April 7, 2021 Texas man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot to kill his father A Texas man has admitted to hiring a gunman to kill his parents in order to cash in on a life insurance policy and sell millions of dollars of their assets for his own profit, according to local reports.
March 23, 2021 Possible tornado slams Texas city, destroys century-old building A possible tornado tore through the city of Bertram, Texas, on Monday night.
March 6, 2021 Austin mayor blasts Abbott's lift of mask mandate, but says 'Neanderthal' is 'not a word I would have used' Austin’s Democratic Mayor Steve Adler blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to lift the statewide mask mandate, but said that President Biden’s “Neanderthal” comment was “not a word that I would have used.”
February 16, 2021 Winter weather death roll rises across US as tornado slams North Carolina A blast of wintry weather that has dumped snow and ice across the nation’s midsection is being blamed for at least 10 deaths Tuesday as millions of Texans remain without power.
February 12, 2021 Texas ice storm damages trees, leaves over 58,000 without power An ice storm has frozen Texas, leading to widespread power outages, hazardous travel conditions, felled tree branches and a fatal pile-up involving more than 100 vehicles near downtown Fort Worth.
February 3, 2021 Faced with shutdowns, the pet industry gets creative amid the pandemic The pet industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, but COVID-19 has barely slowed it down.
January 29, 2021 Foundation created to benefit the children of slain Austin pediatrician A foundation has been set up to benefit the children of slain Austin pediatrician Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson.
January 29, 2021 Texas murder-suicide suspect left job, moved to Austin to be with family after grim diagnosis, friends say People who knew Bharat Narumanchi, the doctor whom police say fatally shot an Austin pediatrician before purportedly turning the gun on himself, said they believe the terminally ill man had returned to the Texas city to be close to his family after learning of the grim diagnosis, according to recent reports.
January 28, 2021 Austin City Council approves hotel for homeless using funds cut from police budget The Austin City Council is purchasing at least one news hotel to house homeless people and using some $6.5 million slashed from the police budget to do it.
January 28, 2021 Austin murder-suicide suspect's family releases statement as allegations of domestic abuse come out: reports More details have been revealed about the terminally ill doctor suspected of killing a beloved Austin pediatrician before turning the gun on himself following an hourslong police standoff.