The Dallas Police Department on Thursday released helicopter and body-camera footage showing the moments leading up to this week’s fatal shooting of a man who brandished what turned out to be a replica handgun while committing multiple robberies before his deadly confrontation with officers. Officers shot 28-year-old Edgar Luis Tirado on the service road of Interstate 635 near Coit Road …

Dallas County reported eight more COVID-19 deaths and 225 new coronavirus cases Thursday. The latest victims were all in their 70s or older. Five were men and three were women, and all eight had underlying high-risk health conditions. Two were Dallas residents, and one each lived in Addison, Cedar Hill, Farmers Branch, Lancaster, Mesquite and Seagoville. County Judge Clay Jenkins …

A man who police say drove from Tennessee to north Oak Cliff in October to kill his ex-girlfriend’s husband was indicted this week on a murder charge. A Dallas County grand jury handed down the indictment Wednesday against 48-year-old Darrin Ruben Lopez in connection with the fatal shooting of 49-year-old James “Jamie” Faith outside his home Oct. 9. Lopez was booked …

AUSTIN — Days after a Minneapolis police officer was convicted for the murder of George Floyd in a case that put the national spotlight on police accountability, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan unveiled a package of criminal justice bills and said the state should lead on the issue. “Texas can and should lead on criminal justice reform,” Phelan, a Beaumont …

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will release outdoor heat readings taken at its prisons after inquired about secrecy surrounding the records. The state prisons department does not measure indoor heat levels at most of its lockups, many of which have no or only partial air conditioning. In 2019, it began refusing to make public the hourly measurements taken outside its …

Sprawled across the lawn of Dallas Hall, students and visitors gathered to reckon with some of the most troubling moments in Southern Methodist University’s past at the premiere of the #BlackAtSMU documentary Wednesday night. The documentary, which was primarily directed, filmed and produced by students from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, centers around five tweets posted by Black students using the …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he had asked the Pakistan Army to assist the police and law enforcement agencies in enforcing SOPs for curbing the spread of the coronavirus, warning that Pakistan may soon be facing a situation similar to India if the current trend continues. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee, he …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was Houston’s worst riot in modern history. It all started with a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Moody Park on Houston’s north side, and ended with a police officer being run over, two reporters beaten and stabbed, dozens arrested and police cars set on fire. Tensions in Houston’s Hispanic community had been simmering for a …

Friday begins cloudy and dry with areas of fog, but it’s a good idea to stay weather aware today with the potential for numerous showers and thunderstorms. Isolated storms may develop in the morning, becoming more widespread in coverage and intensity this afternoon. Some severe storms will be possible with the primary threats being large hail and damaging winds. However, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city’s new police chief, Troy Finner, has only been in his new job for a month and he’s already speaking about reforms to the department. Addressing the city council and the public on Thursday, he said HPD’s use of data to focus on resources is key to the department’s future and will help them increase …