KARACHI: A 19-storey residential-cum-commercial building in Clifton Cantonment is being constructed in brazen violation of Supreme Court orders. On Jan 22, 2019, a two-judge bench led by Justice Gulzar Ahmed had banned the conversion of residential and amenity plots for commercial purposes “all across Karachi City including cantonment areas”. The interim order came during the hearing of a civil petition …

WASHINGTON — As the Texas House Democrats who bolted from Austin prepare for their last week in Washington before Gov. Greg Abbott’s current special session ends, their push for voting rights protection is getting a boost from activists and other state legislators nationwide. Over 100 state lawmakers from more than 20 states will join the Texas Democrats in Washington this week, many …

A strong cold front (by August standards) moved across North Texas Sunday night and Monday bringing showers and a few storms as well as a nice drop in temperatures. The front will continue to move south taking the rain with it. Tuesday will be dry and pleasant with below normal temperatures and relatively low humidity. Highs will be in the …

Texans can now register to vote online when updating their drivers’ licenses through the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website — permanently. Texans have been able to register to vote through this process since August 2020, when a judge ordered that the state must comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as the “motor voter” law. The …

A Dallas firefighter was arrested Friday on suspicion of lying about his and his family’s COVID-19 diagnoses to get thousands of dollars in paid time off, according to court documents. William Jordan Carter, 38, was booked into the Dallas County jail on a charge of felony theft. His bail was set at $1,500, and he was no longer in custody …

North Texas officials are reconsidering safety protocols as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge. The renewed efforts follow the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s update of mask guidelines last week, including a recommendation that fully vaccinated people cover their faces indoors in places that are struggling with community spread of COVID-19. According to an updated forecast from the UT Southwestern …

EL PASO — A federal judge didn’t make a decision on whether to freeze restrictions on migrant transportation put in place by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but Monday’s hearing did illustrate the combative relationship between a state government run by Republicans and a federal government now in the hands of Democrats. A decision should be made by Tuesday afternoon, said …

About 1,800 Richardson residences west of U.S. 75 that were in the Friday Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC) and recycling zone will be moved to the Tuesday collection zone. The change is effective Tuesday, according to an announcement. Trash pickup for the affected homes will remain on both Tuesday and Friday. A map outlining the changes is available here. The change …

A southern Dallas neighborhood group is calling for more contaminant testing around the former site of 100,000 tons of discarded roofing materials known as Shingle Mountain after an environmental assessment found lead levels in the soil three times the minimum required for a cleanup, per state residential standards. Modern Geosciences, an environmental services organization investigating the former Blue Star Recycling …

AUSTIN — Not a week had passed since the University of Texas’ move to the SEC alongside the University of Oklahoma was approved before Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Monday faced over a dozen Texas lawmakers wanting to know: Where does the conference go from here? Bowlsby was followed by officials from the three remaining Texas institutions in the …