Tonight will be dry and mild with clouds increasing across North Texas. Low temperatures will be nearly ten degrees above normal. Wednesday will offer a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day and into the evening. A cold front will prompt this chance of rain and could initiate some strong storms Wednesday evening. It will be another warm …

Downtown Mesquite earned a statewide award this month for its digital marketing project that highlighted small businesses during the pandemic. The Texas Downtown Association honored Mesquite with the Best Digital Promotion award for its Small Business Saturday project at the group’s annual downtown revitalization conference on Nov. 4 in Denton. Downtown Mesquite volunteers partnered with Mesquite ISD students, who conducted …

Former Southlake mayor Laura Hill has announced that she is running for the Texas House District 93 seat. The seat is currently held by Rep. Matt Krause, who has announced that he is running for Texas attorney general in September. “Friends, I am happy to announce that I am running for the Republican nomination for Texas House District 93,” Hill wrote on …

A man was fatally shot early Oct. 31 while he waited in the drive-through line at a Jack in the Box in Far East Dallas, police say. The gunman has not been caught. Officers who were called about 1:15 a.m. to the restaurant at 5757 North Jim Miller Road, near Interstate 30, found the victim in his car on an …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday blasted Austin officials for imposing what he called overly restrictive COVID-19 testing and social distancing requirements on sponsors of Thursday’s Veterans Day parade in the capital city, and offered as a substitute to host a rally for them. The privately sponsored event was canceled after organizers said they couldn’t verify that an expected …

A man was found fatally shot in a South Dallas home Oct. 26. Police were called just before 5 p.m. to a home in the 3800 block of Cauthorn Drive, near Elsie Faye Heggins Street and Scyene Road, where they found the victim dead. Police identified him as James Harper, 39. An incident report indicates that police believe the man …

Allen ISD chief financial officer Johnny Hill is leaving his post after he was selected for a position as Plano ISD’s CFO last week. The district addressed Hill’s resignation in a board of trustees workshop meeting on Monday. His last day is Friday. “I understand that you have decided to take an unbelievable opportunity in another district that you can’t pass up …

Ruben Alvarado told jurors he panicked when he realized he had strangled 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey with a belt in the early hours of June 1, 2019. Chynal Lindsey(via Facebook) They were at White Rock Lake, so he decided to put her body in the water, he said. Moments before he killed her, Alvarado discovered that Lindsey, whom he had met …

An 18-year-old was found dead in a Plano neighborhood Tuesday morning, hours after gunfire was reported in the area, police said. Plano police were called about midnight to the 800 block of Warwick Drive, near Alma Drive and West Spring Creek Parkway, for a weapons call. When officers got there, people were seen running away from the area. Police said …

HOUSTON, Texas — In the aftermath of the deadly Astroworld Festival, you may be wondering if there is a way to help victims and their families. GoFundMe has established a hub where anyone who wants to donate can find verified fundraisers. So far, four fundraisers have been posted. Brianna Rodriguez, 16: A junior at Heights High School in Houston, Texas, who …