TikTok ban bill passes in the House: Here’s what happens next

A TikTok ban is closer to reality after the U.S. House passed a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban. The bill heads to the Senate next.

Austin city manager decision down to two candidates

The decision for the next Austin City Manager is down to two candidates. Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly gave her thoughts on the search.

TikTok ban: House Republicans to vote Wednesday on app's future

House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote on the measure for Wednesday.

Dallas ISD teams up with Dallas PD to build student confidence

Students at one school took part in breakout sessions where they learned how to resolve conflict and build confidence from judges, police officers and athletes.

A petition to recall Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson fails

The former Democratic state lawmaker announced he was switching party affiliations last year — prompting the recall by community activist Davante Peters.

Congress to vote on a bill that may lead to a TikTok ban

House lawmakers this week introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok if its China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't divest its stake in the social media platform.

Fort Worth ISD to close a school campus next year

The Fort Worth Independent School District will combine two schools next year in an effort to trim its budget and adjust for declining enrollment.

Chinese citizen, Google employee arrested for stealing trade secrets

A Chinese citizen living in Newark was arrested and charged on Wednesday morning with stealing confidential artificial intelligence (AI) files from Google while he was employed as a software engineer. 

Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages

A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

American Airlines orders 260 new planes, including Boeing Max jets

American Airlines purchased 260 planes – including a significant number of Boeing's largest 737 Max airplane – in an effort to boost its domestic and short-haul international network and expand its first-class seating. 

Dallas City Council considers adding vaping to smoke-free ordinance

Several health organizations are calling on Dallas to ban e-cigarette vaping indoors and at parks like it already does smoking.

Florida couple kidnaps Washington baby, posing as Amazon driver: Court docs

A Florida couple kidnapped a baby in Federal Way in an elaborate scheme, where one accomplice posed as an Amazon delivery driver, according to court documents.

Fort Worth ISD approves new abstinence-focused sex-ed curriculum

Some students protested against the new proposed curriculum Tuesday night. Supporters of the curriculum were very vocal as well.          

Apple scrapping electric car project

Apple is reportedly abandoning efforts to build an electric car after spending nearly a decade and billions of dollars on the project.

Dallas City Council approves interim city manager

Kimberly Tolbert, the deputy city manager, will take charge of the city manager's office. Tolbert started with the city as an intern more than 30 years ago.