Afghans who fled their country years ago after helping the U.S. military told Sen. John Cornyn on Friday that many more like them are still waiting to escape Afghanistan after its collapse to the Taliban. Najeeb Aminyar, a U.S. military interpreter who arrived in 2014, told Cornyn at a Dallas roundtable on Afghanistan at the Northwest Community Center in Vickery …

A Dallas firefighter who was seriously injured in the explosion at the Highland Hills Apartments last month was released from the hospital Friday, Dallas Fire-Rescue said. Officer Pauline Perez’s release came 16 days after the explosion toppled part of one building in the southeast Oak Cliff apartment complex, injuring eight people and displacing scores more. Perez was burned in the blast, Dallas …

A lawyer for the former test pilot indicted for misleading safety regulators about fatal flaws with the Boeing 737 Max says the government’s fraud charges amount to “a search for a scapegoat.” Mark Forkner, 49, of Keller, is accused of withholding information from the Federal Aviation Administration about the plane’s automated flight stabilizing system blamed in two crashes that killed …

The Texas Senate moved swiftly Friday to authorize $3 billion in new infrastructure spending for state universities after Gov. Greg Abbott added the item to the special session’s agenda in the morning. That’s about $1 billion less than the House approved, according to the Texas Tribune, but legislators will now work to hammer out a compromise acceptable to both houses. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Grammy-award winning, Texas native has just announced a new, tasty collaboration fans might not expect. Houston’s own, Megan Thee Stallion, is teaming up with a southern fast food favorite. The 26-year-old rapper, whose birthname is Megan Pete, announced her “Hottie Sauce” in partnership with Popeyes. In a short video posted to Popeyes’ Twitter page, Megan …

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans want to use billions in federal pandemic relief to send checks to homeowners just ahead of next year’s November elections – and call it property tax relief. House lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would put $525 checks in the mailboxes of some 5.7 million homeowners who claim a homestead exemption – by tapping $3 billion …

HOUSTON, Texas — Carlos Correa paused a few seconds at the plate, tapping the spot on his wrist where a watch would be, after hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that propelled the Houston Astros over the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Friday night in the AL Championship Series opener. “It’s my time,” he screamed before trotting around …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputy was shot to death and two other constable deputies were wounded early Saturday in what authorities are calling an ambush at a north Houston nightclub. It happened around 2:15 a.m. in the 4400 block of the North Freeway near Crosstimbers at the 45 North Bar and Lounge. The deputies …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re starting today off with that nice fall-feeling, temperatures this morning are starting in the 50s and 60s and will only warm in to the mid 70s this afternoon. Breezy conditions will continue through the afternoon, especially along the coas What kind of weather will the front bring us for the weekend? Amazing weather! You can …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was killed early Friday morning in northwest Houston after a driver struck him as he was standing outside his broken-down vehicle, according to police. It happened around 4 a.m. on West Little York Road near Guhn Road. A Chevy Malibu was either stopped or disabled in the middle lane on West Little York when …