Bret Jaspers

While the spring election hasn’t received as much attention as last November’s presidential and state Legislative contests, the candidates on the ballot potentially have much more influence on residents’ day-to-day lives.Here’s what you need to know about the May 1 election.

There is an seven-candidate field in the Arlington Mayor's race, including a current city councilman, a former city councilman and several leaders of community organizations. There are also four City Council races and three Arlington ISD board seats on the ballot.

Representative Ron Wright died in February after he tested positive for COVID-19. A whopping 23 candidates are running in the special election to replace him: 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, a Libertarian and an Independent. The district covers part of the cities of Arlington and Fort Worth, and a large rural territory covering Waxahachie, Ennis, Corsicana, and Eureka.

The push comes as Texas leads the nation in fatal crashes involving large trucks.

Voters in Fort Worth and Arlington will choose new mayors.

What do you do if a medical condition leaves your child with a weaker immune system?

The county will set aside 7,000 doses.

Health officials in Texas want as many residents as possible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. They’ve made all adults eligible and created a website to help get folks registered. Here’s what you need to know.

The early findings suggest children aged 5 to 19 could help Texas and the nation reach herd immunity.

Craig Watkins' 2006 campaign for Dallas County DA was built on the support of Black churches.

This has been a big week for COVID-19 news in North Texas. To start, a third vaccine was approved for emergency use and it's already in Dallas. Also, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas would lift its mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions on businesses.

When people sought information in the early days of the crisis, it was hard to come by.