ISLAMABAD: Two aides to the prime minister, judges of the superior judiciary and top bureaucrats are among the successful applicants for allocation of residential plots in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors, according to a list posted by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) on its website after ballot on Tuesday. Federal Housing Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema chaired the proceedings. …

Asked about rumors he’s endorsing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2022 Republican primary, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told the crowd at a town hall event Wednesday evening in Grapevine that he wholeheartedly backs the incumbent. “If not for Greg Abbott I would not be in the U.S. Senate,” said Cruz, who became the state’s solicitor general in 2003 after …

Garland ISD is launching a parent-led temporary virtual learning option for students in pre-K through sixth grade starting Aug. 23. The link to enroll will be available at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, and closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20. “We have heard your concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 on our campuses, particularly in our elementary schools,” the …

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for parts of North Texas until 10 pm Wednesday. The heavy rain that has impacted North Texas the past couple of days will continue to wind down. Rain coverage tonight and Thursday will be much lower than recent days. As rain chances diminish, temperatures will be increasing. The weekend will be hotter and dry with …

Dallas County prosecutors don’t expect they’ll need to release any other people in jail awaiting trial “right away” because of the city’s evidence loss, a spokeswoman for District Attorney John Creuzot said Wednesday. Jonathan Pitts, a man accused in a 2019 murder, was released from the Dallas County jail Monday after the City of Dallas lost eight terabytes of police evidence in an IT blunder. …

The man who is suspected of opening fire on a Clay County deputy Monday night, prompting a “Blue Alert” activation that pinged cellphones across Texas, was arrested Wednesday in Arlington, police say. Joshua Lee Green, 31, faces one count of aggravated assault on a peace officer. He was arrested about 10 a.m. Wednesday after leading deputies who found him at …

AUSTIN — Democrat Garnet Coleman on Wednesday said he’ll return to the House chamber on Thursday, a move Republicans hope will help them get the quorum they need to approve a controversial elections bill and the rest of Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda. Coleman, one of the longest serving Democrats in the Legislature, said he hoped his presence in …

Gov. Greg Abbott, who on Tuesday announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, provided no update on his health Wednesday but was active on Twitter, where he remarked on various political issues. In a video message posted to social media several hours after his diagnosis was announced, the governor appeared healthy and indicated he was feeling fine. “Also, [I] …

Educational institutions are where many Dallasites spent their formative years learning, making memories and preparing for adulthood. Of the local Dallas institutions, only six schools have the special distinction of earning a designation on the National Register of Historic Places — recognizing them for their remarkable history and architecture. To be listed on the register, the establishment must have relevance, …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help solving a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday morning in central Oak Cliff. Around 11:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting scene at 4115 Druid Hills Drive, near Hampton Road and Ledbetter Drive, police said. There, they found a man shot. Dallas Fire-Rescue took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced …