Police are investigating after a young girl was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in Old East Dallas. Officers responded about 2:40 p.m. to a townhome complex in the 2100 block of North Fitzhugh Avenue, according to a police news release. A 6-year-old was found shot inside one of the residences. The child was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where …

Thursday promises to be another mild and breezy day across North Texas. Highs will be in the 60s to lower 70s with a south wind of 10-20 mph. There is a chance for some thunderstorms late Thursday evening and overnight. The best chance will be from DFW and points east. Some gusty winds and small hail are possible with the …

ERCOT, the electrical grid operator for most of Texas, issued a weather watch for early next week when sub-freezing temperatures are expected to last multiple days throughout the state. The watch is scheduled to last Monday through Wednesday and was issued “due to extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves.” ERCOT emphasized that …

For the second time in as many months, several dozen protesters packed the Dallas City Council chambers and demanded the governing body pass a resolution supporting a cease-fire in Gaza. Chants of “Free free Palestine” and “Cease-fire now” rang out as people walked out of the Council chambers late Wednesday morning at the end of the public comment portion of the meeting …

The coldest day of the winter season in North Texas is looming ahead this weekend, but those conditions will be preceded by a cold front Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. The front Thursday evening could bring showers to parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but there is not a high chance of storms turning severe, said …

The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo announced Wednesday afternoon that the annual All Western Parade will go on at 11 a.m. Saturday as planned. However, the parade will follow a modified route because of street closures in downtown Fort Worth resulting from Monday’s explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel. Officials are still investigating the cause of the explosion at 810 …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott, thwarted in his efforts to create a school voucherlike program last year, has rebuilt his campaign war chest just in time for a Republican primary in which he promises to be a player. Abbott’s campaign announced Wednesday that he raised over $19 million for his two political accounts in the last six months of 2023. …

Former Dallas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was laid to rest Wednesday in Austin, ending three days of tribute and mourning for the trailblazing public servant who helped change the face of North Texas. Johnson, 89, was buried at Texas State Cemetery, a few blocks east of the Capitol where she once served as a member of the Texas House and Senate before …

Three Dallas strip clubs are asking a federal judge to block the city from shutting them down at 2 a.m. if the businesses stop featuring sex work during that time and mainly operate as restaurants instead. The city disagrees. The owners of XTC Cabaret, Silver City and Tiger Cabaret are suing Dallas, claiming they’re being illegally threatened with sanctions by police after …

A man federal prosecutors believe was one of the largest suppliers of deadly blue fentanyl pills that led to a rash of overdoses and killed Carrollton-Farmers Branch high school students was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison. Like the other dealers already sentenced, Jason Xavier Villanueva, 23, was not long out of high school when he used his …