July 17, 2023 Austin mayor blocks state police help for understaffed PD in move that caves to 'defund' activists: critics Austin, Texas, Mayor Kirk Watson is being accused of putting politics over public safety for suspending a partnership with state police that had resulted in crime going down.
July 16, 2023 Husband of Texas woman found dead in lake wore ankle monitor: police Texas police say in an affidavit that the husband of a woman whose corpse was found in a black suitcase in a lake was wearing an ankle monitor.
July 16, 2023 WWII veteran's remains sent to Texas for burial 80 years after his death The remains of 2nd Lt. David Murrell Lewis, a Texan who died during World War II after his aircraft crashed in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, will be buried Sunday.
July 16, 2023 I-70 serial killer’s lone survivor played dead to save her life: ‘This was not my day to be taken’ The unsolved cases of the I-70 serial killer is being examined in a true-crime docuseries titled "People Magazine Investigates." Vicki Webb is the only known survivor.
July 15, 2023 Texas amateur bomb maker pleads guilty to child porn, weapon charges Texas resident Noah Robert Calderon, 22, pled guilty to child pornography and weapons charges. He was originally investigated for detonating homemade bombs, the Justice Department said.
July 14, 2023 Texas man stole thousands of nude photos from college, underage girls, extorted them for more: FBI Federal officials this week charged Andrew Venegas, 23, with sexual exploitation of children after he allegedly extorted women and girls into sending him explicit content.
July 14, 2023 Houston plans to relocate residents living near Union Pacific rail yard linked to cancer clusters Cancer clusters have been linked to pollution caused by a Union Pacific rail yard in Houston, Texas. The city will spend millions to relocate residents living near the rail yard.
July 14, 2023 Houston health officials report syphilis outbreak, 128% spike in cases among women The Houston Health Department is warning residents of a syphilis outbreak which has sent cases among women soaring. The department is launching a rapid outreach response.
July 14, 2023 Texas putting in place floating border wall Former acting ICE director Tom Homan applauds Gov. Abbott for putting in place a floating border wall and a new documentary exposes the crisis at the southern border
July 14, 2023 Texas families, doctors file lawsuit challenging ban on gender transition treatments A group of doctors and families of transgender youth have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Texas' law prohibiting gender transition care for minors.