HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man who has been hospitalized with horrific injuries after a driver hit him in northwest Houston and fled the scene has been taken off life support, according to his family. Family members spoke with Eyewitness News on Monday and said 54-year-old Alexander Ortiz had no signs of brain activity for the past 48 hours. …

A second suspect is in custody after a weekend shooting on Austin’s Sixth Street that killed one man and left 13 people wounded. Austin police said 17-year-old Jeremiah Roshaun Leland James Tabb was arrested Monday in Killeen, about 60 miles north of Austin, where he was attending a summer school class. Tabb faces a charge of aggravated assault in connection …

WASHINGTON –– Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler is suing House of Representatives administrative officials for “unjust and unconstitutional” fines, the latest twist in his ongoing quest to upend a House rule that makes members of Congress pass through metal detectors in the U.S. Capitol. Gohmert and fellow Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, have filed suit in the United States …

A teenage boy who died after a shooting outside Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth has been identified. Police were called about 5:20 p.m. June 7 to the school, near Meadowbrook Drive and Weiler Boulevard, where a shooting had been reported in the parking lot. According to a police incident report, a 911 caller said the shooter drove away. …

AUSTIN — The state’s power grid operator is urging Texans to cut back on energy use this week, as several power generators unexpectedly went offline amid a heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has said it is confident the state’s troubled power grid will hold up through the summer months after the deadly February blackouts. But officials conceded this week’s …

Four new Dallas City Council members and 10 returning elected officials were sworn in to new two-year terms Monday as Mayor Eric Johnson made a public call for city leadership to “get back to basics” after two years where he has at times been at odds with his colleagues. Johnson, who is midway through his first four-year term, said he …

Forest Hill police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after he reportedly stabbed a woman to death. Police were called about 5:10 a.m. to the QuikTrip in the 6500 block of Wichita Street, just north of Interstate 20, where a stabbing had been reported in the parking lot. Officers began giving first aid to the female victim. The suspect was …

Mesquite police are looking for a man who brandished a weapon while robbing a bank Monday morning. Police said the man walked up to a teller about 10:15 a.m. in the Woodforest National Bank, which is inside a Walmart in the 900 block of North Town East Boulevard. The robber showed the teller a weapon and demanded money before running …

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will break bread Tuesday with Texas lawmakers who staged an 11th hour walkout in Austin to block a controversial election bill in the Legislature. The lunchtime showcase, ahead of a triumphal visit to the White House, will give the Texans a chance to bask in praise for their brashness, and to shame holdouts on federal voting …

Dallas’ new city council was sworn into office Monday under the bright lights of Meyerson Symphony Center — a biennial transfer of power full of pomp and circumstances that can pack the 2,000-seat auditorium. This year there was no crowd. The muted ceremony is a reminder that Dallas, unlike several other Texas cities, is still enforcing strict safety protocols first …