WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to block millions of votes from four battleground states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump’s request came in a filing with the court asking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to invalidate millions of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a close ally of President Donald Trump, sent an email from a personal email account to every House Republican soliciting signatures for an amicus brief in the longshot Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate electoral college votes from Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The email said Trump
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WASHINGTON, DC — The five members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testified Wednesday in front of a U.S. House subcommittee. The testimony came after the Army a day prior announced that 14 senior leaders and enlisted personnel at Fort Hood were either fired or suspended following the independent panel’s review of the command climate and
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AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla’s CEO says he has relocated to the Lone Star State. Elon Musk revealed his move from California to Texas during The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council annual summit this week. Musk told the paper’s Editor in Chief, Matt Murray, that while “there’s a lot of things that are really great about
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BALTIMORE, Maryland — Lamar Jackson ran for 94 yards and a touchdown as the focal point of a relentless rushing attack that amassed 294 yards, and the Baltimore Ravens emerged from a Covid-19 outbreak to beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 on Tuesday night. Returning from a one-game absence after testing positive for the potentially deadly
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed offensive lineman Zack Martin on injured reserve with a calf injury, sidelining the four-time All-Pro for at least three of the five remaining games – including Tuesday evening’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. Dallas downgraded cornerback Anthony Brown (ribs) and safety Donovan Wilson (groin) to out for
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Army leaders are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas, and ordering policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including murder, sexual assaults and harassment. Two general officers are among those being removed from
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DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Hospitals across the region and state have put out the call this week: they need nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and others to help care for the increased number of Covid-19 patients they’ve seen lately. Chris Van Deusen, Director of Media Relations at the Texas Department of State Health Services said: “That’s
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing four battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — whose election results handed the White House to President-elect Joe Biden. In the suit, he claims that pandemic-era changes to election procedures in those states violated federal law, and asks the U.S. Supreme Court to block the states from voting
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — State health departments and governors’ offices across the country are finally being told by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed how many doses of the coronavirus vaccine they will initially be receiving once the vaccine is authorized, and it’s not enough. With the Pfizer vaccine emergency
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IRVING, Texas (KTVT) — A man died after getting caught inside a car wash in Irving. The 39-year-old victim worked at the Wash Masters Car Wash off I-635 and MacArthur Boulevard. First responders arrived and quickly began life-saving measures. The victim wash then rushed to Parkland Hospital where he was pronounced dead. “It seems to
Continue Reading FORT HOOD, Texas — Multiple senior Army officers and enlisted personnel are expected to face disciplinary action that could result in reprimands, re-assignment or some being relieved of duty when the Army secretary unveils the results of a major independent review of leadership at Fort Hood on Tuesday, according to two defense officials. The probe
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In the spring, when many restaurants closed their doors for in-person dining for the first time, online orders at Big Shake’s Nashville Hot Chicken “blew through the roof,” said Big Shake Brands CEO Shawn Davis. “We were like whoa, this is crazy.” Some of those orders came from Davis’s e-commerce site. But the majority of
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — A man “having a mental episode” died in Houston police custody early Sunday after, authorities say, he fell into a drainage area on his own. At 12:06 a.m. CT, officers responded to a criminal mischief call in a residential area composed of gated communities on the northwest side of town, said Lt.
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SANGER, Texas — A school in a small town in Texas has ignited hope across the community by opening a student-led grocery store to support families in need. Linda Tutt High School in Sanger launched the grocery store in November so students could purchase necessities including toilet paper, meat and basic food items. They pay
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UPDATE: 18-year-old Edinburg High School senior linebacker Emmanuel Duron was arrested Friday on an assault charge for the body slam of a referee captured on video during a game the night before, according to his hometown newspaper. A judge set Duron’s bond at $10,000, which had not been posted as of Friday afternoon. Jail booking
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season of so much uncertainty, the Dallas Cowboys can count on one thing: being alone in last place in the NFL’s worst division going into Week 13. While the Cowboys will say there’s still hope because no team in the NFC East will have more than one win than they
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — Southwest Airlines warned 6,800 employees Thursday they may be furloughed in the spring, the airline told CNN. If the layoffs do take place, they would be the first in the carrier’s nearly 50-year history. The total includes 2,551 ground crew members who handle baggage, cargo, and restocking planes, as well as 1,176
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Mayor Steve Adler of Austin said in a video posted on YouTube that he regrets traveling to Mexico in early November as he was urging people to be cautious about the spread of Covid-19. “The first week of November, my daughter got married here in Austin, and like many other brides, she had
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas could receive coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize up to 700,000 Texans in December, assuming U.S. health officials approve coronavirus vaccine candidates from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has promised to send Texas as many as 1.4 million doses
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DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Dallas County had an extremely rare visitor last week. But it’s the kind of visitor that could cause some chills. It was in a neighborhood near Lake Ray Hubbard off Dalrock in Rowlett where a homeowner’s security camera captured one of the rarest creatures in Texas, a mountain lion. It’s an
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DALLAS, Texas — Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying to keep their youngest child safe from the pandemic, they might lose their home and hurt their other children. And it still might not be enough. “Is it better off staying at home,
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Hewlett-Packard traces its origins to 1938, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard rented a garage in Palo Alto, California. Now, HP Enterprises, a descendant of the pioneering company, is moving to Texas. The company announced its move Tuesday. Houston is currently Hewlett-Packard Enterprises’ largest U.S. employment hub, and the company is constructing
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HOUSTON, Texas — Alexis Robinault, a 26-year-old Instagram influencer with over 30,000 followers, was found dead off a Houston interstate last week, police said. Robinault’s body was found Saturday morning on a stretch of road in northwest Houston. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences identified her body, which had no visible injuries, Houston police
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The deaths of two U.S. service members whose bodies were found last week in separate incidents at a military base in San Antonio are being investigated, officials said Tuesday. Officials with Joint Base San Antonio said while both deaths are still under investigation, foul play is not suspected. Both individuals were found
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported Tuesday a record 15,182 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1,184,250, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The state also reported 170 new Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 21,549. There are currently 9,047 Covid-19 patients in Texas hospitals, which marks a hospitalization high for
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas doctor captured in a photo cradling a distraught Covid-19 patient on Thanksgiving has spoken of the sad isolation of his elderly patients and pleaded with people to “do the basic things” to avoid infection and stay out of hospital. Hospitalizations from Covid-19 reached another record high across the U.S., with
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DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas man accused of killing a 19-year-old El Pasoan allegedly had a history of domestic violence, according to the Dallas Morning News. 31-year-old Jeremy Harris was arrested on Nov. 20. He’s accused of killing Jaden Urrea on Halloween in downtown Dallas. Harris also faces murder charges for three other killings. Urrea
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UPDATE, Nov. 28: State troopers have now identified the woman killed in the crash as Alyssa Monique Donaho, 29, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Authorities said Donaho was the mother of all three children injured who remain hospitalized. ORIGINAL REPORT, Nov. 26: SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A woman was killed and three children hospitalized after a
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ROTAN, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been canceled for a 2-year-old girl north of Abilene, according to ABC affiliate KTRK. Deputies in Rotan were asking for the public to be on the lookout for Victoria Alerman, and issued the alert overnight. However, around 8:45 a.m. Saturday, the Fisher County Sheriff’s Office said she
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