ERCOT leaders plan to revamp their emergency plans for when they need energy quickly during the hot summer months ahead. At an ERCOT board meeting Tuesday morning, the CEO of the state’s largest power grid said the company’s “demand response” plan to add more power to the grid during stressful times was being overhauled. Tuesday, CEO Pablo Vegas told the …

Residents at The Lights apartments in Denton told NBC 5 they have been dealing with faulty A/C units for several days, and the insides of their apartments have reached upwards of 90 degrees. Resident Tyra Hunter prepared flyers for her neighbors with information and resources to address what’s happening there. She said her unit and several surrounding units have been …

On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal Lee, Unity Unlimited, Inc., NBC 5, and Telemundo 39, at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. The 2.5-mile walk starts at the African American Museum, Dallas in Fair Park. If you can’t participate or walk virtually, you can watch the event as it’s happening with NBC 5’s coverage from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. WHAT IS A ‘OPAL’S …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect is in custody after a shootout with Houston police officers on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened in the Denver Harbor/Port Houston neighborhood outside a home on Kress Street. The department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it all started when a male suspect barricaded himself …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are working to find the person who allegedly shot a man to death Tuesday afternoon on Houston’s northwest side. The Houston Police Department said officers were dispatched at about 2:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 5300 block of Creekmont by a worker in the area who heard the gunshot and found the victim in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — He calls himself a whistleblower, but federal prosecutors claim he lied to gain access to children’s private health information illegally. Eithan Haim has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges alleging he got into the Texas Children’s Hospital electronic system in order to cause malicious harm. Federal prosecutors describe a dangerous scheme where Haim allegedly lied about …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s east side for years. Trains will sit on road crossings for hours, cutting children off from schools, adults off from work, and entire communities from Houston. When trains stop for hours, people crawl over them and under them. “Don’t make me lose a son or daughter before you build a bridge, man,” resident Milford McGrudy, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Imagine catching a pass from Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. At the C.J. Stroud Foundation football camp at St. Thomas High School, young players lived out a fantasy shared by many Texans fans. At one point on Tuesday morning, Stroud gathered a group of young campers and searched for a way to get them to move to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man charged with murdering a woman in Houston in 2023 walked out of the doors of a courthouse in Mississippi on Friday and is now on the run, according to authorities. Joshua Zimmerman, 30, is accused of killing 23-year-old Keyanna Mercer at the Red Carpet Inn at 6868 Hornwood on Sept. 2, 2023. He was captured …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s bitter eight-year dispute with its fire department is over. The City Council unanimously approved a massive settlement Tuesday that, according to City Controller Chris Hollins, could cost taxpayers up to $1.5 billion over the next 25 to 30 years. Employees will get at least 24% raises over the next five years and lump-sum checks for back …