Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights in Texas and beyond took to social media Sunday to remember the life of Sarah Weddington, a key figure and pioneer in abortion and women’s issues, who died in her sleep in Austin on Sunday. She was 76. “Sarah Weddington was a great Texan who changed the course of our nation’s history,” Dallas Rep. …

Three men were dead after a shooting inside a gas station in Garland on Sunday evening, police said. Officers responded to a shooting call about 7:30 p.m. at a Texaco in the 700 block of West Walnut Street, near downtown Garland. We are currently working a shooting at a convenience store in 700 block of W. Walnut St. Northbound lanes …

Proponents of term limits complain that elected lawmakers often overstay their welcome. That’s not the case these days in the Texas House, where turnover is occurring across the state. In North Texas, the 2022 elections could bring an array of new faces to the House and Senate. When the Legislature convenes in 2023, there will be eight new members of …

Over the decade we’ve had some extraordinary years in politics, so it’s likely that 2022 will offer more of the same. The year will be highlighted by critical midterm elections that will shape the course of national and Texas politics. And like every election since 2016, these contests will be tinged by the deep political divisions in our nation. Just …

North Texas nursing homes and assisted living communities are bracing for yet another COVID-19 surge as the country approaches the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, with serious concerns about keeping both high-risk elderly residents and dwindling staffing safe from the highly-contagious omicron variant. Assisted living safety protocols, created to protect some of the area’s most vulnerable populations, will likely stay the same …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you are enjoying the unseasonably warm temperatures, you are going to love our forecast for the work week! Temperatures this morning are starting in the upper 60s and low 70s, and will be warming into the low 80s by the afternoon. Also Monday, expect mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies. A passing shower or two …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One man is dead after being shot during an altercation with Houston police officers. Around 2:40 a.m. Sunday, two officers in the southeast Houston division responded to a ‘shots fired’ call. Officers arrived on the scene in the 3500 block of Corder Street where they say the suspect immediately started shooting. Police say the man was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — HISD will open COVID-19 testing on all of their campuses for students and staff in 2022. Due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in Houston and the surrounding areas, HISD will begin providing additional vaccination and COVID testing opportunities while maintaining its mask mandate at all district facilities, schools, and buses, as well as observing other …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized after an altercation with a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy near the NRG Stadium. The teenager erratically drove a stolen car into a parking lot, according to authorities. When the deputy stopped the suspect’s car, there was some type of altercation and the suspect was shot and hit multiple times. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Salenah Cartier is the youngest graduate from the University of Houston. Does her name sound familiar? That might be because she has accomplished this achievement twice. Salenah was 17 years old when she first was named the youngest graduate from UH earning her degree in psychology and business. In the fall 2021 semester, she claimed the …