Texas A&M Unversity says it plans to close its 20-year-old Qatar campus by 2028, with board members noting “heightened instability” in the Middle East as a major reason to reconsider its presence in the country. Thursday’s vote by Texas A&M’s Board of Regents also came after the school had faced criticism over its Qatar campus from a Washington, D.C.-based think tank …

A man is in custody after police say he stole a van with the owner inside and then drove from Fort Worth to Dallas Friday morning. The owner of the van is OK after witnesses called 911 to report seeing a person in the back of the van yelling for help. According to Fort Worth Police, a man called 911 …

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office says Friday the case against a man accused of stealing monkeys from the Dallas Zoo is not over, though he is now facing fewer charges. Davion Irvin allegedly admitted to repeatedly breaking into the Dallas Zoo over several days in January 2023, cutting multiple animal enclosures and stealing two emperor tamarin monkeys. This week, …

Riverfront Boulevard in Dallas serves as a stark example of prolonged delays in roadwork despite allocated funds. Originally named Industrial Boulevard, the street’s transformation was envisioned in 2008. Plans for its upgrade extend even further back, with $60 million designated for the rehabilitation of Riverfront Boulevard from the Frank Crowley Dallas County Criminal Courthouse to Cadiz Street, including new sidewalks …

The Department of Public Safety is probing a police shooting incident in Glenn Heights. Glenn Heights Police Department was called to a reported robbery underway on Sunburst Dr. close to Doe Creek Trail. GPD stated that officers reached the scene around 2:15 p.m. and encountered gunfire from one of the suspects. The condition of the suspect involved in the shooting …

The City of Fort Worth is seeking assistance to address severe flooding in the northside, which has resulted in the loss of five lives in recent years. The issue is centered around the Upper Lebow Channel, and the city is requesting $100 million in federal grant funding to resolve the problem. Residents living near the channel have long reported significant …

Police in southern Dallas are investigating a shooting incident from Friday night that resulted in five people sustaining injuries. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) received a call regarding the incident around 8:50 p.m. in the 200 block of Stoneport Drive. According to police reports, three adults and two minors were shot during the incident. All the victims were taken to …

CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Police found no threat to Armstrong Elementary after responding to a reported fight nearby that sent the school into lockdown. The lockdown happened Friday morning after a fight reportedly broke out between two parents near campus, school officials said. The school went into secure mode, forcing students to have recess indoors. After the Conroe ISD Police Department …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Super Bowl Sunday is mere days away, bringing a genuinely unpredictable 2023 season to a close. How unpredictable? Did you think the Houston Texans would be a playoff contender with rookies at quarterback and head coach? Well, the football world and sports books didn’t think so. In August 2023, before the season’s first snap, the Texans had …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 2-year-old boy is still in the hospital with brain injuries after being ejected from a vehicle more than a week ago, his family said. Juan Suarez’s great-grandmother drove him home along Hirsch Road in northeast Houston on the morning of Jan. 30. A surveillance video obtained exclusively by Eyewitness News shows that when they reached the …