The man whom Allen West admitted physically confronting at DFW International Airport over a disagreement about masks last week said he wants to press charges, alleging that the Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate “violently” tore off the man’s mask. In an interview with on Wednesday, Lawrence Eric Stern said he was told by a DFW Airport detective this week that the case has …

An 18-year-old man is behind bars in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a 32-year-old pedestrian on Interstate 35E in central Oak Cliff early Tuesday. Angel Dominguez faces a felony charge of accident involving death. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, Dallas County deputies were dispatched to I-35E and southbound U.S. Highway 67, where …

A 54-year-old man now faces a murder charge after the victim of a downtown Dallas stabbing died from his injuries months after the attack. Danny Ortiz Daniels is accused of stabbing Condon Terry III, 66, in June at a DART bus station. Terry died Aug. 30, and authorities learned last week that his death had been ruled a homicide, according …

AUSTIN — Abortion rights groups urged a state district judge on Wednesday to declare Texas’ new six-week abortion ban unconstitutional, arguing that handing over enforcement to private citizens raises a host of legal problems. The plaintiffs are also asking the court to stop Texas Right to Life from suing them under the new law, known as Senate Bill 8. The …

A murder suspect told police that he fatally shot a man who kept waving a gun around outside a South Dallas convenience store over the weekend because he was afraid for his life. But Dallas police say Kerry Lamont Webb’s actions leading up to the killing of 51-year-old James Davis on Sunday afternoon were not reasonable and did not meet the threshold …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a 9-year-old who was crushed by concertgoers during the AstroWorld Festival tragedy said Wednesday that the child is showing no brain activity. Ezra Blount has been in a medically induced coma since arriving at Texas Children’s Hospital Friday night. Two people who helped the child after he was pulled from the crowd spoke to about …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Days after multiple deaths and hundreds of injuries were being investigated after the tragedy at a Houston music event, one concertgoer said his perspective on ‘rage culture’ has changed following his experience. As early as last week, people lined up at rapper Travis Scott’s Space Village store, just to get their hands on merchandise ahead of …

HOUSTON, Texas — A group of top Houston food trucks are teaming up to raise money on behalf of the victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy. Bun B Presents: Breaking Bread will take place at 8th Wonder Brewery on Sunday, November 14 from 1-8 pm (2202 Dallas St.). Led by the Eatsie Boys, the pioneering Houston food truck that shares …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of the eight people killed in Friday’s Astroworld Festival disaster has been identified as a Memorial High School freshman by school administrators. John Hilgert, a ninth grade student, died during the incident, according to a letter sent Saturday to Memorial High School parents. “Our hearts go out to the student’s family and to his friends and our …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Classmates of Brianna Rodriguez, who died following the Astroworld music festival, are remembering her final moments. They were all at the Astroworld festival together and fell to the ground when the crowd surged. “I’m holding her the whole time but we fell back and we landed on our backs on the bottom of the pile,” said …