Plano Police received several calls Friday night about a disturbance in a parking garage at the Legacy Village Apartments on Hansell Road. Reports said someone could be heard yelling “put the gun down” and a gunshot fired, Plano Police said. A tow truck driver had hooked up a car with papers to tow the vehicle. The owner of the car and their son came out to where the car was parked and hit the tow trucker driver in the head three times with a bar, according to a report from Plano Police. The driver pulled out a gun and fired…
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Authorities have released the name of a United Parcel Service worker who died after falling into a trash compactor at one of the company’s facilities in Dallas last week. Juan Chavez, 68, was found dead at the bottom of a garbage compactor at the UPS facility in the 10100 block of Monroe Drive by responding Dallas Fire-Rescue EMTs and police on Thursday, May 16. Dallas Fire-Rescue told NBC 5 that emergency personnel were called to the building shortly before 11 a.m. following reports of an industrial accident involving an individual who fell into the compactor. The agency’s Urban Search and…
Donald R. Horton, founder of the Arlington company that leads the nation in homebuilding and bears his name, died suddenly Thursday night. Horton, 74, was involved in the real estate and homebuilding industries since 1972. He built his first home in Fort Worth in 1978, kickstarting his housing empire. Company representatives told The Dallas Morning News that Horton was believed to have suffered a heart attack. Horton is survived by his wife, Marty, and their children Ryan and Reagan as well as four grandchildren: Douglas, Madeline, Derek, and Shelby. Details on a public memorial event to honor Horton will be…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Recovery is in progress in Houston and surrounding areas after severe weather on Thursday, and CenterPoint Energy is continuing its ongoing efforts to restore power. SUNDAY: The company announced Sunday afternoon that fewer than 300,000 customers are without power. This is a drastic decrease from the 500,000 customers that were without electricity after severe weather on Thursday. CenterPoint anticipates that 80% of customers will have power restored by Sunday evening. After the initial 48 hours of the hurricane response, nearly 570,000 customers-about 60% of the total-had been restored. The company did have slight issues as its power…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On an all-new episode of This Week in Texas, goes in depth on the fight over public school funding. A state representative calling for a special legislative session and the school superintendent of the year, who shares concerns about deficit budgets, discuss these pressing issues. This episode also covers money issues in the city of Houston and the actions Mayor John Whitmire takes for firefighters and police. “Everything is on the table,” Mayor Whitmire said at a press conference. “We’re going to listen to Houstonians.” Then, a new effort in Texas to promote gun safety is outlined,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Houston Texans running back David Johnson announced his retirement from the National Football League on Sunday. Johnson, 32, played for the Texans in 2020-2021 for two seasons. Most notably, on March 20, 2020, the Northern Iowa football product was a part of a blockbuster trade that moved former star wideout DeAndre Hopkins from the Texans to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange. On September 10, 2020, during his time with the Texans, Johnson scored the opening touchdown of the 2020 NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs. On top of that, Johnson spent five seasons with the…
TEXAS (KTRK) — In the wake of Thursday’s severe weather, school districts across southeast Texas have announced their decisions on whether to reopen on Monday as they continue to recover from the storm’s impact. Tomball ISD officials announced that classes will resume on Monday. Their decision comes after extensive debris cleanup and the restoration of electricity to all schools and buildings within the district. For Houston ISD, the situation is mixed; some schools will reopen but others will remain are closed. Parents are advised to check if their student’s school has been listed among those expected to reopen on Monday. According…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the wake of last week’s severe weather, METRO will offer modified services on Monday as cleanup and power restoration efforts continue. Customers should be aware of the following service adjustments: Park & Ride will have limited service. Only service to the Texas Medical Center will be provided. All other Park & Ride services will be suspended. Local Bus is expected to have regular service with potential disruptions. While regular bus service will resume, customers should prepare for potential detours and delays as cleanup continues. METRORail Green and Purple lines will operate on their regular schedules. The red line…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Communities across southeast Texas are still working on cleanup after being battered by Thursday’s deadly storm. The Heights was one of the hardest hit areas. Hurricane-like winds blew through, toppling trees from street to street. Kassimer Doynov was at work when the trees in his neighborhood started falling like dominos. “I believe the wind was very wide and it came this way,” Donovan, who has lived in the neighborhood for 16 years, said. Doynov came home to find his three-story Sycamore tree ripped from its roots and resting against its house. “It [sent] a huge shockwave through my house.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least two people were transported to the hospital from Independence Hall, a Northline affordable housing complex that lost power Thursday through Sunday. Houston Mayor John Whitmire, who deployed city resources to the building upon learning of the situation Sunday, accused the building’s managers and ownership of “abandoning” the residents. “It’s deplorable,” Whitmire said. “Nope, they abandoned them.” Most of the residents at the 260-unit complex are elderly or disabled and rely on electricity for life-saving resources like oxygen and dialysis. “We have had people in here who don’t have oxygen because we don’t have no lights,”…
