Police: Man shoots alleged thieves trying to steal his catalytic converters

Authorities are investigating a shooting in northwest Houston after a homeowner woke up to the sound of two alleged thieves trying to steal his catalytic converter.

North Texas 4-month-old in ICU battling COVID-19 and RSV simultaneously

Hudson Hooten is battling both COVID and RSV, the two viruses that are packing children's hospitals across North Texas. His mom says it all began with a cough. Things quickly got worse. Doctors told his mom he got the last ICU bed.

Carnival Vista: 27 people aboard cruise ship test positive for COVID-19

The COVID-19 cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista cruise ship, which arrived Wednesday in Belize, officials said.

No staffed pediatric ICU beds left in North Texas region, hospital official says

“We [have] no staffed pediatric ICU beds available in Trauma Service Area E,” said Stephen Love, President/CEO, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council.

School districts defy GOP leaders banning mask mandates

The highly contagious delta variant is fueling a surge in coronavirus cases as students return to classrooms.

North Texas man accused of murdering pregnant wife

A Hopkins County man is charged with capital murder after investigators say he shot his pregnant wife in a domestic violence incident.

At least 6 people shot, 1 dead following mass shooting at north Harris County nightclub

Officials say it's unclear how everything transpired but believe a fight broke out and a person took out a gun and started shooting. However, authorities are certain there was more than one shooter inside the club.

United Airlines to require U.S. employees to be vaccinated

United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases. However, North Texas-based American and Southwest are not going that far just yet.

11 dead, 13 injured in crash linked to human smuggling near US-Mexico border, officials say

Investigators say an overloaded van carrying about 25 passengers has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than a dozen others.

Forest Hill officer charged after fatally shooting stabbing suspect with shotgun instead of less lethal gun

Officer Logan Barr was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public servant for fatally shooting the man who killed a woman outside a Forest Hill gas station.

‘2 years of pain’: Biden pens op-ed in remembrance of El Paso mass shooting

Two years after the deadly El Paso shooting that left 23 people dead, President Joe Biden penned an op-ed in the El Paso Times expressing grief for those lost to the violence and vowing to put an end to domestic terrorism.

Texas committee studying impact of Longhorns’ Big 12 exit holds first meeting

The goal is to study the effect of UT’s decision to leave the Big 12 on communities and schools -- specifically schools that remain in the conference.