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Texas police chief apologizes for woman shot to death by officer in her own home

October 15, 2019 11:33 AM KVIA ABC-7

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized Tuesday for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home by a Fort Worth officer.…

Do you know what Proposition 5 is? Texas voters to decide on state parks funding in November

October 15, 2019 7:53 AM KVIA ABC-7

A seven-city tour to secure the future of funding for state and local parks is underway and pulled into the Franklin Mountains on Monday. Anna…

Texas police officer charged with murder for shooting woman dead in her own home

October 15, 2019 12:26 AM KVIA ABC-7

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front…

Texas cop who shot woman in her own home resigns from police force

October 14, 2019 4:51 PM KVIA ABC-7

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home while responding to a call about an open front door acted without…

Texas cop never ID’d himself before shooting, killing woman in her own home playing video games

October 14, 2019 7:35 AM KVIA ABC-7

A concerned neighbor called police at 2:23 a.m. Saturday to check on the woman who lived across the street because her front door was open. At 2:30…

Struggling Jets stun Cowboys 24-22 for 1st win of season

October 13, 2019 6:13 PM KVIA ABC-7

Sam Darnold gave the Jets’ struggling offense a huge boost by throwing two touchdown passes in his return from mononucleosis, and New York held…

Dangerous stretch of Rio Grande sees drowning deaths triple, water rescues up by 1,000%

October 12, 2019 3:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

Newly released data reveals a dramatic shift in the region along the Rio Grande over the past year — and offers a window into the human toll of…

‘Now you can kiss him, touch him’: Texas baby born without skin heads home

October 11, 2019 8:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

After a skin transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital, 10-month-old Ja’bari Gray’s mom is grateful she can finally kiss her baby…

Texas man sentenced to death for killing 6 members of ex-wife’s family

October 11, 2019 4:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

A man who prosecutors say was driven by vengeance when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas, including four children,…

Texas judge rules Trump’s emergency wall declaration is unlawful in suit filed by El Paso County

October 11, 2019 1:51 PM KVIA ABC-7

A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a border wall is unlawful and…

Energy Secretary, ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry subpoenaed by Congress in impeachment inquiry

October 10, 2019 8:38 PM KVIA ABC-7

U.S. House Democrats on Thursday issued a subpoena to Energy Secretary and former Texas Governor Rick Perry for documents related to the Trump…

Ex-Texas cop Amber Guyger to serve murder sentence in same prison as singer Selena’s killer

October 8, 2019 12:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

The former Dallas police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of her neighbor will be housed in the same prison as the woman who…

A Texas Ranger got a serial killer to admit he killed 93 women: This is how he did it

October 7, 2019 7:01 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 79-year-old inmate who says he killed 93 women as he moved around the country for nearly four decades offered his confession to a Texas Ranger. In…

Witness in ex-Texas officer’s murder…

October 5, 2019 10:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

A witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor has been killed in a shooting, the Dallas Morning…

Annual Selena festival moving from…

October 5, 2019 7:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

An annual celebration honoring the life of slain Tejano music queen Selena will no longer be held in her South Texas hometown. The Corpus Christi…

Texas troopers’ union sues over new waistline requirements

October 3, 2019 3:36 PM KVIA ABC-7

A union for Texas troopers is suing the state over a new policy that limits the size officers’ waistlines. The Department of Public Safety now…

Texas high school cheerleader climbs off homecoming float to save choking boy

October 3, 2019 11:37 AM KVIA ABC-7

Cheerleader Tyra Winters is Rockwall High School’s homecoming hero and it wasn’t for anything that happened on the field. The 17-year-old…

‘This is gonna look really bad’: Texas horseback officer led arrested man down the street on rope

October 3, 2019 11:30 AM KVIA ABC-7

A mounted Galveston police officer said “this is gonna look really bad” shortly before he escorted a handcuffed man down the street by a…

Amber Alert: Missing 3-month-old Texas baby found safe and unharmed

October 3, 2019 11:09 AM KVIA ABC-7

A missing Amarillo baby who was believed to be in danger has now been found. The Amarillo Police Department said officers located 3-month-old Jamila…

Victim’s brother hugs former Texas cop after 10-year sentence imposed in wrong-apartment murder

October 2, 2019 7:03 PM KVIA ABC-7

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for the fatal 2018 killing of an innocent man she…

Former Texas cop sentenced to 10 years in prison for murder of neighbor in his apartment

October 2, 2019 7:02 PM KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Click here to WATCH the moment the brother of murder victim Botham Jean hugs and forgives ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger after…

Ex-Texas officer’s offensive text messages introduced at sentencing for neighbor’s apartment murder

October 2, 2019 11:48 AM KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Click here to WATCH the moment the brother of murder victim Botham Jean hugs and forgives ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger after…

Texas man shoots & kills intruder, goes back to bed – now he’s been charged with murder

October 1, 2019 12:18 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Dallas resident who fatally shot a backyard intruder and then went back to bed has been charged with murder, according to police. The homeowner,…

Former Texas police officer found guilty of murdering neighbor in his own apartment

October 1, 2019 12:15 PM KVIA ABC-7

A white former Dallas police officer who said she fatally shot her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own was found guilty…

Police raised concerns about west Texas gunman 8 years before mass shooting

September 30, 2019 12:56 AM KVIA ABC-7

A mother in distress called police. Her son had refused to take his mental-health medication. He was delusional about a government conspiracy against…