Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 72-year-old man last seen in Friday in Old East Dallas. James Landrum was last seen in the 6300 block of McCommas Boulevard, between Skillman Street and Abrams Road. He may be confused and need help, police said. Landrum is described as white man who is 6-0 and weighs about 148 pounds. …

MONTERREY, Mexico — The mass migration of more than 15,000 Haitians up through Central America to the Texas border was the result of a well-organized effort by human smuggling organizations facilitated through social media, and by Mexican authorities who either looked the other way or were simply overwhelmed, according to multiple sources, including U.S. and Mexican government officials. The Dallas …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros over came an uncharacteristically shaky start by Framber Valdez to come back and win Game 2, putting them on the brink of a fifth straight AL Championship Series berth. Houston erased a two-run deficit in the fifth inning and then erupted for five runs in the seventh to defeat the Chicago White Sox, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A world-renowned Houston doctor, who has been known in history as one of the physicians who examined President John F. Kennedy after he was assassinated in Dallas, has died. Dr. Robert Grossman passed away Thursday at the age of 88, said Houston Methodist Hospital, a facility where he has had long-standing ties. “He trained hundreds of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Not even a half-inning of the Astros-White Sox ALDS game on Friday went by without controversy when a broadcaster used terminology linked to slavery-era America to describe one of the players on the field. Viewers of the nationally-televised, matinee Game 2 matchup headed to social media in the wake of off-the-cuff comments made by MLB Network …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fight during the Astros playoff game Thursday afternoon is going viral, and the person who shared it is speaking out because he believes the opposing team’s fan that was hit was wrongly accused. During Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series at Minute Maid Park, Michael Cave recorded a Chicago White Sox fan leaving …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When fans returned to the stands this season at Minute Maid Park, health leaders worried the gatherings could become super spreader events, but it turns out that wasn’t the case. For the first time in two years, fans are back at the ballpark for playoff baseball. “It feels normal,” Astros fan Dora Cordova said. “Back to …

The mother of murdered Instagram personality Alexis Sharkey said she sends her condolences to her former son-in-law’s family. Tom Sharkey died by suicide this week, in a closet inside a Florida home as authorities tried to arrest him for his wife’s killing. Alexis’ mother, Stacey Robinault, said police had recently informed her of Tom’s pending arrest. They then notified her …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In August, Action 13 exposed severe discrepancies in discipline for students in the Greater Houston area. Black and Hispanic kids are more likely to miss school because of suspensions than their white peers, data shows. There is a different approach to discipline that changes the system by taking race out of the equation. It’s called restorative discipline. The idea …

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court Friday night allowed Texas to temporarily resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics across the state began rushing to serve patients again for the first time since early September. Abortion providers in Texas had been bracing for the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals to act quickly, even as they booked new …