Cowboys to seek defensive help as NFL Draft airs on ABC-7 tonight
DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys signed their star quarterback to a long-term deal, which means they won’t be in the market at that position…
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Black inmate’s death in Texas jail struggle ruled homicide by medical examiner
DALLAS, Texas — The in-custody death of Marvin David Scott III in Texas has been ruled a homicide by the Collin County Medical Examiner. Scott…
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Texas alcohol to-go bill awaits governor’s signature to become law
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has passed a measure to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to go from restaurants, advancing…
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Texas releases $11 billion of $18 billion in federal stimulus money for public schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’s top state leaders announced this week that they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal…
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz caught sleeping during Biden’s address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. Just about…
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Caught on video: Alligator, cow block Houston traffic and turn commute into zoo
HOUSTON, Texas — Some days, Houston area traffic can be a nightmare. Other days, it can be a zoo, literally. A cow and an alligator caused traffic…
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Texas Covid-19 deaths top 50K, but new cases drop as vaccinations rise
DALLAS, Texas — Texas has topped 50,000 Covid-19 deaths during the 14-month pandemic, university researchers reported Wednesday. Johns Hopkins…
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3 migrants hurt trying to jump on moving train in Hudspeth County
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Three migrants were injured after trying to jump on a moving Union Pacific Train in Hudspeth County on Wednesday, authorities…
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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean
DALLAS, Texas — An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his…
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Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration policies for ICE director
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s…
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Texas public defender’s office seeks posthumous pardon for George Floyd
HOUSTON, Texas — An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd…
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Texas will gain 2 seats in Congress as U.S. Census shows state’s Hispanic population grows
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas will continue to see its political clout grow as it gains two additional congressional seats following the 2020 census, the…
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Texas hospital system will require employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine and could fire them if they don’t comply
HOUSTON, Texas — A hospital system in Houston is requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, making it one of the first…
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Gov. Abbott wants feds to pay for ‘border crisis’ expenses in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to county judges across Texas on Monday requesting that they send his office an estimate of the…
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t let Texas defend Trump-era ‘public charge’ immigration rule, for now
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied, for now, a bid by Texas and 13 other states to defend a controversial Trump-era rule…
Continue Reading ‘Funky pickles’ seized in Texas by CBP turn out to be $4 million worth of meth
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the…
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University of Texas band members will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ or join a different band
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that…
Continue Reading Group of Texas students disciplined after they pretended to auction Black classmates in social media group chat
FORT WORTH, Texas — Multiple high school students in Texas are facing disciplinary action after they created a social media group pretending to…
Continue Reading This teen’s painted nails got him suspended; now his Texas school district has created a more gender-neutral dress code policy
ABILENE, Texas — A fresh manicure makes Trevor Wilkinson feel a little more like his true self. And now, after a fight that lasted most of his…
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Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers unveils legislation to ease crowding at border facilities
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of three Texas lawmakers — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo,…
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Texas woman hospitalized with blood clots after J&J vaccine
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots…
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See the moment George Floyd’s family in Houston heard the verdict: ‘We won’
HOUSTON, Texas — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, and Floyd’s…
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Texas agencies tell state lawmakers of challenges involving federal shelters for migrant kids
AUSTIN, Texas — The General Investigating Committee of the Texas House of Representatives held a hearing Tuesday to listen to testimony regarding…
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Legislation honoring Fort Hood fallen soldier Vanessa Guillen introduced by Texas lawmakers
AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Texas lawmakers including State Sen. Cesar Blanco of El Paso introduced new legislation Tuesday to honor the memory of…
Continue Reading Texans QB Deshaun Watson’s attorney says lawsuits contain ‘avalanche’ of false accusations
HOUSTON, Texas — Attorneys for Deshaun Watson said in a court filing Monday that 22 lawsuits filed by women are either inaccurate or…
Continue Reading Police say no one was in driver’s seat in fatal Tesla crash in Texas
SPRING, Texas — Two passengers were killed in a crash of a Tesla Model S on Saturday in which there was no one sitting in the driver’s…
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‘Unbearable’ conditions push Biden administration to close a Texas migrant kids center
HOUSTON, Texas — The Biden administration over the weekend shuttered a Houston warehouse that housed unaccompanied migrant…
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Amber Alert for 2 Texas teen girls who vanished from flea market
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — Authorities were asking for the public’s help in the search for two teen girls from north Texas that they believe were abducted…
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Former sheriff’s detective arrested in Austin shooting that left 3 dead
AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities say they arrested a former sheriff’s office detective suspected of killing three people in a shooting in…
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Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? New poll has him with double-digit lead over Greg Abbott
DALLAS, Texas — Actor and Texas native Matthew McConaughey has said that running for governor of Texas is a “true consideration” that he’s giving…
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