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 with the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft, which kicks off live on ABC-7 at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Whether they take a potential backup to Dak Prescott is
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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 died after being placed on a restraint bed, pepper-sprayed, and having a spit mask put on his face while in custody at the Collin County Detention Facility north of Dallas
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has passed a measure to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to go from restaurants, advancing a shared goal of Gov. Greg Abbott and restaurateurs. House Bill 1024, which cleared the lower chamber last month, would allow beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders, securing a revenue stream
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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 pandemic relief funding that has been dedicated for the state’s public schools. The announcement comes as education advocates and Demcratic lawmakers have been urging officials in recent weeks to release the
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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 all eyes were on the president who addressed a variety of topics during his address, including the American Rescue Plan, Covid-19 vaccination distribution, stimulus checks, food and rental assistance and
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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 delays on Wednesday during separate incidents in which the animals took themselves for a spin on Houston area roadways. Around 8 a.m., the cow was spotted moving along
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DALLAS, Texas — Texas has topped 50,000 Covid-19 deaths during the 14-month pandemic, university researchers reported Wednesday. Johns Hopkins University researchers placed the Texas Covid-19 death toll at 50,037 Wednesday, out of 3,092,597 cases. That toll is the nation’s third-highest. But researchers say the rolling two-week average of new cases continues to decline, with a 480-case decrease
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Three migrants were injured after trying to jump on a moving Union Pacific Train in Hudspeth County on Wednesday, authorities said. It happened along some railroad tracks near Interstate 10 just outside of Sierra Blanca. Two of the hurt migrants were citizens of El Salvador and the third was a Mexican
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a Texas appeals court Tuesday to acquit her of murder or find her guilty of a lesser charge. Guyger testified at her 2019 trial that after working long hours
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the White House announced Tuesday. Gonzalez, who was elected Sheriff of Harris County in 2016, has a decades-long career in law enforcement, according
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd and his surviving family, according to a copy of the application obtained by CNN. In the application, Allison Mathis of the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said that even though Floyd worked
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WASHINGTON, DC — Texas will continue to see its political clout grow as it gains two additional congressional seats following the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday. Thanks to its fast-growing population — largely due to an increase in residents of color, particularly Hispanics — the state’s share of votes in the U.S.
Continue Reading 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 major hospital systems in the US to mandate vaccination among employees and move to fire them if they don’t comply. Houston Methodist, a network of eight hospitals that has 26,000
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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 fiscal impact of the current “border crisis” on their respective communities. According to a statement from Abbott’s office, “The State of Texas will use this information to formally request
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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 that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. The justices said that the
Continue Reading PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said. On April 17, CBP officers examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new marching band for students who are unwilling to play the school’s alma mater. The song has been a mainstay at football games and university events
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas — Multiple high school students in Texas are facing disciplinary action after they created a social media group pretending to auction off their Black peers. The group, called “N***** Auction” on the app Snapchat, was started by a handful of students at the Aledo Independent School District, just outside of Fort Worth.
Continue Reading 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 senior year, the teenager can breathe easily in his Texas high school knowing that he fought for the right to be unapologetic about who he is. Wilkinson, 18,
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WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of three Texas lawmakers — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio — teamed up with an Arizona Democrat, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, on Thursday to roll out legislation they hope will ease the strain on federal resources near the U.S-Mexico border.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots associated with Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine recipients, a state spokesman said Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed the Texas Department of State Health Services
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HOUSTON, Texas — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, and Floyd’s family in Houston is feeling a sense of relief and victory. As Floyd’s family watched the verdict being read, they were overcome with emotion: “We won,” they reacted. Ben Crump, one of
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AUSTIN, Texas — The General Investigating Committee of the Texas House of Representatives held a hearing Tuesday to listen to testimony regarding the issues and current status of immigrants at the Texas-Mexico border from five state agencies. One agency that had its officials testify was the state’s Health and Human Services Commission. They are responsible
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AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Texas lawmakers including State Sen. Cesar Blanco of El Paso introduced new legislation Tuesday to honor the memory of fallen Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillen, ABC affiliate KTRK reported. State Rep. Christina Morales and State Sen. Carol Alvarado announced the new state legislation in a briefing. They said they
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Attorneys for Deshaun Watson said in a court filing Monday that 22 lawsuits filed by women are either inaccurate or mischaracterize their interactions with the NFL star quarterback for the Houston Texans. “Mr. Watson has been adamant that he did not engage in any improper conduct and we strongly believe him,” attorney
Continue Reading 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 seat, according to police. The crash in the Houston suburb of Spring killed a person in the front passenger seat and one in the rear seat of the
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Biden administration over the weekend shuttered a Houston warehouse that housed unaccompanied migrant children following allegations that the nonprofit organization running the site failed to provide adequate living conditions for hundreds of young girls, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened
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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 and could be in grave or immediate danger. A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday morning for Devany Betancourt, 16, and Marina Nelson, 17. Both girls are from Bullard, Texas,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities say they arrested a former sheriff’s office detective suspected of killing three people in a shooting in Austin. Stephen Broderick, 41, was arrested just after 7 a.m. CT, according to Manor, Texas, Police Chief Ryan Phipps. “He was walking down the side of 12300 Old Kimbro Road, which is not far
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DALLAS, Texas — Actor and Texas native Matthew McConaughey has said that running for governor of Texas is a “true consideration” that he’s giving thought to. If he were running and the election were held today, a new poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and University of Texas-Tyler shows McConaughey with a a
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