Amber Alert being issued Monday was “a pre-planned hoax,” Seagoville police said Tuesday, and a man is now in custody in connection with the case. Jose Penaloza Estrada, 20, faces a charge of harboring a runaway child. The girls, a 16-year-old and 17-year-old from East Texas, had gone to the …

The neglect of South Dallas and the responsibility of a City Council member to address systemic issues like food insecurity, a distrust in police and environmental blights have become the focus of District 8′s May election. The district runs along the southern edge of the city limits, stretching east from U.S. Highway 67 toward the Kaufman County line. It encompasses Paul …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The murder case against former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is in the jury’s hands and many are anxiously waiting to hear the verdict. “I hope for something different, compared to what’s happened in the past,” said Houstonian Matthew Newsom. Not just that, but people are also hoping for change. “There were …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Push, one of the newest professional basketball teams in The Basketball League, has named Fallbrook Church as its home site, according to an April 15 news release. This means Houston Push will play all home games at the Spring-area church, which is located at 12512 Walters Road, Houston, effective April 14. “The Basketball League is a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of five people found shot early Monday between two related scenes in northeast Houston is accused of being the gunman in the deadly incident. According to Houston police, 28-year-old Tracye Cash is being charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators found Cash suffering from a non-life threatening …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, and Floyd’s family in Houston are feeling a sense of relief. The verdict arrived after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days, and was read late in the afternoon in a city on edge. Floyd died last …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Members of the Jack Yates National Alumni Association have been exercising their patience like the rest of the country and held their breath for the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The former Minneapolis officer was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s …