July 4, 2023 Texas man charged with sexually abusing a child jailed after nearly 20 years on the run A Texas man who escaped jail time by posting bond and disappearing after allegedly sexually abusing a child nearly 20 years ago is jailed in the U.S. following an overseas legal battle.
July 4, 2023 Texas DPS recovered four bodies, including infant, from Rio Grande in Eagle Pass in 48 hours: spokesman The Texas Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Border Patrol pulled four bodies, including one belonging to an infant, from the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass over the past three days.
July 3, 2023 Florida trucker suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants leads Texas DPS on chaotic chase: video A Florida truck driver was arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers after allegedly leading them on a chase, resulting in 12 illegal immigrants bailing from the truck.
July 3, 2023 Austin police took 5 phone calls before responding to home where elderly woman had been dead for 2 days A retired Austin cop said he had difficulty getting police to respond after finding the body of an elderly woman in a backyard two days after she died.
July 3, 2023 Texas DPS recover two abandoned young Guatemalan children in Eagle Pass Texas Department of Public Safety troopers found two migrant children, ages 8 and 11, abandoned in Eagle Pass along the Rio Grande River.
July 3, 2023 Texas officials use Apple AirTag feature to help track down missing purse: report Officials in Houston hope to solve a mystery involving a purse left at the airport that found its way onto a METRO bus, by using Apple AirTag tracking features.
July 3, 2023 Embattled Texas AG Paxton secretly went on China junket against advice of staff, docs show Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to China in 2019, ignoring advice from staffers who warned him about Chinese government surveillance operations.
July 3, 2023 Texas man who vanished 8 years ago while walking dogs is found safe The Texas Center for the Missing says 26-year-old Rudy Farias, who was last seen walking his dogs in Houston in 2015, has been found safe.
July 3, 2023 Cruz 'accepts' Twitter user's proposal that would bar Democrat-passed bills from impacting GOP states Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discussed an idea on Twitter that would not allow states to receive benefits from a passed bill if both senators voted against it.
July 2, 2023 Texas shooting suspect faces charge of capital murder of multiple people, in addition to 5 counts of murder A man accused of shooting five of his neighbors after they complained about him shooting his AR-style rifle late at night, was indicted on capital murder of multiple people.