WASHINGTON — The White House scolded Gov. Greg Abbott for trying to bar Texas companies from enforcing a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, accusing him Tuesday of pandering to GOP primary voters at the expense of public health. “It’s important to remember we’re in the middle of a pandemic,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. “Why would you be taking …

An automated voice message system meant to alert Dallas fire stations of emergency calls is failing and delaying firefighters’ response times. Some teams have missed calls altogether. The heads of Dallas’ fire and IT departments told City Council members Tuesday that the entire system, which the city has been paying to use since 2005, needs to be replaced. A 911 …

Dallas police briefed City Council members Tuesday about a plan to warn supervisors about officers whose actions strayed from typical personnel patterns. Top police officials said the new early warning system, which could launch next month, is meant to help officers become more productive without punishing them, and to restore community trust by identifying officers who may need leadership supervision before they …

WASHINGTON — The White House scolded Gov. Greg Abbott for trying to bar Texas companies from enforcing a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, accusing him Tuesday of pandering to GOP primary voters at the expense of public health. “It’s important to remember we’re in the middle of a pandemic,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. “Why would you be taking …

Richardson has reported at least 9,433 total cases of COVID-19 and 130 deaths, according to the most recent information available. Throughout the pandemic, the city has not collected its own data, and Collin County commissioners voted in November to remove all data from its dashboard except hospitalizations. The Richardson totals are from Dallas County and do not include the portion of the …

Richardson ISD is reporting 1,225 total cases of COVID-19 among students, more than half the 1,854 total from the previous school year, according to the district’s dashboard. There are 86 active cases among students and 14 among staff, the district says. The total case numbers eight weeks into the school year have slowed after spiking early, with 964 student cases reported …

The United States will allow in early November land crossings to its borders with Mexico and Canada to all foreign visitors with a valid visa and after showing proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, White House officials said Tuesday. Although there is still no specific date to lift travel restrictions, U.S. authorities said that starting in “early November” visitors …

AUSTIN — Former President Donald Trump is pushing an election audit in Texas, diving into down-ballot races and hectoring top GOP state leaders as they try to wrap up nearly a year’s worth of legislating. Randomly, with no head’s up, Trump drops open letters on his Save America PAC letterhead to his vast email list. Among Republicans at the Texas …

North Texas can expect a wet couple of days as heavy rainfall is expected to affect the area Wednesday and Thursday. Isolated strong thunderstorms will be possible. Heavy rain will impact the area late in the day Wednesday, into the evening hours. Rain totals are expected between 2-4 inches for most, but isolated rain totals as high as 5 to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than three weeks after a veteran police officer and a wanted felon were shot and killed, Houston police have released body camera footage of the violent incident. On the morning of Sept. 20, HPD Senior Officer William “Bill” Jeffrey and Sgt. Michael Vance were part of a team of officers who attempted to execute a …