Mesquite’s COVID-19 weekly case totals remain low after a summer surge spread across the metroplex. Dallas County reported 152 Mesquite residents had contracted the virus since last week, raising the city’s total cases to 24,845. A total of 438 Mesquite residents have died from the virus, according to Dallas County health data. For the past month, Mesquite has continued on …

John Stafford, a well-known Democratic political consultant in North Texas who is seeking election as a Collin County commissioner, is facing a criminal charge amid allegations that he sent out misleading communications during the 2021 Plano City Council election. About 44,000 text messages were sent to Plano residents during the race, many of them after 9 p.m., according to Plano police public …

A California woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to interfering with a Southwest Airlines flight attendant during a widely-publicized brawl that left the airline worker bloodied and with chipped teeth. Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, of Sacramento, entered her plea in a San Diego federal courthouse to the charge that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. She’ll be sentenced …

A congressional oversight committee is launching an investigation into the Astroworld Festival concert last month in Houston where 10 people died, including two with Dallas-area ties. Questions abound about what happened before, during and after the Nov. 5 tragedy, and members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform say they want answers. “We are deeply saddened by the deaths …

The criminal investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Estevan Ramirez by a former Lake Worth Officer in September is now complete. The case was submitted to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday. Ramirez was shot and later died at a hospital after being involved in a police chase with two other people Sept. 3. During the chase, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to hear arguments on the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers, an announcement that comes amid rising coronavirus cases. The high court announced late Wednesday that it would hear arguments in the …

Thursday begins with low clouds and patchy fog, but sunshine will return by the afternoon with warmer temperatures and breezy south winds. Highs will be in the 70s. It’ll be breezy with sustained wind speeds around 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. A Dense Fog advisory is in effect until 8 a.m. in areas west of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The countdown to Christmas is in full swing and the clock is running out to get packages shipped on time. Employees at PostNet, a printing, copying and shipping business off Bissonnet, say if you have not sent off your packages by now, it is going to cost you. “The only thing you can do this late …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Watch out for a package tracking scam that could show up in your text messages. Consumers across the county are reporting unsolicited text messages that ask you to confirm your shipping address, but experts say you should not click on the link in the message. Jeff Ehling received the same text message overnight, and said he …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As he campaigns in rural Texas, Beto O’Rourke is accusing Gov. Greg Abbott of stifling efforts to improve broadband internet access there, even after Abbott prioritized the issue in the regular legislative session earlier this year. O’Rourke, a Democrat who announced in November he is running for governor, has started criticizing the Republican governor for vetoing …