WASHINGTON — In a clear rebuke of Donald Trump and his wing of the GOP, George W. Bush will headline a Dallas fundraiser next month for Liz Cheney — who lost her House leadership post after supporting Trump’s impeachment over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Few fellow Republicans have incurred as much wrath from Trump. The 45th president has vowed …

Prerak Shah, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, announced Wednesday that he is resigning effective Oct. 1, the office said. Shah became U.S. attorney for the district, which covers 100 counties and about 8 million residents, after the departure of former U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox in January. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve …

A man accused of robbing a Weatherford bank was arrested Wednesday after leading officers on a miles-long chase, police in the Parker County town said. Officers were notified around 4:42 p.m. Wednesday about a robbery at Chase Bank, 225 E. Interstate 20, police said. The suspect, described as a man in his 40s who was carrying a backpack and wearing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A gunman in a black SUV shot two men to death before running over one of them as the vehicle drove off, investigators said Wednesday. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, its homicide and crime scene unit investigators were called to the 900 block of Cypress Station Drive, which is just off Hollow Tree Lane. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Health Department launched a new online dashboard that tracks the levels of the COVID-19 virus in the city’s wastewater. The city has been collecting weekly samples from 39 wastewater treatment plants and many HISD schools since May 2020 and tracking the levels of the virus detected, but now, Houstonians can see the levels themselves at any …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tries to move past surprising allegations from the now-former Housing director, there are signs of increased scrutiny from inside and outside Houston City Hall. A day after he fired Tom McCasland, Turner announced that Keith Bynam will serve as the interim director of the department. Bynam was the department’s deputy director …

GALENA PARK, Texas (KTRK) — As the search is on for a suspect, obtained exclusive surveillance footage capturing the moments before a 16-year-old was shot to death in Galena Park Monday morning. A car is seen stopped for several minutes, just a feet away from the shooting on Leggett Drive. Two people appear to be talking with someone inside the car. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s early fall! And it’s going to feel like it now that a cool front has moved through. How does lows in the 50s, highs in the lower/middle 80s, and low humidity sound? That kind of weather along with plenty of sunshine is what you can expect through Saturday. How cool are we talking? After a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — David Vetter, better known as the “Bubble Boy,” left a legacy that has impacted health care procedures, especially in those with similar compromised immunities. David, who was born with a compromised immune system, was placed immediately in a bubble at birth. He lived in the bubble until he was 12 years old, before dying. He may …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Joshua Marbley starts his shift as a METROLift driver around 2:30 a.m., traveling through apartment complexes to pick up residents with disabilities who scheduled their trips in advance. He’s been an operator for more than six years and has several regulars who need dialysis at the medical center in the early morning hours. “Some of the clients on …